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A well developed swim bladder is seen in fishes which

A. live at the bottom of rivers

B. live in shallow streams

C. are active swimmers

D. live in sea water

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C. are active swimmers


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Most venomous fish is

A. electric fish

B. saw fish

C. stone fish

D. dog fish

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Which of the following is not characteristic of chondricthyes ?

A. Placoid scales

B. Heterocercal tail fin

C. Ventrally placed mouth

D. Operculum

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Chondricthyes is not characterised by the presence of

A. Placoid scales

B. Ventral mouth

C. Operculum

D. Five pairs of gill slits

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Which one of the cartilaginous fishes posses an operculum over the gill ?

A. Trygon

B. Torpedo

C. Chimaera

D. Sphynta

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The pair of fins found near the operculum in bony fishes is known as

A. anterior fins

B. ray fins

C. pectoral fins

D. paired fins

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Which of the following does not have lateral line organs ?

A. Whale

B. Tadpole

C. Aquatic urodeles

D. Common Indian dog fish

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The oldest living fish is

A. Coelocanth

B. Diodon

C. Sturgeon

D. Labeo

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Rays have

A. a rounded body with ventral gill clefts

B. a flattened body with dorsal gill clefts

C. a flattened body with ventral gill clefts

D. any of these

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A group of cartilaginous fishes specialised for bottom dwelling is

A. sharks

B. whales

C. lung fishes

D. rays

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A homocercal tail is found in

A. teleosts

B. sharks

C. lung fishes

D. rays

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In fishes, the lateral line receptors are

A. olfactoreceptors

B. rheoreceptors

C. gustoreceptors

D. chemoreceptors

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A muscular fin, aiding in propulsion is

A. dorsal

B. ventral

C. caudal

D. pelvic

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Which of the following is not true about bony fishes ?

A. Five pairs of gills covered with operculum

B. Homocercal tail

C. Eight pairs of gills

D. Any of these

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In sharks, the scales are

A. placoid

B. cycloid

C. ctenoid

D. rhombiod

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Parental care is a characteristic of

A. cat fish

B. dog fish

C. flying fish

D. seahorse

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A well developed swim bladder is seen in fishes which

A. live at the bottom of rivers

B. live in shallow streams

C. are active swimmers

D. live in sea water

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Pectoral fins are not clearly marked off from the body in

A. sharks

B. rays

C. whales

D. lung fishes

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The flying fish Exocoetus belongs to the class

A. Dipnoi

B. Osteichthyes

C. Cyclostomata

D. Chondrichthyes

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Air bladder in fishes does not help in

A. respiration

B. sound production

C. excretion

D. movement

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The tympanum is absent in

A. dog fish

B. bony fishes

C. both (a) and (b)

D. all fishes

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In Scoliodon, the thermoreceptors are

A. ampullae of lorenzini

B. lateral line system

C. stato-acoustic organs

D. neuromast organs

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Torpedo is a name for

A. sawfish

B. seahorse

C. electric ray

D. sucker fish

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Cod liver oil is a rich source of

A. vitamin A

B. iron

C. calcium

D. vitamin B complex

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In a fish aquarium green aquatic plants are grown for

A. Oxygen

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Fish food

D. Decoration

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Homocercal tail fin with symmetrical upper and lower lobes is present in

A. Scoliodon

B. Electric ray

C. Whale

D. Lung fish

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Fillibranch gills are present in

A. all types fishes

B. only cartilaginous fishes

C. only bony fishes

D. sea dwelling fishes

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Sea horse is a

A. mollusc

B. mammal

C. star fish

D. bony fish

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Mermaid purse is

A. a shell

B. egg case of skate fishes

C. a colony of skate fishes

D. none of these

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Fishes swim in water because they have

A. lungs

B. air bladders

C. cartilaginous skeleton

D. fins

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Which fish is famous for cod liver oil ?

A. Shark

B. Cod

C. Amia

D. Both (a) and (b)