Chondrichthyes

Manta birostris

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclasses: Elasmobranchii - †Euchondrocephali – Holocephali

Superordo: †Cladodontomorphii

Ordines: †Altholepidiformes - †Mongolepidiformes – †Polysentoriformes

Unplaced familiae: †Debeeriidae – †Kathemacanthidae

Unplaced genus: †Canyonlepis – †Gogoselachus

Name

Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880

References

Primary references

• Huxley, T.H. 1880. On the Application of the Laws of Evolution to the Arrangement of the Vertebrata, and more particularly of the Mammalia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 649–662. BHL Reference page. 
• Carvalho, M.R., Ebert, D.A., Ho, H.-C. & White, W.T. (eds.) 2013. Systematics and biodiversity of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of Taiwan. Zootaxa 3752(1): 1–386. Reference page. 
• Kottelat, M. 2010. The nominal species of rays (Chondrichthyes) described by Stephan (1779). Zootaxa 2646: 63–68. Preview
• Roberts, C.D., Paulin, C.D., Stewart, A.L., McPhee, R.P. & McDowall, R.M. (compilers) 2009. Checklist of New Zealand Chordata: living lancelets, jawless fishes, cartilaginous fishes, and bony fishes. Pp. 527-536 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia. Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8

Additional references

• Biscoito, M., Ribeiro, C. & Freitas, M. 2018. Annotated checklist of the fishes of the archipelago of Madeira (NE Atlantic): I—Chondrichthyes. Zootaxa 4429(3): 459–494. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4429.3.2 Reference page. 
• Burton, E.J. & Lea, R.N. 2019. Annotated checklist of fishes from Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary with notes on extralimital species. ZooKeys, 887: 1–119. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.887.38024 Reference page. 
• Fourriére, M., Reyes-Bonilla, H., Ayala-Bocos, A., Ketchum, J. & Chávez-Comparan, J.C. 2016. Checklist and analysis of completeness of the reef fish fauna of the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico. Zootaxa 4150(4): 436–466. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4150.4.4 Reference page. 
• Fourriére, M., Reyes-Bonilla, H., Ayala-Bocos, A., Ketchum, J. & Chávez-Comparan, J.C. 2016. Manon Fourriére, Héctor Reyes-Bonilla, Arturo Ayala-Bocos, James Ketchum & Juan Carlos Chávez-Comparan (2016) Checklist and analysis of completeness of the reef fish fauna of the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico. Zootaxa, 4150 (4): 436–466. Zootaxa 4184(3): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.3.13 Reference page. 
• Eder, E.B., Marin, M.R. & Lewis, M.N. 2017. Demersal and pelagic species of fish and squid from the Patagonian shelf. ZooKeys 668: 139—145. Dataset DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.668.11826. Reference page. 
• Jones, C.M., Driggers, W.B. III, Hannan, K.M., Hoffmayer, E.R., Jones, L.M. & Raredon, S.J. 2020. An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes inhabiting the northern Gulf of Mexico Part 1: Batoidea. Zootaxa 4803(2): 281–315. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4803.2.3 full article pdf Reference page. 
• Ng, S-L., Liu, H-W., Mediodia, D.P., Lin, Y-T., Lee, C-H., Lin, C-F., Huang, S-P., Wu, S-M., Tung, C-B., Ho, H-C. & Lin, C-H. 2024. An updated checklist of fishes of Dongsha Island, Taiwan, northern South China Sea. Pp 175–242 In Ho, H-C. (ed.). Biodiversity and taxonomy of fishes in Taiwan and adjacent waters. ZooKeys 1220: 1–242. Reference page.  DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1220.131100 Reference page. 
• Robertson, D.R., Pérez-España, H., Domínguez-Domínguez, O., Estapé, C.J. & Estapé, A.M. 2019. An update to the inventory of shore-fishes from the Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano, Veracruz, México. ZooKeys, 882: 127–157. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.882.38449 Reference page. 
• Robertson, D.R., Estapé, C.J., Estapé, A.M., Peña, E., Tornabene, L. & Baldwin, C.C. 2020. The marine fishes of St Eustatius Island, northeastern Caribbean: an annotated, photographic catalog. ZooKeys, 1007: 145–180. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1007.58515 Reference page. 
• da Silva, T.M., dos Santos, J.C., Ferreira, V.A.V., Ramos, L.A. da C., Wosiacki, W.B. & de Souza, M.P.A. 2017. Data from the ichthyological collection of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. ZooKeys 687: 89—99. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.687.11233. Reference page. 
• Silva, A.S., Groz, M.P., Leandro, P., Assis, C.A. & Figueira, R. 2017. Ichthyological collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I. ZooKeys 752: 137–148. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.752.20086. Reference page. 
• Urbano-Bonilla, A., Ballen, G.A., Herrera-R., G.A., Zamudio, J., Herrera-Collazos, E.E., DoNascimiento, C., Prada-Pedreros, S. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A. 2018. Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia), with a key to its species. ZooKeys 733: 65–97. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.733.20159. Reference page. 
• Velázquez-Velázquez, E., López-Vila, J.M., Gómez-González, A.E., Romero-Berny, E.I., Lievano-Trujillo, J.L. & Matamoros, W.A. 2016. Checklist of the continental fishes of the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and their distribution. ZooKeys 632: 99–120. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.632.9747 Reference page. 
• White, W.T. & Ko’ou, A. 2018. An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4111(1): 1–82. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Alemannisch: Chnorpelfisch
беларуская: Храстковыя рыбы
български: Хрущялни риби
বাংলা: কনড্রিকথিস
català: Condrictis
čeština: Paryby
dansk: Bruskfisk
Deutsch: Knorpelfische
Ελληνικά: Χονδριχθύες
English: Cartilaginous fish, Chondrichthyes
Esperanto: Kartilagaj fiŝoj
español: Condrictios, Peces cartilaginosos
eesti: Kõhrkalad
suomi: Rustokalat
Nordfriisk: Graselfasker
français: Chondrichthyens
עברית: דגי סחוס
hrvatski: Hrskavičnjače
magyar: Porcos halak
íslenska: Brjóskfiskar
italiano: Condritti
日本語: 軟骨魚綱
한국어: 연골어류
lietuvių: Kremzlinės žuvys
Nederlands: Kraakbeenvissen
norsk: Bruskfisker
Diné bizaad: Łóóʼ ooshgę́ęzhii
polski: Ryby chrzęstnoszkieletowe
português: Seláceo
română: Pești cartilaginoși
русский: Хрящевые рыбы
slovenčina: Drsnokožce
српски / srpski: Рушљорибе
svenska: Broskfiskar
ไทย: ปลากระดูกอ่อน
Türkçe: Kıkırdaklı balıklar
українська: Хрящові риби
中文（简体）: 软骨鱼纲
中文（繁體）: 軟骨魚綱

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