CHONDRICHTHYES
(elasmobranchs, cartilaginous fish)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassCHONDRICHTHYES (elasmobranchs, cartilaginous fish)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jenkins, J.T. 1925 The fishes of the British Isles both freshwater and salt
Maitland, P.S. & Herdson, D. Key to the Marine and Freshwater Fishes of Britain and Ireland 480pp, Environment Agency

Marine

() Wheeler, A. (Illust: Stebbing, P.) 1994 Field Key to the Shore Fishes of the British Isles 41pp, Field Studies Council

CHONDRICHTHYES (elasmobranchs, cartilaginous fish) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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