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A homocercal tail is found in
A homocercal tail is found in
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The correct option is A Teleosts
The homocercal tail is a tail in which the upper and lower lobes of the tail are almost symmetrical and the vertebral column ends at the middle of the base. It is found in class Osteichthyes.- Teleosts (ray-finned fishes) and lungfishes belong to class Osteichthyes. They have a homocercal tail but lungfishes are lobed finfishes.
- Sharks and rays belong to class Chondrichthyes and have a heterocercal tail.
So, the correct answer is 'Teleosts'.
The homocercal tail is a tail in which the upper and lower lobes of the tail are almost symmetrical and the vertebral column ends at the middle of the base. It is found in class Osteichthyes.
- Teleosts (ray-finned fishes) and lungfishes belong to class Osteichthyes. They have a homocercal tail but lungfishes are lobed finfishes.
- Sharks and rays belong to class Chondrichthyes and have a heterocercal tail.
So, the correct answer is 'Teleosts'.
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