Question

An edible fresh water teleost is

• A. Shark
• B. Ray and Skate
• C. Catla catla
• D. Hilsa hilsa

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Catla catla

A. Shark belongs to the group of Elasmobranchs fishes which are characterized by cartilaginous endoskeleton.

B. Ray and skate are the cartilaginous fishes that belong to superorder Batoidea.

C. Catla catla or Labeo, is a freshwater carp fish and is consumed for food.

D. Hilsa hilsa is a herring fish and is known to be the costliest fish consumed as food as it is rich is essential fatty acids.

Teleosts are the ray finned fishes. An edible fresh water fish is Catla catla.

So, the correct answer is 'Catla catla'.