Question

Are sharks osmoconformers?

Answer 1

Osmoconformers:

1. The animals that maintain a similar internal osmotic pressure or salt concentration with respect to their environment are called osmoconformers.
2. The salt concentration of the body is always isotonic with the surrounding water.
3. Molluscs, lobsters, jellyfish, and most marines invertebrates are examples of osmoconformers.

Sharks:

1. Sharks belong to the class Chondrichthyes and are considered osmoconformers.
2. They maintain an equal or isotonic salt concentration with the surrounding water.
3. They have rectal glands that help in the regulation of osmotic pressure.