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Bony fish swimming vertically and having bony shields with prehensile tail is ______________.

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Hippocampus
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Latimeria
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Anguilla
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Solea
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Solution

The correct option is A Hippocampus
The answer is option (A) Hippocampus
Hippocampus is the genus of seahorse.
Seahorse swim in upright body posture which maintains vertical posture.
Prehensile tail means a tail which is useful to grab any object to get attached.
Seahorse has fully prehensile tails, which they use to attach themselves to objects such as seagrass, algae, sponges, corals or even man-made objects.


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