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Heterocercal tail is found in

A
Cartilaginous fishes
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Bony fishes
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Whale
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D
Amphibians
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Solution

The correct option is A Cartilaginous fishes
Heterocercal tailis a tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe. It is characteristic of cartilaginous fishes like sharks, rays and skates.
Thus, the correct answer is option (A), 'Cartilaginous fishes'.

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