Question

Hippocampus belongs to class

• A. Aganatha
• B. Chondrichthyes
• C. Osteichthyes
• D. Mammals

Answer 1

The correct option is C Osteichthyes

A. Agnatha is a superclass of jawless fishes.

B. Chondrichthyes is a class of cartilaginous fishes and includes sharks, rays, and Chimaera.

C. Osteichthyes is a class of bony fishes and includes lungfishes, ray-finned and lobe-finned fishes.

D. Mammals are terrestrial and warm-blooded animals that have characteristic mammary glands.

Hippocampus, commonly known as Seahorse, belongs to class Osteichthyes.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Osteichthyes'.