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Placoid scales are found in

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Reptiles

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Bony fishes

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Cartilaginous fishes

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Amphibians

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Solution

The correct option is C Cartilaginous fishes
Reptiles have epidermal scales.
Fishes have dermal scales. Cartilaginous fishes characteristically have placoid scales, whereas bony fishes have ctenoid and cycloid scales.
Amphibians generally do not have scales.

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