Which is the most distinct character of fishes?

Prominent lateral line organ

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Paired fins and pinnae

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Gills

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Scales

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Solution

The correct option is B Prominent lateral line organ
Lateral line system or lateral system is a sense organ, mostly found in aquatic vertebrates from cyclostome fishes to amphibians that serves to detect movements and pressure changes in the surrounding water. They are the modified epithelial cell called as hair cell.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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