軟なん骨こつ魚ぎょ類るい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans

Scientific term for the class Chondrichthyes, including sharks, rays, and chimaeras. Often contrasted with 硬骨魚類 (bony fishes).

See also: 硬骨魚類

• サメやエイは軟なん骨こつ魚ぎょ類るいに分ぶん類るいされる。

  Sharks and rays are classified as cartilaginous fishes.

• 軟なん骨こつ魚ぎょ類るいの骨こっ格かくは硬こう骨こつ魚ぎょ類るいと異ことなり、軟なん骨こつでできている。

  The skeleton of cartilaginous fishes, unlike that of bony fishes, is made of cartilage.