	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for May 26, 2012
Skip Navigation Home Asian Pacific American Heritage Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

| Share

elasmobranch

elasmobranch (ilăs'mubrăngk) [key], cartilaginous fish, member of the subclass Elasmobranchii of the vertebrate class Chondrichthyes (see Chordata). This group includes sharks, skates, and rays.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on elasmobranch from Infoplease:

elasmobranch: meaning and definitions - elasmobranch: Definition and Pronunciation
Suggestions for spelling of encyclopedia/elasmobranch - The Infoplease spelling checker combines spelling help with our dictionary and thesaurus
shark: meaning and definitions - shark: Definition and Pronunciation
ray: meaning and definitions - ray: Definition and Pronunciation
Dictionary Index - Dictionary Index Ed.D. Edda Eddington eddo eddy eddy current Eddystone Rocks Ede Edelman edelweiss ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Vertebrate Zoology

Premium Partner Content

HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: elasmobranch

Elasmobranch landings for the Portuguese commercial fishery from 1986 to 2001. (Marine Fisheries Review)

Feeding ecology of elasmobranch fishes in coastal waters of the Colombian Eastern Tropical Pacific.(Research article)(Report) (BMC Ecology)

Analysis of permanent magnets as elasmobranch bycatch reduction devices in hook-and-line and longline trials.(Report) (Fishery Bulletin)

Activities and catch composition of artisanal elasmobranch fishing sites on the Eastern Coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico.(Report) (Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences))

An elasmobranch assemblage from the terrestrial-marine transitional Lethbridge Coal Zone (Dinosaur Park Formation: Upper Campanian), Alberta, Canada (Journal of Paleontology)

An endogenous peptide stimulates secretory activity in the elasmobranch rectal gland. (Science)

Community composition of elasmobranch fishes utilizing intertidal sand flats in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. (Pacific Science)

Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of the Elasmobranch Fishes (Northeastern Naturalist)

A renal countercurrent system in marine elasmobranch fish: a computer-assisted reconstruction. (Science)

Central pathways mediating oculomotor reflexes in an elasmobranch, Scyliorhinus canicula. (The Biological Bulletin)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.

A free, reliable Q&A site for homework help. Answerplease.com

24 X 7

Private Tutor

	24 x 7 Tutor Availability
	Unlimited Online Tutoring
	1-on-1 Tutoring

Explore Arc Length Formula , Histogram Examples