* A cold-blooded water-dwelling vertebrate? with gills, specifically "bony" fish of class Osteichthyes, "cartilaginous" fish of class Chondrichthyes, as well as various groups of "jawless" fish. May also be used in a broader sense to refer to other water-dwelling creatures such as jellyfish or cuttlefish, and even aquatic mammals that resemble piceans such as whales and dolphin?s (especially in English texts that predate modern biology). |
* A cold-blooded water-dwelling vertebrate? with gills, specifically "bony" fish of class Osteichthyes, "cartilaginous" fish of class Chondrichthyes, as well as various groups of "jawless" fish. Other aquatic animals like jellyfish and cuttlefish are not truly fish. |