In males,pelvic fins bear claspers in:

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(A) Claspers are specialized copulatory organs found in the pelvic fins of male cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes).Among the given options,$Pristis

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Pristis

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(A) Claspers are specialized copulatory organs found in the pelvic fins of male cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes).Among the given options,$Pristis$ (Sawfish) belongs to the class Chondrichthyes.$Petromyzon$ (Lamprey) and Hagfish belong to the class Cyclostomata,which lack paired fins and claspers.Therefore,the correct answer is $Pristis$.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(1)$ $Scoliodon$	$(p)$ $Saw$ $fish$
$(2)$ $Pristis$	$(q)$ $Sting$ $ray$
$(3)$ $Carcharodon$	$(r)$ $Dog$ $fish$
$(4)$ $Trygon$	$(s)$ $Great$ $white$ $shark$

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Match the following:
Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$(1)$ $Scoliodon$ $(p)$ $Saw$ $fish$
$(2)$ $Pristis$ $(q)$ $Sting$ $ray$
$(3)$ $Carcharodon$ $(r)$ $Dog$ $fish$
$(4)$ $Trygon$ $(s)$ $Great$ $white$ $shark$

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