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Scientists who study this particular branch of vertebrates are ichthyologists.</b></font> <p> They divide fish into two main groups: <p> A) jawed fish <p> B) jawless. <p> Almost all fish comer under the former category that is jawed fish. <b><font color="0000FF">In fact under the jawless category, there are only two species of fish - lampreys and hagfish.</font></b> The category Jawed fish has two sub groups which is grouped under the kind of skeleton the possess. One of these groups have a skeleton which is not made up of 'true' bones but rather a skeleton composed of a tough, elastic substance called cartilage ( cartilage is found in the ears and nose ). Sharks, rays, and chimaeras make up this group. The other group has 'true' bones - a skeleton composed wholly or partly of bone. 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