Melanin provides pigmentation to the skin and it also provides UV ray protection (which is its role in the epidermis).
Ray-finned fishes possess the characteristics of chordates.
<h3>Characteristics of ray-finned fishes</h3>
They are a group of fishes known as Actinopterygii in the Chordate phylum.
Thus, they possess the basic characteristics of chordates, such as:
- Possession of hollow nerve cord
- Possession of notochord
- Possession of post- tail
- Possession of pharyngeal gill-slits
This is in addition to basic features of fishes such as lateral lines, swim bladder, etc.
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