Hagfishes are differentiated from lampreys and all other fishes in that:a

hagfishes lack gills.
b. hagfishes lack a jaw.
c. hagfishes are parasitic.
d. hagfishes lack vertebrae.
e. hagfishes have notochords.


d

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