Shark fin [chÃ¬] Fish maw [dÇ] Shark fin as a symbol of status & face. Like many dishes in traditional cultures, shark fin is served as a symbol of class and wealth. Shark fin â like a brand name car or bag â is known as a âconspicuous consumptionâ product, meaning that it is served as a public display of social status.
Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone or spinal column, also called vertebrae. These animals include fish, birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles.
Vertebrates /ËvÉrtÉ¨brÉts/ comprise any species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata /-ÉË/ (chordates with backbones). Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with currently about 64,000 species described.Vertebrates include the jawless fish and the jawed vertebrates, which includes the cartilaginous fish (sharks and rays) and the bony fish.A bony fish clade known as the lobe-finned fishes is included with tetrapods, which are further divided into amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds.ertebrates include the jawless fish and the jawed vertebrates, which includes the cartilaginous fish (sharks and rays) and the bony fish.