Question:- Using the diagram: Which animal is the least related to the sea horse? Which animal is the most similar to the stickleback? Which animal is the most similar to medaka?

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Using the diagram:

  1. Which animal is the least related to the sea horse?
  2. Which animal is the most similar to the stickleback?
  3. Which animal is the most similar to medaka?
b
Elongated snout
a
Pectoral fin
0.463
(no pelvic fin)
Small terminal
Seahorse
Fused jaws mouth
0.415
Bony plates
(no scales)
100
Nile tilapia
Anal fin
100
0.443
Dorsal fin
Brood pouch
(with embryos)
100
Platyfish
0.460
100
Medaka
100
0.437
Stickleback
100
Prehensile tail
(no caudal fin)
0.454
Fugu
0.450
Mudskipper
0.422
Zebrafish
0.04
Spotted gar
Transcribed Image Text:b Elongated snout a Pectoral fin 0.463 (no pelvic fin) Small terminal Seahorse Fused jaws mouth 0.415 Bony plates (no scales) 100 Nile tilapia Anal fin 100 0.443 Dorsal fin Brood pouch (with embryos) 100 Platyfish 0.460 100 Medaka 100 0.437 Stickleback 100 Prehensile tail (no caudal fin) 0.454 Fugu 0.450 Mudskipper 0.422 Zebrafish 0.04 Spotted gar
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