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Q: Can fish be sexed by the shape of the tail fin?
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What does the tail fin of a fish acts as a?

The tail fin of a fish (the caudal fin) is a fish's means of propulsion through the water.


What is the name of the fin behind the dorsal fin?

On a dolphin and most fish the fin behind the dorsal fin is the tail fin. Some fish, such as knife fish, have no dorsal fin or tail fin. Dolphins of course are mammals, not fish.


Is a fish in pain if its tail fin rips?

It depends on what type of fish it is and if it has any blood vessels in its tail fin.


What do you call the tail fin on a fish?

The tail fin acts as a rudder on a ship would.Turning the fish in whichever direction it wants to go in.


How do you identify a male and female koi?

Female fish will have a v shape in there tail fin more than the males.


What is tail power?

Force created by the tail and tail fin to propel the fish forward and steer the fish;


Which fin has more power on a fish?

That depends on the type of fish, a Manta Ray is very different to a herring. However taking the traditional bony fish shape the fin with the greatest power is the tail fin as that concentrates the power form the muscles either side of the spine.


What is fish tailing?

A fish's tail is called a caudal fin.


Is the tail of your betta fish still called a fin?

Yes, it is called a fin.


What is the shape of clown fish?

fin shape is 27 in


What is the tail fin of a fish called?

Those are the flippers, or 'pectoral' fins.


What does deformed fin means?

On a fish, it means a fin which is not its usual shape.