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How does a flying fish move?
A flying fish moves like any other fish but often leaps from the water and extends its fins. This causes the fish to glide above the water for some distance. A flying fish actually moves its tail up to about 70 times per second to get enough speed to glide.
How do flying fish fly?
They dont realy fly they more like glide.... they have fins that spred a little bit apart and glide when they jet out of the water.
There are about 50 species called flying fish How do they fly?
Glide on their pectoral fins
Can a fish actually fly?
The members of the fish family Exocoetidae, one of the families known as 'flying fish,' possess enlarged pectoral fins. Having propelled themselves out of the water with great force, they spread these fins out like wings to glide through the air for up to several dozen meters. Thus, they glide which gives the appearance that they actually fly.
Why do people fly fish?
They leap from the water and spread their fins, like sails. They glide above the surface of the water for a hundred feet or so, then fold their fins and dive back into the sea. It gets them away from danger far faster than swimming. Caribbean cruise ships will often have flying fish sail away from the bow of the ship, at right angles to to the keel.
Why can a fish move through the water easier than a human?
their fins and other physical features are thinned, unlike humans. Humans, in comparison to fish, have much bulkier limbs than fish. Water is able to move/glide past the fish body parts easier.
What animal can live in the water in fly?
The Flying Fish Well it cant really fly but it can glide in the air above the sea
Common name given to a fish that can fly and a bird that cannot?
The flying fish has pectoral fins that are long and wing like, enabling them to leap from the water and glide for long distances, up to 100 yards or more. They glide, and do not really fly. Ostrich, emu, rhea, penguins are flightless birds.
Why are fish fish?
because they swim in water and have fins
What are fortune fish?
they are a fish with fins and can swim in water
What are 5 adaptations that angler fish have to survive?
Plecostomas are plated catfish with spikes on their dorsal and pectoral fins.
Why are they called flying fish?
Because they have large pectoral fins that are almost like wings. They can glide through the air, almost flying.
