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What is the top fin on the fish called?

The fin on the top/back of all fish is called the "Dorsal Fin."


What do you call the fin on top of the fish?

Dorsal fin


What is the thing on top of a fish?

It's top fin.


What is the top fin of a Dolphin for?

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Posterior dorsal fin of yellow perch?

it is the fin on the top near the back of the fish


How does a fin on a fish help it to move?

pushs the fish to move


What do you call a sketch of a fish's fin?

I call it a sketch of a fish's fin. I am sorry if this does not help, but unless there is a fancy name for it I'm pretty sure its a sketch of a fish's fin. Answer: I call it a sketch of a fish's fin too but on my math hw thing it says u call it a scale drawing. how dumb is that?


The dorsal fin is located on which part of a fish?

The Dorsal Fin is located on the "back" of a fish. Where the spine is.


What is the name of the top fin on a fish?

It's the ventral fin and My best Guess to it's purpose is that it helps stablize the forward movement in the fish, bit like the skegs on kayaks. possibly gives some direction control, like a rudder, and streamlining as well


On a fish what can be anal pectoral or pelvic?

A fish has several different types of fins. There are the pectoral fins, located beneath the operculum (gills). There is the pelvic fin, located at the bottom of the fish, below the pectoral fin. There is the anal fin, which i located behind the anus, and there is the dorsal fin as well. It is located on top of the fish.


What is the function of the pectoral fin?

The pectoral fin mantains how deep the fish can go.


What is a dorcile fin?

The "DORSAL" fin is the fin fish have on the top of their back. It is often shaped a bit like a triangle or sail.