How many fins does a tiger shark have?

Answer 1

The Great White Shark, also known simply as the "White Shark", or "White Death", has four main fins altogether. The three most obvious are, the two pectoral fins on the sides, and the large dorsal fin on the back. The smaller harder to see second dorsal fin is lower down the back. Here starts the debate about the number of fins. Many people refer to the tail as the "tail". If the tail is referred to as a fin then the name of the fin is "caudal fin", and there are several other small fins that the average person is not aware of and has never really seen. They are the pelvic, and the anal fin. Lastly, there is the tiny fin spine, which is very hard to see. If you count all of these including the "tail" as fins, there is a total of eight all together. This is a highly adapted species and listed as "vulnerable" with the "population trend unknown" by the IUCN Red List. For more details, please see sites listed below.

Answer 2

The caudal fin, or tail, propels the shark through the water. It moves back and forth to propel the shark forward. Its upward movement points the shark's head downward.

The dorsal fin is the fin on the top of the shark's back, the one that shows above the water when the shark swims near the surface. It keeps the shark's body stable as it swims.

The second dorsal fin is on the top of the shark's body, between the big dorsal fin and the tail. It helps keep the shark stable as it swims.

Pectoral fins, one on each side of the shark's underside towards the front of the body, help lift the shark as it swims, and offsets the downward motion given by the caudal fins (tail), so that the shark moves horizontally through the water. Many sharks have a small second pair of pectoral fins between the main pectoral fins and the tail. They help keep the shark's body stable in the water..

An anal fin is a small fin on the underside of the body near the tail. Not all sharks have this.

Answer 3

The Great White Shark has 4 fins on it's whole body

Answer 4

7 1 caudal 1 anal 1 pelvic 2 dorsal 2 pectoral

Answer 5

Most sharks have 8 fins.