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Is it true that a shark is not a fish because the shark has no scales?
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A shark is a fish because it derives oxygen by virtue of water being drawn over its gills and cannot survive out of water. A whale on the other hand is not a fish because it breathes air and is warm blooded.
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How do you say scales in french as is in scales of a fish?
balance its true
Is shark a true fish?
Yes there is a type a shark called a ''Bull shark''
Are whale sharks a fish or a mammal?
The whale shark is the largest living shark, therefore, the largest fish.
Why do dragons have scales?
its because someone found that if they have a tinkle on it it will make scales! true true..
What is the type of fish scales?
yes but it would probably choke you In America, some people eat Carp, but they remove the scales first.
Have growth rings been found on fossilized fish scales?
true
Is it true whale is the largest fish?
Whales are mammals, not fish. The whale shark is the largest fish, growing to fifty feet or more.
Does salmon fish have fins and scales?
water snakes All fish, sea turtles, sea snakes, although the turtles "fins" are actually webbed legs, and the sea snakes do not have true fins, just a flattened tail to provide locomotion.
Do mammals have moist scales?
No. Mammals do not have scales. Mammals have skin and hair. Some mammals feature scaly skin on some of their body parts such as their legs, but these are by no means scales. In the case of some animals, what may appear to be scales are in fact modified hairs. The pangolin is an example of this. Its scaly plates, like the scaly skin of reptiles, are made of keratin. Note that reptiles also do not have scales - just scaly skin. The only vertebrates with true scales are fish.
Is it a scientific fact hat a male great white shark becomes a female?
no, this is not true for any species of shark, although some other fish do change sex
Why isn't the whale shark the biggest mammal in the world?
It is the biggest shark, but sharks are fish, not mammals. The largest mammals are the true whales, including the blue whale, the largest species.
Do fish schools work together?
that is true they try to help each other like when a shark or something is comming they get together and they go in all diffrent ways to cofuse the shark or whatever.
