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What does a fish's pelvic fin do?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

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Where is the location of the pectoral fin and pelvic fin in the perch?

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What would be the analogous structure of these fins on a human?

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Does the pelvic fin keep the fish level in the water?

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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.


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How does the pelvic fin help a fish?

It's so important because it can help the fish have BALANCE to swim in the water i think they use the Pelvic fin so the can swim aswell from predetors... --ShAnNa RiMpOlA--


What are two names for a whales tail?

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