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Fish actually breath in water. Some species have an air bladder along with gills so they can float in the water. Usually slim species have no air bladder and fatter species have an air bladder.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. Fish breathe through their gills by extracting oxygen from the water.
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∙ 7y agoSome fish do have lungs and breathe air, but most breathe through gills. Fish that have lungs use them to travel short distances over land.
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∙ 15y agoThe Lungfish (also known as salamanderfish) are best-known for their ability to walk out of the water and to breathe air.
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∙ 13y agoNo, because they do not have lungs like human do. Instead, they have gills to breathe in water.
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∙ 8y agoA king mackerel breathes air
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What kind of fish breathes air.?
Fish that can breath air directly from the surface, such as the ever popular betta, are referred to as labyrinth.
Which breathes air with lungs whales or fish?
Whales have lungs, as they are mammals, and fish use gills to breath.
What 4 traits are used to determine which kingdom an animal goes to?
Mammal, Reptile, Fish or Bird are 4 main traits: Mammal -gives birth to live young and breathes via air. Reptile -lays eggs that can't be moved and breathes via air. Fish -majority lays eggs and breathes via gills extracting oxygen from water. Bird -lays eggs that can be moved and breathes via air.
What is the difference between a fish and dolphins?
A tuna fish is an actual aquatic fish that breathes through gills while a dolphin is a water-dwelling mammal that requires periodic breathes of air from the surface.
Why is a dolphin a fish not a mammal?
Yep. It breathes fresh air, and believe it or not, it DOES have a small portion of hair.
Why is a beta considered a fish if it breathes air?
A betta does not breathe air all the time, it is a fish with gills that lives in water, and it certainly looks like a fish. However, they do need to have an air space at the top of an aquarium and can survive in a wet tissue. They are fascinating fish, but they are definitely fish.
Why does a fish need a gill?
A fish breathes through its gills.
How does a clown fish breathes?
it breathes through its gills
What shark is related to a bull shark?
They're related to fish. Sharks breathes water, not air.
How can you divide a fish a horse a dog and a bird in two groups?
Sure, the horse, dog and bird all breathe air and have lungs, while the fish breathes water through gills
Is a dolphin a reptile or fish?
Neither. A dolphin is a mammal.
What fish has fins and breathes with gills?
All of them. Duh.
