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Sharks finning is a cruel practice and is illegal in most countries. After getting finned still alive sharks are thrown back in ocean. These sharks sink to the bottom of the ocean because they can not move effectively and die as a result of suffocation or eaten by other predators.
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How many sharks are finned each year world wide?
Seven.
Are endangered sharks being finned?
Yes,just for the fins the throw the rest away.
Why do rainbow sharks chase each other?
i have black finned sharks and they chase each other constantly!! i wouldn't think anything of it being that sharks are very active aquarium animals and are constantly moving and playing.
What is the largest a bull shark or a blue finned shark?
10 feet for bull shark. Whats a blue finned shark? I think you meant Blue shark. Blue sharks grow to around 12 feet.
What came first crocodiles or sharks?
Sharks existed at the same time dinosaurs did. Sharks pre-date the dinosaurs by quite a bit. To get from sharks to dinosaurs: sharks - bony fish - lobe finned fish - lung fish - amphibians - reptiles - dinosaurs.
Is a walking catfish a ray-finned or lobe-finned fish?
They are a tropical ray-finned fish.
Sharks are members of what class?
Endangered. The great white shark is a "mackerel shark", allied to the porbeagle, and long finned and short finned mako sharks. The species is considered "Vulnerable", by the IUCN. Recently, numbers have shown an upswing, as more sharks than expected have been counted in South African, and waters off the coast of North America.
Are perch ray-finned or lobe-finned fish?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinopterygii They are ray-finned. Search for 'perch' on that page and it says on there =]
You s a walking catfish a lobe-finned or ray-finned fish?
They are a tropical ray-finned fish.
Does fish has swim bladder?
Only ray-finned fish have gas-bladders. Many other fish, such as sharks, do not.
Can black-finned sharks eat tetra min flakes?
Yes they are omnivores and should be OK with most "All purpose" type Tropical Fish Flakes like Tetramin.
Are seahorses amphibians?
No, a stingray is a fish not a amphibian. They live in the oceans saltwater and there are many different species of them.
