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Why does a fish give live birth?

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guppies

mollies

swordtails

platies

four eyes fish

mosquito fish

half beaks

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For tropical fish, there are guppies, swordtails, mollies, and platies, just to name a few of the more common livebearers.

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Some bony fish bear live young from internal fertilization. Some species provide after birth care to the young and some do not.

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Live birth versus laying eggs in fish is an outcome of the evolutionary process. Some factor in the development of each type of reproduction put the animal in a better position to survive.

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All fish produce eggs which turn into fry, or baby fish. Some kinds of fish keep those eggs inside their bodies until they hatch and move out of the fish's body.

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