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Fish muscles are segmented due to the way they swim.
...Or they swim due to the way the muscles are segmented.
(You'd have to ask nature which came first, the muscles or the swimming)
Much like how a worm uses segmented muscles to move side-to-side through earth, fish use a similar mode of transportation. The way they contract and retract their side muscles called "myomeres" results in the way they swim in that side-to-side motion.
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Are perch segmented?
Perch are segmented fish and forms a pattern that appears like a zigzag. Perch are fish found in freshwater and have an oval body shape.
What animal evolved from segmented worms?
The general consensus among evolutionists is that fish evolved from segmented worms.
How do segmented worm get food?
They get their food by elongating their muscles and gripping the ground which will seem like their walking.
What type of animal has a segmented backbone?
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Is the pig pigeon fish and frog segmented?
no frogs and fish dont have segments. only some worms have segments(earthworms)
Why it is the crayfish is classified as a segmented animal?
A crayfish has segments, which are sections of a body that are separated by a crease, so it might be determined as segmented because it has only two so it may be classified but it might not. Worms have many segments.
Is fish an arthropod?
Arthropods have an exoskeleton and segmented bodies, they include ocean and land creatures.
How does muscle coordination enable the earth worm to move?
There will be contractions and expansions of circular and longitudinal muscles passing through the segmented body
How do segments allow a segmented worm to move?
Each segment has its own muscles that allow the lengthening or shortening of the body in order to move.
Do fish have segmented bodies?
Flies are in fact an insect that has a segmented body. Other insects with segmented bodies include ants and beetles.
How does oxygen get from the water to the muscles of the fish?
Through the gills
How do fish swim and what muscles are being used?
They flap their tails and fins and they use their fin and tail muscles! :)
