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Protection (sharks are generally avoided rather than hunted so close proximity to one lends a degree of protection), energy conservation (letting the shark swim while the remora rides) and food (shark leftovers).
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∙ 14y agothe parasites the remora fish clean off are food for the fish.
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What are the little fish that clean sharks?
The pilot fish swims with the shark and eats lice, crabs and blood-sucking worms. In exchange, the shark provides protection from the pilot fish's predators. Remoras also swim with sharks. It is believed that the remora eats scraps of food left by the shark as well as parasites. There is some debate regarding the role of the remora.
What is the symbiotic relationship between shark and suckerfish?
Answer A lamprey has a symbiotic relationship with many types of sharks. You probably mean the remora, which is a fish with a sucker attached to the top of its head. It uses this to attach itself to sharks and rides along with the predator, to share in its scraps.
What do bony fish have that shark do not?
swim bladder.
The use of fish tail?
The use of fish tail is that its help the Fish swim faster than its preadator. Like if the Shark was after a Fish than the fish wolud have to use its tail to swim faster than its preadator which is Shark.
Is shark hears heartbeat of his fish hunt?
sharrk hear heart sound is like man.in water ,shark swim speedly
Do herrings swim alone?
Herrings do not swim along, they swim in great big schools, with fish numbering in the millions.
What is the migration route of a great white shark?
They swim along the Atlantic to get to the pacific to mate and eat
What type of shark lets fish swim by it to get its left overs?
the lemon shark is best known for this but most sharks over 2ft will allow these cleaner fish to eat the dead skin and parasites of their body's.
With a small heart and no swim bladder what fish of the superorder Selachimorpha must swim constantly to keep its blood circulating and to avoid sinking to the bottom of the ocean?
Shark
How fast can a great white shark swim in the ocean and how dangerous is the great white?
The Great White Shark is the most dangerous fish in the ocean. It is known to attack humans and boats. But they often get confused. They think that people on surfboards look like a struggeling fish and the the shark attacks them. It is estimated that a Great White Sharks can swim 15 miles an hour.
How does a great white shark detect its nearby prey?
They feel vibrations fish give off when they swim in the water.
Why is a great white shark more dangous than a whale shark?
A white shark is more dangerous than a whale shark because: They have larger teeth They swim faster They consider jamming (attacking) people more often They eat other fish and mammals, rather than plankton They swim where humans do.
