Why is a whale grouped with mammals and not fish more anwers?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Whales looks like fishes. They can swim in water like them but they are not fish as they respire with lugs, have four chambered heart, diaphragm, mammary gland, hairs, etc. Whales are viviparous like any other mammal.

Wiki User

∙ 11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Why are whale not grouped under the class species?

A whale is a mammal, not a fish.

What is the synonym eel is to fish as whale is to?

E is to fish as whale is to mammals.

Is a whale a kind of fish?

Whales are not fish, they are mammals....

How is whale and fish skin different?

whales are mammals fish are not

Are whales related to fish?

No whale are mammals.

Are dolphin and whale a fish?

No, they are both mammals.

Is it true whale is the largest fish?

Whales are mammals, not fish. The whale shark is the largest fish, growing to fifty feet or more.

Are whales the largest fish?

No. Whales are not fish, they are mammals. The largest fish is the Whale Shark.

Are whale sharks fish or mammals?

They are Sharks, therefore a fish. Very, very big: Plankton eaters.

How do biologists know that whale are mammals and not fish?

They lay eggs.

Is the killer whale in the fish group?

No, killer whales are mammals.

Are whales the largest fish in the sea?

No. Whales are not fish at all. They are mammals. The misleadingly named Whale Shark is the largest fish, but it is NOT a whale.