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Why fish body is slippery?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 11/8/2022

the main reason is thought to be that it acts as a protective mucus layer to help prevent parasites from attaching. different species use the mucus for different purposes

Wiki User

∙ 13y ago

What else can I help you with?

How can you tell fish apart from seals?

Fish have scales. Seals are much larger than fish and have a slippery body and a little face :)

What type of fish is slippery?

Scaled fish have a healthy slippery slime

Is there a fish called a slippery dick?

Yes. Click on the Slippery Dick link in the Related Links section below for more information on the fish.

What is the Name of long slippery fish 3letters?

An eel

What is a 3 letter word for a slippery fish?

Eel .

What fish live in the white river?

the slippery ones LOL

What Is The Name For Slippery Fish for 4 letters?

I think FELT

Does fish have skin?

of course! it's just scaly and slippery.

How does fish skin feel like?

slimy and slippery of course!

What makes fish slippery?

A coating of mucous, I've been researching this and eels and bone fish are well known for this coating making them ultra slippery, I've come to the conclusion that all fish excrete mucous, please continue or correct me if u can

Three letter word for slippery fish?

Eel

The very first Vertabrates known were what kind of fish?

A slippery one.