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Fish
A fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically cold-blooded, covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins.
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What are 3 examples of fish fins helping it to survive?
What are 3 examples of fish fins helping it to survive?
What is the smallest fish int he world?
Scientists have discovered the smallest known fish in the world. Found in swamps on Sumatra, Paedocyprisis only 7.9mm long. Unfortunately, their diverse habitat, home to other species that aren't found anywhere else, is threatened by logging, agriculture, and the spread of cities. From London's Natural History Museum: The tiny, see-through Paedocypris fish have the appearance of larvae and have a reduced head skeleton, which leaves the brain unprotected by bone.
They live in dark tea-coloured waters with an acidity of pH3, which is at least 100 times more acidic than rainwater.
'This is one of the strangest fish that I've seen in my whole career', said Ralf Britz, zoologist at the Natural History Museum.
'It's tiny, it lives in acid and it has these bizarre grasping fins. I hope we'll have time to find out more about them before their habitat disappears completely.'
When did star fish first appear on earth?
Fossil records suggest that starfish came about in the Cambrian period. This was about 500 to 570 million years ago. This is part of the Cambrian burst, a period of time when there was sudden explosion complex lifeforms on the planet.
The Kalinagos practised fishing/caught fish by shooting the fish that came to the surface with bows and arrows. They also used nets,traps and fishing lines with hooks made of shell.
Why are crustaceans called shell fish?
Crayfish belong to phylum arthropoda because they, like all arthropods, are characterized by segmented bodies, an exoskeleton made from chitin, and joint appendages. Crustaceans like crayfish, lobsters, and crabs are all arthropods.
How long is the worlds largest Raibow Trout?
38.5 inches in length
34 inches around
43.6 pounds
Blobfish is edible, but has a poison sake that can kill you if not properly removed.
What is the second biggest fish?
i don't know the biggest fish besides sharks and whales, but the sperm whale is the biggest whale.
Why do dolphins have a dorsal fin?
To maintain directional stability (steering) while moving through the water.
That would all depend on the language you use and what you mean by a 'Fish Home'. Some fish are territorial in their 'habitat' and defend a 'territory' but most fish do not have a home as such. If however you mean what do people call a container into which they place and keep fish, then in English that would commonly be called a 'Fish Bowl' 'Fish Tank' or 'Aquarium'.
Do birds and fish care for their young?
Parent birds care for their young at least until they are able to fly.
Which type of fish evolved during the Devonian?
Fish and molluscs were the dominant creatures during the Devonian.
Will a puffer fish eat a clown fish?
I know that puffer fish just are scared so they puff up to scare other fish away!But they are vegetarians and like to eat seaweed!
What does a shark use a pectoral fin for?
The pectoral fins(located on each side) helps steer a fish during movement.
What fish can camouflage themselves?
YES there are hundreds of sea creatures that are well camouflaged. Like the rock fish it blends in with the rock and is quite piousness and the leafy sea dragon ( sea horse) is well camouflaged into seaweed and other types of sea plant.
Is it possible to drown a fish and how?
Yes, it is possible to drown a fish.
What you need:
An airtight box
A fish
Yourself
Go to a lake, ocean, or place with very deep water. Before you jump in, place the fish in an airtight container with NO WATER. Jump in the water with the airtight container and drown. You will drown with the fish, but yea, who cares.
Puffers require a diet of hard shelled meaty foods, such as: clams, crabs, oysters, scallops, crayfish, and snails. Freezedried foods have been linked to loch-jaw, which is deadly for puffers. Certain puffers, such as Green Spotted Puffers are omnivorous and eat plant material (such as dried seaweed) added to their diet.
What gas released again by fish to the water?
the gas that released by fish is a carbon that the fish can live at the water without a air. and the fish can not live if without small amount of air. and process by breathing with amount of air that all the animals and humans can breath.
Does a shark in general live alone or in groups?
Hammerhead sharks tend to just swim about freely sometimes they are in groups of two or three but otherwise they are alone until it is time for them to find a suitable mate then sometimes they fight to the death in order to get the female. Good luck with your research
How many babies does an angelfish have?
there are a lot of different types of angelfish but the best are the cool beauty angelfish
Does orange roughy have scales?
Yes, orange roughy do have scales, although they are quite small and not very noticeable. These fish are characterized by their smooth skin, which can give the appearance of being scaleless. The scales are part of their anatomy, but they are not prominent like those of many other fish species.
