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No the do NOT shed off there scales as they get older they just keep getting more scales.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, many fish start off looking absolutely nothing like the adult fish, they are called larval fish. Some fish go through several changes in their life before becoming adults.
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Do the scales of a fish fall off as the grow?
Yes, the scales do overlap. The overlapping makes a more complete covering than if the scales butted up to each other. When the fish bends, the overlapped scales have freedom of movement, yet still keep the covering of the body intact.
What are the characteristics of jawed cartilaginous fish?
eating other fishs
What fish are covered with?
Most fish are covered with 'scales'
Are to birds as scales are to fish?
_______ are to birds as scales are to fish
What is a fishes' body covering?
The body covering for a fish is called its scales. Scales on fish vary by size, color, number, and shape by species.
Can fish scales expand?
If the fish is a baby and it grows then the scales expand and grow to match the fish's body.
What grows on the skin of birds reptiles and fish?
Scales
Do the scales of a fish fall off as the grow?
Yes, the scales do overlap. The overlapping makes a more complete covering than if the scales butted up to each other. When the fish bends, the overlapped scales have freedom of movement, yet still keep the covering of the body intact.
What is a clown fishs fish predator?
chalk goby
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 :)
Do fish eat other fishs newborns?
Many fish eat their own newborns.
What are Spencers fishs names?
His fish are named Brock and Swimmy
What is the deep sea dragon fishs prey?
what do fish eat
What is the most likely mechanism the fishs swim bladder uses to increase a fishs buoyancy and let the fish rise to the top of the pond?
Increases the fish's volume by filling the swim bladder with oxygen.
Do sand crabs eat fish?
no because fishs are too big for them
How do small fish help larger fish?
Most of the time small fish help larger fish by becomming part of their diet. However, there are many smaller fish that are considered 'cleaner fish', that help larger fish by eating parasites and dead skin and scales off of larger fish. Examples are the neon goby and the various species of cleaner wrasses found on coral reefs.
How are fishs like humans?
fish breathe eat and move just like we do
