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Method of animal locomotion
Fin and flipper locomotion occurs mostly in aquatic locomotion, (and rarely in terrestrial locomotion) of nektonic animals with paired appendages, more
Fin_and_flipper_locomotion
Bony skin-covered spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish
Cephalopod fin Fin and flipper locomotion Fish locomotion Polydactyly in early tetrapods RoboTuna Shark fin soup Tradeoffs for locomotion in air and water
Fish_fin
Topics referred to by the same term
Animal locomotion Climbing Crawl (disambiguation) Flight Bird flight Bat flight Insect flight Jet propulsion Fin and flipper locomotion Fish locomotion (swimming
Locomotion
Fin on the dorsal of fish and cetaceans
A dorsal fin is a fin on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates. Dorsal fins have evolved independently several times through convergent evolution
Dorsal_fin
Thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure
live animal." Aquatic locomotion Fin and flipper locomotion Fish locomotion Robot locomotion RoboTuna Sail (submarine) Surfboard fin Wragg, David W. (1973)
Fin
performance changes with body size. Aquatic locomotion is incredibly diverse, ranging from flipper and fin based movement to jet propulsion. Below are
Study_of_animal_locomotion
Paired fins located on the ventral surface of fish
Pelvic fins or ventral fins are paired fins located on the ventral (belly) surface of fish, and are the lower of the only two sets of paired fins (the other
Pelvic_fin
Fish species with the ability to travel over land for extended period of time
Forces of Mudskipper Fins and Salamander Limbs during Terrestrial Locomotion: Implications for the Invasion of Land". Integrative and Comparative Biology
Walking_fish
Flattened limb adapted for propulsion and maneuvering in water
A flipper is a broad, flattened limb adapted for aquatic locomotion. It refers to the fully webbed, swimming appendages of aquatic vertebrates that are
Flipper_(anatomy)
Wave-like animal movement method
Undulatory locomotion is the type of motion characterized by wave-like movement patterns that act to propel an animal forward. Examples of this type of
Undulatory_locomotion
Comparison of swimming and flying, evolution and biophysics
flight Fin and flipper locomotion Fish locomotion Fluid dynamics Flying fish Flying submarine Aerial locomotion in marine animals Flying and gliding
Tradeoffs for locomotion in air and water
Tradeoffs_for_locomotion_in_air_and_water
Predatory cartilaginous fishes
more efficient locomotion among these negatively buoyant cartilaginous fish. By contrast, most bony fish possess a homocercal caudal fin. Tiger sharks
Shark
Footwear used for personal propulsion through water
Swimfins, swim fins, diving fins, or flippers are finlike accessories worn on the feet, legs or hands and made from rubber, plastic, carbon fiber or combinations
Swimfin
Ways that fish move around
flexions of the fish's body and tail in the water, and in various specialised fish by motions of the fins. The major forms of locomotion in fish are: Anguilliform
Fish_locomotion
Study of the form or morphology of fishes
fish, or similar to a flipper as seen in sharks. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fins have no direct connection with the spine and are supported by muscles
Fish_anatomy
Subfamily of fishes
dorsal fin is always present, and is the principal (in some species, the only) organ of locomotion. The ventral fins are consistently absent, and the other
Pipefish
Division of cartilaginous fishes
broad flat appendages often referred to as the wings. The anal fin is absent. The eyes and spiracles are located on top of the head. Bottom-dwelling batomorphs
Batomorphi
Natural collagen casing found encompassing some aquatic lifeforms' fertilized eggs
bottle-shaped with fins on the sides. They are laid on the bottom of the sea floor. Chimaeras (subclass Holocephali), some sharks, and skates are among
Egg_case_(Chondrichthyes)
Gill-bearing non-tetrapod aquatic vertebrates
divided into lobe-finned and ray-finned fishes. About 96% of all living fish species today are teleosts- a crown group of ray-finned fish that can protrude
Fish
Hypercarnivorous fish that sometimes actively prey upon other fish
shark, billfish, barracuda, alligator gar, tuna, dolphinfish, walleye, perch and salmon. Some omnivorous fish, such as the red-bellied piranha, can occasionally
Predatory_fish
Family of marine fish that can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water
The Exocoetidae are a family of saltwater ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod, with about 64 species
Flying_fish
Species of fish
body, and grows to about 50 to 75 cm (20 to 30 in) in length. The jaws are elongated and armed with sharp teeth. The pectoral, dorsal, and anal fins are
Garfish
Fish seminal fluid and sacs
Milt is the seminal fluid of fish, mollusks, and certain other water-dwelling animals. They reproduce by spraying this fluid, which contains the sperm
Milt
Fish that can leave water for periods of time
paired fins and tail), and jumping. Many of these methods of locomotion incorporate multiple combinations of pectoral-, pelvic-, and tail-fin movement
Amphibious_fish
Fish species with oils in their tissues and coelom
varies both within and between species. Examples of oily fish include small forage fish such as sardines, herring and anchovies, and other larger pelagic
Oily_fish
Teeth in the throat of a number of fish species
sound by grinding their long, claw-like pharyngeal teeth. The Chinese high fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) (family Catostomidae) has a single
Pharyngeal_teeth
Rotational self-propulsion of organisms
Although several organisms are capable of rolling locomotion, no organisms are known to use true wheels or propellers to locomote, with the exception of
Rotating locomotion in living systems
Rotating_locomotion_in_living_systems
Biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium
swimming. Animal locomotion Fish fin Terrestrial locomotion Tradeoffs for locomotion in air and water Undulatory locomotion Aerial locomotion in marine animals
Aquatic_locomotion
Family of archaic-looking ray-finned fishes
portal Bichirs /ˈbɪʃɪərz/ and the reedfish comprise Polypteridae /pɒlɪpˈtɛrɪdiː/, a family of archaic ray-finned fishes and the only family in the order
Bichir
Family of fishes
animals' lateral line system. The pectoral fins are large and provide the snailfish with its primary means of locomotion, although they are fragile. In some
Snailfish
Fish that prefer cooler water temperatures
barb Rosy barb Odessa barb Fathead minnow Banded corydoras Chinese high fin banded shark Three-spined stickleback Ticto barb Pygmy sunfish Enneacanthus
Coldwater_fish
Species of fish
rows on the jaws. The dorsal and anal fins are confluent with the caudal fin. Pectoral fins are present, while ventral fins are absent. Conger eels have
European_conger
Species of fish in the sturgeon family
cartilaginous skeleton, naked skin and longitudinal series of scutes. The dorsal fin has 48 to 81 soft rays, and the anal fin, much shorter, has 22 to 41 soft
Beluga_(sturgeon)
Class of lobe-finned fishes
other lobe-finned fish: coelacanths have eight fins – two dorsal fins, two pectoral fins, two pelvic fins, one anal fin and one caudal fin. The tail is
Coelacanth
Species of fish
older: juveniles are more colourful. Locomotion in the grey triggerfish is by means of undulations of the dorsal fins. If threatened, the fish can work its
Grey_triggerfish
Bony or cartilaginous processes that project from the branchial arch
cartilaginous processes that project from the branchial arch (gill arch) and are involved with suspension feeding tiny prey. They are not to be confused
Gill_raker
Species of fish
genus name Lophius which means "mane" and is presumably a reference to the first three spines of the first dorsal fin which are tentacle like, with three
Lophius_piscatorius
Fish found in aquatic tropical environments
including lines selectively bred for special physical features, such as long fins, or particular colorations, such as albino. Some fish may be hybrids of more
Tropical_fish
Gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy
bladder is evolutionarily homologous to the lungs of tetrapods and lungfish, and some ray-finned fish such as bowfins have also evolved similar respiratory
Swim_bladder
Fear of traditional and non traditional fish
aged four, who has no fear of fish, come up to the bowl and put his hands in the bowl and catch the fish. No amount of watching a fearless child play
Fear_of_fish
Sensory organs in some fish that detect electrical fields
fish (sharks, rays, and chimaeras) and of basal bony fishes such as reedfish, sturgeon, and lungfish. They are associated with and evolved from the mechanosensory
Ampullae_of_Lorenzini
Family of fishes
pelvic fins (which are absent in only two species) have one spine and three to four soft rays, and are situated in front of their enlarged pectoral fins, and
Combtooth_blenny
Order of reptiles (fossil)
Ganapathisubramani, Bharathram (2017). "The four-flipper swimming method of plesiosaurs enabled efficient and effective locomotion". Proceedings of the Royal Society
Plesiosaur
In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons
1111/j.1467-2979.2009.00330.x. Larsson, M (2011). "Incidental sounds of locomotion in animal cognition". Animal Cognition. 15 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1007/s10071-011-0433-2
Shoaling_and_schooling
Origin and diversification of fish through geologic time
foraging and locomotion. Lobe-finned fish, fish belonging to the class Sarcopterygii, are mostly extinct bony fish, basally characterised by robust and stubby
Evolution_of_fish
Aquatic animal that feeds on the bottom of a body of water
sea anemones, starfish, snails, bristleworms and sea cucumbers—and benthivore or benthivorous, for fish and invertebrates that feed on material from the
Bottom_feeder
Division or infraclass of fishes
Acanthopterygii have a spiny dorsal fin which is in front of the soft-rayed dorsal fin. This fin helps provide thrust in locomotion and may also play a role in defense
Teleost
Scientific study of fish
significance on pelvic fins. Fish lacking this appendage were placed within the order Apodes; fish having abdominal, thoracic, or jugular pelvic fins were termed
Ichthyology
Family of ray-finned fishes
are a family, Labridae, of marine ray-finned fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera
Wrasse
Bony "loops" present in fish, which support the gills
from lobe-finned fish, many pharyngeal arch elements are lost, including the gill arches. In amphibians and reptiles, only the oral jaws and a hyoid apparatus
Branchial_arch
Class of lobe-finned fishes
including the ability to breathe air, and derived structures within Sarcopterygii, including the presence of lobed fins with a well-developed internal skeleton
Lungfish
Fish that have the ability to produce toxins
carry their venom in venom glands and use various delivery systems, such as spines or sharp fins, barbs, spikes and fangs. The most common venom delivery
Venomous_fish
Several species of demersal fish with fins
with fins, particularly Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), whiting (Merluccius bilinearis), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), hake (Urophycis), and pollock
Whitefish_(fisheries_term)
(Schindleria brevipinguis) where females reach it at 7 mm (0.28 in) and males at 6.5 mm (0.26 in), and Photocorynus spiniceps where males can reach it at 6.2 mm
List_of_smallest_fish
Term describing organisms able to adapt to a wide range of salinities
wide range of salinities. An example of a euryhaline fish is the short-finned molly, Poecilia sphenops, which can live in fresh water, brackish water
Euryhaline
Animal that cares for its offspring by holding them its mouth
Mouthbrooding, also known as oral incubation and buccal incubation, is the care given by some groups of animals to their offspring by holding them in
Mouthbrooder
Fish containing indigestible toxins
world, and the second most poisonous vertebrate after the golden dart frog. The active substance, tetrodotoxin, found in the internal organs and sometimes
Poisonous_fish
List of common names used to refer to fish
Longfin dragonfish Longfin escolar Longfin smelt Long-finned char Long-finned pike Long-finned sand diver Longjaw mudsucker Longneck eel Longnose chimaera
List_of_fish_by_common_name
Species of fish
three dorsal fins with a total of 30 to 40 soft rays and two anal fins with 30 to 35 soft rays. The body is long and the head small and a chin barbel
Merlangius
Species of fish
subcarangiform locomotion — it crawls slowly along the seabed, employing the four lower rays (two on each side) of its pectoral fins as legs. Its dorsal
Inimicus_didactylus
Anatomical structure that connects the swim bladder to the auditory system in fishes
a skeletal complex of bones and ossicles that are physically connected to the labyrinth auditory complex anteriorly and the anteriormost region of the
Weberian_apparatus
Fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs
crowded and complex environments, and the fish have evolved many ingenious ways of surviving. Most fishes found on coral reefs are ray-finned fishes,
Coral_reef_fish
Nest built by some fish and frog species to protect their eggs
fish and frog species as floating masses of bubbles blown with an oral secretion, saliva bubbles, and occasionally aquatic plants. Fish that build and guard
Bubble_nest
Family of fishes
adults and location of the uppermost rays of the pectoral fins within the fin membrane. Its members include tadpole gobies, monkey gobies, and bighead
Gobiidae
Whiskerlike sensory organ near the mouth of a fish
In fish anatomy and turtle anatomy, a barbel is a slender, whisker-like sensory organ near the mouth (sometimes called whiskers or tendrils). Fish that
Barbel_(zoology)
Eggs and sperm released into water
hind flippers and deposits her eggs. Litter size depends on the age of the female and species, but green turtle clutches range between 100 and 200. She
Spawning
Family of fishes
pelvic fins, and by thick plates of bony armour covering their bodies. The armour gives them a rigid body, so they swim by rapidly fanning their fins. As
Syngnathidae
Fish which can produce hallucinogenic effects when eaten
normally found in the Mediterranean and around the Iberian Peninsula, west to the Azores and along the west and south coasts of Africa. Occasionally
Hallucinogenic_fish
Movement of fishes from one part of a water body to another on a regular basis
adult fish live in the sea and migrate into fresh water to spawn; and catadromous, in which adult fish live in fresh water and migrate into salt water to
Fish_migration
Largest known fish species
lobe-finned fish, which include all land vertebrates and their nearest extinct relatives. This list therefore excludes the various marine reptiles and mammals
List_of_largest_fish
Bones in a fish protecting the gills
bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills; it is also used for respiration and feeding.
Operculum_(fish)
Species of fish
The fish resembles a sprat in having a forked tail and a single dorsal fin, but the body is round and slender.[citation needed] The record weight for a
European_anchovy
Fish that can generate electric fields
fixation for the electrodes while swimming. In some other species, the tail fin is lost or reduced. This may reduce lateral bending while swimming, allowing
Electric_fish
from fossil records. They are the earliest known vertebrates, and include the first and extinct fish that lived through the Cambrian to the Quaternary
Lists_of_prehistoric_fish
Fish that mostly live in freshwater
all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes, ponds and inland wetlands, where the salinity is less than 1.05%. These environments
Freshwater_fish
Clade of fishes
Structure and Function. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-878555-2. Thomas J. Near; et al. (2012). "Resolution of ray-finned fish phylogeny and timing
Neoteleostei
Spawning triggers Locomotion Fin and flipper locomotion Amphibious Walking Flying Undulatory locomotion Tradeoffs for locomotion in air and water RoboTuna
List_of_fish_families
Glandular organ that appears as luminous spots on various marine animals
species of fish and cephalopods. The organ can be simple, or as complex as the human eye, equipped with lenses, shutters, color filters, and reflectors; unlike
Photophore
Species of fish
the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal temperate, tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically 30 to 75 centimetres
Flathead_grey_mullet
Individual opening to a gill
cover. Such gills are characteristic of cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays, as well as deep-branching vertebrates such as lampreys. In contrast
Gill_slit
Organ that allows fish to breathe underwater
that allow fish to breathe underwater. Most fish exchange gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide using gills on both sides of the pharynx (throat). Gills possess
Fish_gill
Inner-ear structure in vertebrates which detects acceleration
vertebrates, the saccule and utricle together make the otolith organs. Both statoconia and otoliths are used as gravity, balance, movement, and directional indicators
Otolith
Species of cartilaginous fish
overpowers its prey by pinning it to the bottom of the seafloor with its fins. This ray has numerous tiny teeth, with the lower jaw being slightly convex
Kuhl's_maskray
Species of fish
species of goby native to marine, brackish and probably fresh waters of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea basins. They inhabit inshore
Syrman_goby
Reproductive physiology of fishes
Male cartilaginous fishes (sharks and rays), as well as the males of some live-bearing ray finned fishes, have fins that have been modified to function
Fish_reproduction
Order of fishes
/ˈkluːpiːɪfɔːrmiːz/ is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae and sardines. The group includes
Clupeiformes
Egg masses of fish and seafood
similarly served as a starter dish. In Judaism, roe from kosher fish—fish with fins and scales—is considered kosher. Like fish in general, it is considered pareve
Roe
Fish in the pelagic zone of ocean waters
plankton-feeders, the bathypelagic anglerfishes, and the deep water benthic rattails. Ray finned species, with spiny fins, are rare among deep sea fishes, which
Pelagic_fish
Fish that remove parasites and dead tissue from other species
skin, ectoparasites, and infected tissue from the surface or gill chambers. This example of cleaning symbiosis represents mutualism and cooperation behaviour
Cleaner_fish
Species of fish
body, and pelvic fins are found below this. The caudal fin is shaped like a fan, and small pectoral fins are situated behind the gills. The lesser and greater
Lesser_pipefish
Scientific study of how the component parts of fish function together in the living fish
reaches the back fin, backward force is applied to the water, and in conjunction with the fins, moves the fish forward. The fish's fins function like an
Fish_physiology
Species of fish
small spines, in front of each eye. The five to seven spiny fin rays on its first dorsal fin and the thorns on each of the gill covers have venom glands at
Greater_weever
Fauna found in deep-sea areas
plankton-feeders, the bathypelagic anglerfishes, and the deep-water benthic rattails. Ray finned species, with spiny fins, are rare among deep-sea fishes, which
Deep-sea_fish
Young fish
in addition, they have developed scales and working fins, the transition to a juvenile fish is complete and it is called a fingerling, so called as they
Juvenile_fish
the fins stretched out, the tail lying flat on the bottom, the body inclined to one side at an angle of 10-30 degrees to the vertical, the cardiac and respiratory
Sleep_in_fish
birds and mammals, but have a more spherical lens. Their retinas generally have both rod cells and cone cells (for scotopic and photopic vision), and most
Sensory_systems_in_fish
Fish eating scales of other fish
five freshwater families and seven marine families. A related feeding behavior among fish is pterygophagy: feeding on the fins of other fish. Lepidophagy
Lepidophagy
Superorder of bony fishes
bony rays in their fins; however this name is often given to the class Actinopterygii as a whole. The suborder includes the berycids and their allies, but
Acanthopterygii
rings on the scales, otoliths, vertebrae, fin spines, eye lenses, teeth, or bones of the jaw, pectoral girdle, and opercular series. Even reliable aging techniques
Age_determination_in_fish
Order of fishes
are an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the pipefishes, seahorses, trumpetfishes, goatfish, dragonets, flying gurnards, and sea moths, among others
Syngnathiformes
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