External Anatomy Fish

Take a look at the fish in the image which is a bony fish. Bullet shaped the most common form.

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Fins gill plate tail all very similar in location.

External anatomy fish. The external parts of a fish. The location of its fillet is the same. Here are some of the basic and not so basic external fish parts.

This is the control center of the fish where both automatic functions such as. Note the external anatomy similarities between the crappie and the perch. The next structure is the lateral line 2 which like the name implies is a line that follows the length of the fish.

The primary structural framework upon which the fishs body is built. The shapes of fish. Connects the brain to the rest of the body and relays sensory information from.

External anatomy fins are used by fish to move through the water but also to steer stop and maintain their position the latter in conjunction with the swim bladder. The perch has a second dorsal fin as you can see. But generally speaking theyre similar enough and easy to identify.

Remember that unlike humans whose basic form as a species is upright fish range much more in shape and even in which body parts they have. These are the parts of a fish that enable it to swim although some species have developed their fins for other purposes. Other than sharks whose fins are more like the flippers we associate with dolphins most fish have fins constructed of spines or softer rays supporting a webbed structure.

Internal fish anatomy spine. Lets start with number 1 which is a bony structure that covers the gills and aids in respiration breathing called the operculum. Two fins the dorsal and anal are the primary appendages that prevent the fish from rolling over on its side.

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