are fish classed as animals?
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There are many different animal classes and every animal in the world belongs to one of them. The five most well known classes of vertebrates (animals with backbones) are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians. They are all part of the phylum chordata -- I remember "chordata" by thinking of spinal chord.
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Birds, Reptiles, Fish are the non-mammals. Animals which have backbones are called vertebrates.
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Animals can be classified as either vertebrates or invertebrates. Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone inside their body. ... Invertebrates don't have a backbone. They either have a soft body, like worms and jellyfish, or a hard outer casing covering their body, like spiders and crabs.
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Fishes are typically divided into three groups: superclass Agnatha (jawless fishes), class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes), and superclass Osteichthyes (bony fishes).
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The plural of fish is usually fish. When referring to more than one species of fish, especially in a scientific context, you can use fishes as the plural. The zodiac sign Pisces is also often referred to as fishes.
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Examples include small forage fish, such as sardines, herring and anchovies, and other larger pelagic fish, such as salmon, trout, tuna, swordfish and mackerel. ... Examples of white fish are cod, haddock and flatfish.
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Fish can be considered pets. For many people, the only way they see fish is on a plate, but some people do keep fish pets. I have kept fish before, and, although a lot of work (water changes, mostly), it was very rewarding to be able to watch fish behavior up close, every day.
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No, most fish are neither mammals nor amphibians, because most fish cannot breath air. The few types of fish that can breath air are amphibious, because they also breath water. Neither. The amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals evolved from fish, so they could all be considered fish.
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Unlike mammals, fish are cold-blooded (ectothermic). This means that they do not maintain a constant internal body temperature; instead, their temperature is greatly influenced by their environment. True fish have a backbone and fins. Most also breathe with gills and have scales that cover their bodies.
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Biologically, an animal is a living thing that is not a human being or plant. A bird is classified in kingdom animalia meaning it is also an animal. Despite the fact that birds are animals, they have unique anatomic and physiological characteristics that distinguish them from the rest of the animals.
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It's certainly not a mammal, since it doesn't suckle its young. They are classified as fishes, in the genus Hippocampus. There are many species of seahorse. ... Seahorses are a type of bony fish.
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Vertebrates can be subdivided into five major groups: fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are ranked as classes. The fishes includes five different classes: Myxini, Hyperoartia, Chondrichthyes, Actinopterygii, and Sarcopterygii.
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Some animals that have the word “fish” in their names are not really fish. Some examples are cuttlefish (they are mollusks, see below), jellyfish (they are actually plankton), and starfish (they belong to a group called “echinoderms”).
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Fish, any of approximately 34,000 species of vertebrate animals (phylum Chordata) found in the fresh and salt waters of the world. Living species range from the primitive jawless lampreys and hagfishes through the cartilaginous sharks, skates, and rays to the abundant and diverse bony fishes.
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A pescatarian is not a vegetarian or even a type of vegetarian. ... A vegetarian diet excludes all animals, and fish are animals. Therefore, a diet that includes fish, or a person who consumes fish cannot be properly called a vegetarian. A pescatarian is not a vegetarian, and a vegetarian diet does not include fish.
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There are a few groups of chordates that do not possess a backbone (these organisms are not vertebrates and are instead referred to as invertebrate chordates). The animal classes that are vertebrates include: ... Cartilaginous fish (Class Chondrichthyes) Bony fish (Class Osteichthyes)