write four characteristics of fishes which help them in surviving in aquatic environment
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- They have gills which help them to inhale oxygen dissolved in water .
- They have fins and tail which help them move in water.
- They have streamline body which reduces drag of water.
- Skin is covered with scales.
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1. All Fish Are Cold-Blooded
All fish are cold-blooded, which is also called ectothermic. This means that fish are unable to regulate their body temperature, relying solely on the outside environment for temperature regulation. The body temperature of fish changes as the environment's temperature changes.
This is the opposite of mammals, for example, which rely on internal processes to maintain a constant body temperature.
Many fish species are extremely sensitive to these temperature changes and are only able to exist in a specific water temperature. Other species are able to survive in wider temperature ranges.
A fish's body temperature fluctuates according to the water's temperature around them. As a result, colder waters decrease a fish’s body temperature, which can make them sluggish or go dormant during cold spells (like during the winter months in a lake, for example).
2. Water Habitat
Another shared characteristic amongst all fish is that they live in water. This may seem too obvious to be worth stating, but there are some fish that can spend significant amounts of time out of the water. Mudskippers, for instance eat and interact with each other on land, and often go underwater only to hide from predators. They do not have lungs but can breathe through their skin and keep their gills moist with water that they store internally.
Something to note here though is that while all fish live in water, not everything that lives in water is a fish. Whales and dolphins, for example, are mammals. Turtles live in water, too, but they’re reptiles, not fish.
3. Gills to Breathe
One of the basic criteria for an animal to be classified as a fish is the presence of gills throughout its life cycle. Gills are a necessity for underwater life: gills allow fish to absorb oxygen from water and release carbon dioxide, which allows them to “breathe” underwater.
All fish have gills, but some species of fish living in extremely oxygen-depleted environments have developed lungs as well.
As with living in water, all fish have gills but not everything that has gills is a fish. Fish have gills throughout their lifespan while other species that have gills often lose them at some point. Tadpoles, for example, have gills, but eventually lose them as they metamorphose into frogs.
4. Swim Bladders
All fish have a swim bladder, which is a specialized organ filled with air that helps ensure fish maintains a stable buoyancy in the water, neither sinking or floating too much.
The presence of a swim bladder allows the fish to sleep without sinking to the bottom of its habitat. In some species of fish, air is swallowed and sent to the swim bladder. This adaptation also helps the fish to survive in waters that do not have adequate levels of oxygen.