Don't they have pigment in their skin like us?
2006-06-18 08:32:45 · 15 answers · asked by EJ 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
nope.
They can change color under influence of light, or lack of it.
But to 'tan like us' they would need indeed to have pigmentation and they don't have that. Scales are 'dead matter' like your nails and thats what gets the rays. Nothing going on there.
2006-06-18 08:35:44 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Not all fish have scales. ...
I've personally caught catfish where when I cleaned it it had a streak down the middle of its back (the part that is up when it swims) that was a different color than the rest of the fish, it was a darker brown than the rest of the mudcat. So I'm going to say that some fish do tan, not all of them though.
2006-06-18 12:43:05 · answer #2 · answered by bludyone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No becoz of the pigment but we can remove it and get it tanned
2006-06-18 17:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Nit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because their scales cannot heat up to such a level that the flesh starts to blister and die. It's just too hard. That's like looking at a metal chair in comparison to a fabric chair and askin, "Can the metal one ignite?"
2006-06-18 16:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by picsnap 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never seen a tanned fish. I have seen a fried fish.
2006-06-18 10:42:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO THE THIN FLESH IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SCALES THAT REFLECT AND RERACT LIGHT AND SOO ITS NO AN OPTION FOR THEM TO TAN BUT THE RIGHT FISH CAN COME TO MY DAY SPA LOCATED IN MY FRYING PAN sorry about the caps
2006-06-18 10:36:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only one. the hammerhead shark can get a tan! it along with people are the only organisms that can get one
2006-06-18 10:14:19 · answer #7 · answered by isurus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they have melanin in their skin then it might be possible but I do not think they have that
2006-06-18 10:29:41 · answer #8 · answered by leftygirl_75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL sorry i don't know but this was a funny question. why do u want to know?
2006-06-18 08:36:12 · answer #9 · answered by JAMES IS ROCKIN™ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can get sunburnt though.
2006-06-18 08:38:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋