shark is fish?\?

Answer 1

It depends on how you define "fish," but most biologists would say that yes, sharks are fishes.

There are three great lineages of fishes living today:

1. Order Actinopterygii, the ray-finned bony fishes, comprising most things we think of when we think "fish"; i.e., eels, flounders, salmon, bass, minnows, etc.

2. Order Sarcopterygii, the lobe-finned bony fishes, comprising the coelacanths, lungfishes, and tetrapods (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals).

3. Order Chondrichthyes, the cartilaginous fishes, comprising the sharks, rays, and their relatives.

I consider all of these groups to be fishes. Note, however, that in doing so, that means that ALL vertebrates are fishes, including you and me.

Answer 2

Sharks are fish ... in fact, they are cartilaginous fish, which means their skeletons are made out of cartilage instead of bone. Sharks are ectothermic (relying on the environment to regulate their internal body temperature), have gills for respiration, have fins for mobility and body stabilization, and a scaly layer (placoid scales a.k.a. dermal denticles).

Answer 3

They certainly are fish. In fish and chip shops in Australia, shark is often served. It is called flake or butterfish or anything but shark.

Answer 4

yes, sharks are a type of fish

Answer 5

Yes, sharks are fish but are special in that their bones are made of cartilage. Skates, rays, and chimeras also have cartilage skeletons.

Answer 6

Yes, every time, even the whale shark.

Answer 7

Yes they are a type of fish. They are cartilaginous fish because they dont have any bones instead they have cartilage.

Answer 8

Yes, they have gills and fins. Like any other fish, can only live in water.

Answer 9

I dont think so. Sharks are in the mamelia subphylum, so thay are mamels

Answer 10

yes - note that they have gills instead of lungs