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1. Is the giant salamander a fish?

no

Fish must meet three conditions: have gills, fins, and live in water all their lives. But the giant salamander does not meet these conditions, so it is not a fish but an amphibian.

The Chinese giant salamander is not a fish, but an amphibian, the giant salamander, also known as the baby fish, crying fish, and dogfish. It belongs to the family Cryptobranchidae of the order Caudata. Its scientific name is Andrias davidianus, and its English name is giant salamander.

Habitat: It lives in mountainous areas at an altitude of 200-1500m, with fast-flowing, clear water, and numerous streams and rivers with cracks and holes in the rocks.

Predation and diet: It does not actively attack when foraging, but opens its mouth wide and waits motionlessly for prey to fall into its trap. It likes to eat aquatic animals such as fish, crabs, shrimps, frogs and snakes.

Classification: Amphibia, Caudata, Cryptobranchidae. Distribution: Found in mountain streams in northeastern and southeastern Yunnan, and distributed in 17 provinces and regions in China.

The largest of the existing Caudata, with a maximum body length of more than 1 meter. The head is flat and blunt, the mouth is large, the eyes are underdeveloped, and there are no eyelids. The front of the body is flat, and gradually becomes flattened towards the tail. There are obvious skin folds on both sides of the body, and the limbs are short and flat, with five toes on the front limbs and four toes on the hind limbs, which are slightly webbed. The tail is round, with fins above and below the tail. The body surface is smooth and covered with mucus. The back of the body is a mixture of black and brownish red, and the belly is lighter in color.

They live in clear streams in mountainous areas, usually hiding in the crevices of rocks in mountain streams, with caves below the water surface. Their calls sound like babies crying, so they are commonly known as "baby fish" and have been listed as a national Class II protected animal.

2. Is the 15 giant salamander a fish?

no

The giant salamander is not a fish, but an amphibian. Its scientific name is Giant Salamander, a rare animal in my country. Because they look like catfish, live in water, and their calls sound like a baby's cry, they are also called "baby fish".

3. Is the giant salamander a fish? Is the giant salamander a fish?

The answer is: the giant salamander is not a fish.

The scientific name of the giant salamander is Giant Salamander, a large amphibian that lives in clear streams or rivers. Because its cry sounds like a baby crying, it is called "baby fish". Giant salamander, also known as baby fish, belongs to the order Caudata, family Cryptobranchidae, and is an amphibian.

4. Are seahorses, octopuses, and giant salamanders considered fish?

Seahorse: A general term for animals of the genus Hippocampus, order Syngnathidae, class Pisces, belonging to the bony fish. Octopus, also known as octopus, belongs to the same marine mollusk as the giant salamander, which is the largest and most precious amphibian in the world. Its cry sounds like a baby crying, so people also call it "baby fish". Which animals in the class Amphibia belong to "fish"? Modern taxonomists define "fish" as: vertebrates that live in water all their lives, breathe with gills, and swim with fins. Fish include three major groups: Cynostomata, Chondrichthyes, and Osteichthyes. There are about 26,000 known fish species in the world, which is the largest category of vertebrates, accounting for about 48.1% of the total number of vertebrates. Most of them live in the ocean, and there are about 8,600 species of freshwater fish. There are nearly 3,000 species of fish in my country, of which about 1,000 are freshwater fish. So seahorses are fish, and baby fish and octopuses (without spines) are not fish

5. Is the Axolotl a giant dragon fish?

no

The Axolotl is not the giant salamander. The Axolotl is a pet fish, about 30cm in size, native to North America, with external gills. The giant salamander is a national protected animal, can grow to about 100cm, is native to Asia, and has no external gills.

6. Is the giant salamander a fish?

The giant salamander is not a fish, it is an amphibian. The larvae live in water and breathe with gills. After metamorphosis, they live on land and breathe with lungs. This animal is widely distributed in my country and may be found near streams below 1,000 meters. Because its cry sounds like a baby's cry, it is called a giant salamander. It has a varied diet and can eat a lot of things.

7. Are dolphins a type of fish?

Not a fish.

1. Because dolphins do not have gills and are not oviparous, they do not meet the characteristics of fish; on the contrary, dolphins breathe with lungs, reproduce by live birth, and baby dolphins need adult dolphins to feed them. Fish are cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates that are covered with bony scales, breathe with gills, swim through the swing of the tail and trunk and the coordination of the fins, and feed with upper and lower jaws.

2. Dolphins are a general term for a class of aquatic mammals in the family Delphinidae, mostly small toothed whales, widely living in the world's oceans, in inland seas and brackish and fresh waters near the mouths of rivers, and some species are found in inland rivers. They usually live in groups and prey on fish, squid, etc.

Dolphins are mammals. They live in water, which is different from terrestrial mammals. However, as a mammal, dolphins share many key characteristics with mammals.

For example, from the perspective of reproduction, dolphins are viviparous and have a lactation period, which is one of the key characteristics of mammals. For another example, from the perspective of respiratory organs, dolphins breathe with lungs, which is also consistent with most mammals. In addition, from the perspective of body temperature characteristics, dolphins are warm-blooded animals.

8. Is the blue whale a fish?

The blue whale is not a fish. Whales breathe with lungs, give birth to live young and breastfeed, and are mammals.

9. Are sea turtles considered fish?

It is understood that sea turtles are not fish, but reptiles.

Sea turtles are cold-blooded animals! Their heart compartments have not evolved completely! Moreover, sea turtles lay eggs and do not have the habit of lactation. They all have hard shells.

Whales, dolphins, and seals are mammals. The most basic characteristic is that they are breastfeeding. They are also warm-blooded and viviparous. Whales, dolphins, turtles, and seals breathe with lungs. They all float to the surface of the water to breathe. They are not like fish that breathe with gills.

10. Is squid a fish?

Squid is not considered fish, it is not a fish, it is a mollusk that lives in the ocean, it is divided into the head, neck and trunk, and there are no obvious scales on the body, no gills and spine like fish. Squid is generally not suitable for people with three highs. It is a common seafood. People with three highs may affect their stability after consuming it. It is rich in DHA, which is beneficial to promote brain development.