Monday, November 7, 2011

The Swimming of the Fishes

I'm currently enrolled in a "Biology of Fishes" course at Indiana University. Recently, we've been covering the different swimming types of fish.. See the different swimming types listed and then the associated video that I located on YouTube. It's some amazing stuff!

Axial Locomotion

Anguilliform.


Carangiform.


Thunniform.


Ostraciform



Appendicular Locomotion

Pectoral:

Labriform.


Rajiform.


Diodontiform


Dorsal:

Amiiform. Notice the rippling of the fish's dorsal fin.


Gymnotiform.


Anal and Dorsal:

Balistiform.


Tetraodontiform.

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