Is a fish considered an animal?

Question

My mom says it is not....it's just a fish....but is that true...I didn't think so. But I want to know cuz now I'm curious...ha ha

THANKS

Answer 1

fish are friends not food..

they are animal like dogs and cats..

Answer 2

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/anim...

ANIMAL BYTES -Find quick information and fun facts about animals

*MAMMALS

*BIRDS

*REPTILES  

*AMPHIBIANS

*BONY FISH

*CARTILAGINOUS FISH  

*ECHINODERMS

*ARTHROPODS  

*MOLLUSCANS

*CNIDARIANS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish

Goldfish

Kingdom: Animalia  *********

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Carassius

Species: C. auratus

Subspecies: C. a. auratus/C. a. gibelio

I agree with Vince M.  Don't let your mom help your biology homework.  ;-p

Answer 3

I advise that you DO NOT let your mom help you with your biology homework.

Seriously.

Answer 4

Yes it is an animal. Simple as that. lol

Answer 5

Well, animals are living, breathing creatures that has a heart...and organs, etc.

So yeah, fishes are animals =)

Answer 6

I really tell you that don't let your mom help you with your assignment. Is your mom a student? No. Is your mom still studying at school? No. So do your own homework. Be honest seriously. A fish is definitely and obviously an animal. What does your mom think? That it is a chair? A boat? A mammal? An insect?

Answer 7

Of course it is, does it look like a fungi or a bacterium to you?

And if it's not an animal, then what is it? A rock? A plant?

Pls use your head.

Answer 8

yes. a fish is considered a part of the kingdom animalia (animals) because it possesses all of the characteristics of animals, which are:

-heterotrophic

-multicellular

-lack a cell wall

-motile at some point in their life

-eukaryotic

In case you don't know some of those words, here are some definitions:

-heterotrophic means you consume other organisms to keep yourself alive instead of using an energy source (like the sun) to produce your own food.

-multicellular of course means being comprised of more than one cell.

-motile means they are able to move

-eukaryotic means they are composed of eukaryotes rather than prokaryotes. Eukaryotes are the type of cell that possesses a nucleus. They are also usually larger (with the exception of Epulopiscium Fisheloni) and more complex than prokaryotes, which lack nuclei.

Answer 9

Ya.  Fish are animals.  They even have their own spot In the kingdom.