Have you ever wondered if fishes have necks too?
Many love seeing these slimy creatures in aquariums most especially if they come in different colors. On the other side, many more enjoy them seeing on plates either fried or with veggies. Fishes are simply good in any way.
But then again, do they have complete parts of the body like other species do? Specifically, do fishes have necks?
Experts shared in Live Science that fishes don’t have necks. If they’ll be having necks, they will no longer be classified as fishes.
By definition, a fish can’t really have this extended part that connects the head to the mid and lower parts of the body.
Further, it would be hard for a fish to wag its neck when it swims if ever it will have one. Neck will only slow down the swimming pace of the specie.
A curator paleontology at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Ted Daeschler, shared about the oldest fish which has a neck.
Ted emphasized that Tiktaalik roseae has the oldest neck on record dating back to around 375 million years ago. But he stressed that it is a part fish and a part tetrapod, an animal with four limbs.
Daeschler didn’t exactly pointed out if the said fish with a long neck strictly belongs more to either of its part.
So now guess, what is it that holds or connects the fishes’ heads to its shoulders?
According to Daeschler, fishes have series of bones that serve as bridge between their necks and shoulder girdles, which are also attached to their fins.
Further, the curator paleontology described the shoulder girdle. He said that these are the bony elements that support the fin or limb of a creature. They are like clavicle and scapula according to him.