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minus-squareDancingBear@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 hours agoSorry bro, all fish are vertebrates While I understand it is an arbitrary classification system designed by humans, one of the defining factors of fish is that they are vertebrates.
minus-squareSuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 minutes agoSource? Because all the sources I’ve come across say that “fish” is not a monophylatic classification and is essentially arbitrary.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoWhat about starfishes? Checkmate.
minus-squareDancingBear@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoThat made me chuckle, but because this is a science meme forum, I will just clarify that starfish are not fish.
Sorry bro, all fish are vertebrates
While I understand it is an arbitrary classification system designed by humans, one of the defining factors of fish is that they are vertebrates.
Source?
Because all the sources I’ve come across say that “fish” is not a monophylatic classification and is essentially arbitrary.
What about starfishes? Checkmate.
That made me chuckle, but because this is a science meme forum, I will just clarify that starfish are not fish.