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Is an eel a fish or a reptile?

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An eel is a fish. A fish is an animal that is a vertibrate (has a backbone, unlike insects, crabs.. But like mammals, birds and reptiles) and has gills (some have lungs as well, but also will have gills), and does not have arms or fingers. read more

The slippery eel looks very much like a water snake and, of course, all the snakes are reptiles. Fish have scales and fins and most of them have flat, streamlined bodies tapered at both ends. The snaky eel does not look at all like the average fish. Nevertheless, he is a true fish. read more

An eel has gills and filters water though its gills, a snake or sea snake is a reptile and surfaces to breath air. read more

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Is an Eel a Fish?
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