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  2. Fish locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Fish in the order Gymnotiformes possess electric organs along the length of their bodies and swim by undulating an elongated anal fin while keeping the body still, presumably so as not to disturb the electric field that they generate. Many fish swim using combined behavior of their two pectoral fins or both their anal and dorsal fins.

  3. Aquatic locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Depending on their needs, fish can rapidly alternate between synchronized fin beats and alternating fin beats. [20] According to Guinness World Records 2009, Hippocampus zosterae (the dwarf seahorse) is the slowest moving fish, with a top speed of about 5 feet (150 cm) per hour. [21]

  4. Spin fishing - Wikipedia

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    After the spinner has settled it bounces on the bottom, naturally attracting fish of all species. This technique is commonly used for trout in large wide rivers where an inflatable boat can be used. All types of trout are caught with this method including brown trout , rainbow trout , bull trout , brook trout and cut throat trout .

  5. Phenakistiscope - Wikipedia

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    A first version, patented in 1869, had a glass disc with eight phases of a movement and a counter-rotating glass shutter disc with eight apertures. The discs depicted Ice Skaters, Fishes, Giant's Ladder, Bottle Imp and other subjects. An improved version had 13 images and a single slot shutter disc and received British Patent 2685 on 10 October ...

  6. Walking fish - Wikipedia

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    A walking fish, or ambulatory fish, is a fish that is able to travel over land for extended periods of time. Some other modes of non-standard fish locomotion include "walking" along the sea floor , for example, in handfish or frogfish .

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  9. Undulatory locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Lateral undulation closely resembles the simple undulatory motion observed in many other animals such as in lizards, eels and fish, in which waves of lateral bending propagate down the snake's body. The American eel typically moves in an aquatic environment, though it can also move on land for short periods of time.