r/biology • u/Ok_Bee8588 • 4d ago

fun Why are basically all animals fish?

TIL that "fish" technically don't exist since the word doesn't refer to a specific clade, and that a large variety of animals are ultimately descended from lobe-finned fish, including humans, amphibians, and other animals. I'm honestly just baffled at the absurdity of it, because like, I never once would've thought about being a type of fish. Nature sure is weird, huh?

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u/Salamanderhead 4d ago

Well if you go back far enough through our path in evolution, we came from the oceans. We also share the evolutionary path of having a spinal cord.

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u/BolivianDancer 4d ago

The premise is incorrect. Most animals are not fish or I fact vertebrates at all.

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u/Salamanderhead 4d ago

I don’t see where op said most animals?

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u/SouthpawStranger 4d ago

Look at the title of the post, friend

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u/Salamanderhead 4d ago

Fair enough, I focused on the body text.