Do fish ascend and descend the same way as submarines?

Subject: Do fish ascend and descend the same way as submarines?

Date: Sun Feb 28 14:46:59 1999
Posted by Pablo
Grade level: 10-12 School: McClintock HS
City: Tempe State/Province: AZ Country: USA
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 920234819.Zo

Message:


Do fish ascend and descend the same way as submarines?  Do they 
compress and expand their swim bladder to change depth?  This 
may be a common explanation, but it isn't correct, because a 
fish has no muscular control over its swim bladder.  So how do 
they do it?

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