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Fusiform, a body shape common to many aquatic animals, characterized by being tapered at both the head and the tail [1] Fusiform, a classification of aneurysm; Fusiform bacteria (spindled rods, that is, fusiform bacilli), such as the Fusobacteriota; Fusiform cell (biology)
The body is often fusiform, a streamlined body plan often found in fast-moving fish. Some species may be filiform ( eel -shaped) or vermiform ( worm -shaped). Fish are often either compressed ( laterally thin and tall) or depressed ( dorso-ventrally flattened).
Their food is smaller fish and crustaceans . Typically throughout the species, the maximum size is 1 m (3.3 ft) and the maximum weight 10 kg (22 lb). The body is fusiform (tapering spindle shape) and oval in cross-section; being slightly laterally compressed, and the eyes are large and partially covered with adipose eyelids.
As fry, this fish is 5 mm (3 ⁄ 16 in) long, and some of the larger eastern blacknose dace can reach slightly over 100 mm (3.9 in). They tend to live for two or three years and grow continuously during this period. [4] They have a fusiform body shape and the mouth is in a subterminal position.
Attaining a maximum length of 2 m (78 in) and maximum weight of 78 kg (172 lb), the cobia has an elongated, fusiform (spindle-shaped) body and a broad, flattened head. The eyes are small and the lower jaw projects slightly past the upper. Fibrous villiform teeth line the jaws, the tongue, and the roof of the mouth.
The fusiform body shape of Clupeidae is also advantageous to their trophic ecology. The tapering body form is a highly hydrodynamic form that allows for quick increases in speed and a high maximum speed. Moving at high speeds allows the members of this family to regulate their feeding habits and avoid predators.
The black ruff has a robust fusiform body shape and can grow to a length 150 cm (60 in). The dorsal fin has five spines and 37 to 41 soft rays, the anal fin has three spines and 20 to 24 soft rays. The bases of these fins have a fleshy sheath clad with scales that partially conceals the rays.
Caesionidae fusiliers have cylindrical and streamlined bodies, [7] with an oblong or fusiform shape and which are laterally flattened. Their shape is similar to the closely related Lutjaninae snappers. A line drawn along the body from the snout to the centre of the tail would pass through the eye.