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Young: Fry

FISH

There are 230,00 fish species.

Most fish lay eggs.
Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales.
Fish use low-pitched sounds to convey messages to each other.
Fish can form 'schools' containing millions of fish.
The fish in the middle of the school, control the school.
Sharks are the only fish with eyelids.
Not all fish have scales.
The scales of a fish grow as the fish grows.
A newly hatched fish is called a fry.
Fish swimming in polluted lakes lose their sense of smell.
Minnows have teeth in their throats.
Can yawn.
385 million years ago, fish had fingers.
Often use tools to open clams, etc.
The Piranha - which lives in tropical South America - is the fiercest of all freshwater fish.

Specific Facts ...

There is a fish with hands - called the Pink Handfish, but was last seen in 1999. It doesn't swim, and uses its hands to walk around the ocean floor.
The Coelacanth fish is being well protected and was once believed to have been extinct.
The smallest fish in the world is the Pygmy Goby and the Luzon Goby from the Philippines - they are only half an inch long fully grown.
Parrotfish sleep in a bag of their own mucus.
The Climbing Gourami can climb out of the water and walk short distances. Their gill plates act as support and they use their fins and tail to push themselves along.

Catfish

Catfish have over 27,000 taste buds.
Catfish have 3 or 4 pairs of whiskers (called barbels) to held find food.

Clownfish

There are 28 known species of Clownfish.
Are all born male, but can change to female.

Electric Eels

Electric eels and electric rays have enough electricity to kill a horse.

Flying Fish

Flying fish jump out of the water - they are attracted to light.
Flying fish live in all oceans, particularly tropic and subtropical waters.

Golden Cave Catfish

The rarest fish in the world.
Are 'critically endangered'.
Thought to be only a few hundred left in existence.
Are blind - have very small eyes, covered in skin.
The only known cavefish in Mainland Southern Africa.

Goldfish

Have a memory span of about 3 seconds.

The oldest Goldfish lived for 41 years and his name was 'Fred'.
Goldfish lose their colour if kept in dim lighting.
Goldfish see in both infra-red and ultra-violet light.
A pregnant Goldfish is called a 'twit'.
Humans have a shorter attention span than goldfish.

Salmon

Salmon always return to the place where they were born.

The Atlantic Salmon can jump up to 12 feet.

Seahorses

Are the only fish that can swim upright.
Are the slowest swimming fish, moving along at about 0.01mph.
Are monogamous life mates and travel holding each other's tails.
Each eye can move independently.

Stonefish

The Stonefish is the most poisonous fish in the world.

The venom of the Stonefish can kill a human in two hours. It is the most dangerous fish in the world.

Swordfish

The Swordfish is the fastest fish in the sea and can reach a speed of 68 miles per hour.

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