Interesting Fish Fishy!!!Facts

Interesting Fish <<<Fishy!!!>>>Facts

1. Fish are cold-blooded.
2. Some fish can swim backwards.
3. Fish have been on the earth for more than 450 million years, whereas mammals have only been on earth for roughly 200 millions years.
4. There are more species of fish than mammals, reptiles and birds combined.
6. The slowest fish is the seahorse which travels at 0.01 mph.
7. Sailfish, Swordfish, and Marlin are the fastest fish in the ocean, reaching speeds of up to 70 mph, which is faster than the speed limits on most highways!
8. The largest fish is the whale shark, which grows to more than 50 feet in length.
9. Whale Sharks also lay the largest eggs of any animal. A Whale Shark egg measuring 35.6 cm (14in) long was found in the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s.
10. There are more than 27,000 identified species of fish.

11.  A newly hatched fish is called a “fry.”
12.  The male seahorse carries the eggs in his pouch until they hatch.
13.  Sturgeons live to be 50 or more years old
14.  You can tell how old a fish is by counting the rings on its scales but a more accurate way is to count the rings one of their bones! Called otoliths (oto’ meaning ear and lith’meaning stone), these bones help the fish to keep its balance in the water. An otolith contains a pattern of light and dark rings, just the like the rings on a tree (1 ring = 1 year).
15. The oarfish is the longest bony fish in the world reaching a length of 50 feet.
16. The most poisonous fish is the stonefish. Its poison is powerful enough to kill a human.
17. The bluefin tuna is among the fastest marine fish to live in the oceans. An adult can swim up to 55 miles per hour.
18. Paedocypris progenetica is the world’s smallest fish.It was found in 2006 in Indonesia.It grows to only a ¼” long, which would make them not only the world’s smallest fish but the smallest vertebrate, or animal with a backbone.
19. A group of herring is sometimes called an army and a group of jelly fish is called a smack.
20. The gurnard, a fish found in Florida, grunts when a thunderstorm is brewing, and it’s said to be more reliable than meteorologists.
21. The average discharge from an electric eel is 350 volts of electricity, but as much as 650 volts have been measured.
22. Many Rockfish can live hundreds of years. Rougheye Rockfish are the longest known living fish on earth and can live over 200 years!
23. Out of more than 360 species of Sharks, only a handful of species pose a potential threat to humans.
24. A female Sunfish may lay 300,000,000 eggs at a single spawning season.
25. A male Bangaii Cardinalfish will hold both eggs and babies in his mouth until the young are ready to swim on their own. This process is known as "mouth brooding." Although it takes several weeks, the male fish will not eat until the eggs hatch.
26. Catfish have over 27,000 taste buds, whereas humans have only 9,000.
27. African Lungfish are capable of living out of water for up to two years. They hibernate underground and wait for the water level to rise.
28. Goldfish can live for decades. The oldest known Goldfish, "Goldie," died in 2005 at 45 years of age. The second oldest Goldfish was "Tish" who died at 43.
29. The largest predatory Shark is the great White Shark. The largest one ever caught was 11.3 m (37 ft) long and weighted over 10,909 kg (24,000 lbs).
30. It takes approximately seven years for the average American Lobster to reach one pound. 31. The largest Octopus in the world is the Pacific Giant Octopus. Although it is only about the size of a pea when it is born, by the time it is two years old it can be 9.1 m (30 ft) across and weigh 68.2 kg (150 lbs).
32. The Giant Squid is the largest creature without a backbone. It grows up to 16.8 m (55 ft) across and weighs up to 2,722 kg (5,000 lbs). The Giant Squid also has the largest eyes of any animal on earth, as they are sixteen times wider than human eyes, or more than 30.5 cm (1 ft) in diameter.
33. The Spotted Climbing Perch is able to absorb oxygen from the air and can crawl over land using its strong pectoral fins in search of water.
34. Some fish, like Sharks, do not have an air bladder to help keep them afloat. They must either swim continually or rest on the bottom.
35. Fish have a specialized sense organ called their lateral line, which works much like radar and helps them navigate in dark or murky water.
36. It wasn’t until 1853 in London when aeration and filtration of water was understood, that people were able to keep fish as indoor pets.
37. The first public aquarium was opened in London (1853), and by 1856 New York also had an aquarium.
38. The Great Barrier Reef Aquarium is the world’s largest living reef aquarium with 2.5 million L (660,430 gal) of water! It is located in Queenshead, Australia.
39. Today, fresh and saltwater aquarium fish are the most popular pets in the U.S. Approximately 12 million households own aquariums.
40. The largest fish fossil found to date is from the Leedsichthys problematicus, which lived 150 million years ago. It was found in England in 2003 and measured 22.0 m (72 ft) long.
41. Cavefish have no sight, but can detect movement and odor through what?.
42. American Lobsters have longer life spans than both cats and dogs, living over 20 years.
43. A person who studies fish for a living is called an ichthyologist.