Interesting Facts About Fish



1.       Fish have been on the earth for more than 450 million years.
2.       Fish were well established long before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
3.       A seahorse can move each of its eyes separately. One eye can look forward while the other looks   backward. Seahorses can also change their color to match their surroundings
4.       Fish have gills that extract oxygen from the water around them.
5.       Octopuses have 3 hearts.
6.       Most fish cannot swim backwards.
7.       The stonefish, which lives off the coast of Australia, is the most poisonous fish in the world.
8.       A starfish doesn't have a brain.
9.       Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids.
10.   A goldfish can live up to 40 years.
11.   The oldest goldfish recorded was 43 years old.
12.   The goldfish can actually see ultra-violet and infra-red colors
13.   They can survive in freezing water.
14.   A Giant squid's eye can be as big as a basketball.
15.   Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales.
16.   A goldfish can outlive dogs and cats- they can live up over 20 years.
17.   Fish feel pain and suffer stress just like mammals and birds.
18.   There are over 30000 known species of fish.
19.   The largest fish is the great whale shark which can reach fifty feet in length.
20.   The smallest fish is the Philippine goby that is less than 1/3 of an inch when fully grown.

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