that there are approximately 27,000 known
species of fish but there are still thousands of
fish species yet to be discovered?
that fish cannot blink because they do not have eyelids? There is no need
for them to have eyelids because the purpose of them is to hydrate the eyes by spreading the
moisture produced by the tear ducts.
that scientists use ear growth rings to determine a fish's age?
that you will find the heart of a shrimp in its head?
that the ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
can produce up to 300 million eggs at a single spawning? This is more eggs than any other species of fish and in fact, it is more eggs than any other vertebrate on the planet. Ocean sunfish are considered a delicacy in
Asia. A single mola can fetch prices as high as $600 (U.S.).
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