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Did you know?
- There are over 26,000 species of fish in the world.
- An Ichthyologist is a scientist who specialises in the study of fish.
- Some deep sea fishes that live in the dark have the ability to light up parts of their bodies for hunting and defense.
- There are over 50 types of venomous fish in the world's oceans.
- When they are active, sea turtles must swim to the ocean surface to breathe every few minutes.
When they are resting, they can remain underwater for as long as 2 hours without breathing.
- The largest fish is the whale shark, which grows to more than 50 feet.
The smalles fish is the tiny goby. It seldom longer than a half inch at adulthood.
- The largest shark that ever lived was called the Megalodon. It lived about 2 million years ago and was
over 18 meters long and had teeth that were over 7 inches in height. That is larger than an adult hand.
- The smallest shark in the world is only 7 inches long, it is called a pygmy shark.
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