Fishy Fact No. 20
The term “fish” is used when referring to one species of fish on its own. For example 10 tunas can be called 10 fish. On the other hand the term […]
The term “fish” is used when referring to one species of fish on its own. For example 10 tunas can be called 10 fish. On the other hand the term […]
Fish can “sense” the movement of other fish in their school by using something called the “lateral line” Fish can form schools containing thousands or millions of fish. They are […]
Ships have heavy keels in the lower part of the boat to keep them from capsizing. On the other hand fish have the keel on the top of their bodies. […]
“Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they’ve spent time in and around the ocean, and they’ve personally seen […]
Fact: Mercury is highly toxic and is the only metal known to be liquid at standard pressure and temperature. Recent articles published about whaling in both the Faroes and Japan […]
‘From a very early age, I had to interrupt my education to go to school’ George Bernard Shaw A little while back Steve Martin dived with an eight year old […]
Batfish have deep, rounded laterally compressed bodies. In juveniles the dorsal and anal fins are extraordinarily long, but these become proportionally smaller as the fish grows. Juveniles are found in […]
Bigeye trevallies live in shoals by day and individually by night Bigeye trevallies often shoal in shallow water in the western pacific. By day they live in slow moving […]
When heading off to tropical destinations for reef diving during this summer it’s difficult to imagine there being any risk or hazard associated with the reef. In terms of diving […]
Seahorses, pipefish, weedy and leafy sea dragons are all found in the family Syngnathidae. Their family name is derived from the Greek ‘syn’ meaning fused or together and ‘grathus’ meaning […]