Characteristics of fishes
Other interesting facts
- Fishes have fins and tail for swimming.
- They have gills for getting oxygen from the water.
- Fishes are covered with scales.
- Fishes lay eggs.
Other interesting facts
- They are 30,000 species of fish.
- Fishes have been around for about 450 million years.
- Tuna fish can swim at speeds of 70 kph (43 mph).
- Over 1000 fish species are threatened by extinction.
- Sharks can smell a drop of blood that is one quarter mile away. They can have up to 3,000 teeth at one time.
- Some school of fish have more than 200,000 fish in them.
- A whole shark can weigh more than three elephants.