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Fish

Saltwater and freshwater fish. A lot of things that live in the water are not fish, these can be found under invertebrates.

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Ais forAnchovy

Anchovies are small, oily fish that are usually preserved in brine and matured. This process gives them a very strong flavour. Anchovies are used on pizza, on Caesar salad and as an ingredient in numerous other dishes. They are one of the main ingredients of Worcestershire Sauce.
Anglerfish are small, predatory fish. They have one or more long, thin, flexible spines on their heads with a fleshy lump at the end. They can move this spine around and dangle the lump like bait in front of their mouths.
Anglerfish are fairly rare and have an unusual way of reproducing. Male anglerfish are much smaller than females, and when they are mature they bite onto a female and then wither away to nothing but reproductive organs. They live like parasites on the female's bloodstream.

Bis forBream

Bream are freshwater fish found in lakes and slow-moving rivers in Europe. They are caught for food.

Cis forCarp

Carp are a large group of freshwater fish, which includes goldfish and koi. Other kinds of carp are caught for food.

Cis forCatfish

Catfish are named because they look like they have cat whiskers. They live at the bottom of rivers and lakes, and sometimes in coastal waters too. Most catfish eat dead matter they find at the bottom of waterways.
Catfish range in size from very tiny to 10 feet long.

Cis forCod

Cod is the common name for a number of related fish. Cod eat sea snails, starfish, smaller fish and other sea creatures. Cod are caught for food, and their livers are used to make cod liver oil, which is rich in vitamin A, D and E.

Eis forEel

An eel is a long, thin fish. Instead of having separate small fins on their back end like other fish, they have one big long fin that goes all the way around their long tail. Eels eat other fish.

Fis forFish

Fish live underwater, in either salt or fresh water. They can only breathe underwater, but they use gills to breathe, not lungs like we do. Fish are covered in scales. Some people keep very small fish in their houses as pets. The biggest kind of fish is a whale shark, which is just a really big kind of shark. Whales grow a lot bigger than sharks but they are not fish, as they don't have gills and have to come to the surface of the water to breathe, just like we do.

Fis forFlounder

Flounder is a common name for a large number of related flat fish species that typically live on the bottom of the sea where they camouflage with the sea bed. They eat smaller fish, catching them by surprise as their prey simply cannot see them.
Flying fish are a type of fish with very big fins. They can jump out of the water to get away from things that want to eat them, and then they glide through the air for some distance before they fall back into the water again.
They can glide for around 50-400 metres, and reach speeds of up to 70km/h. Flying fish eat plankton, and are themselves eaten by tuna and dolphins.

Gis forGoldfish

Goldfish are a kind of freshwater fish that was bred to be a pet. There is no such thing as a wild goldfish. Goldfish were descended from a kind of carp, and they were specially picked for their yellow and orange color.
Goldfish are the most popular pet fish, and are very commonly found in ponds in people's yards and in fish tanks in people's houses.

Kis forKoi

Koi are a kind of ornamental carp. They are kept for their pretty colors. Koi get quite large when they grow older, especially if they are kept in a large enough pond.

Mis forMolly

Mollies are a large group of small fish that are popular as pets.

Sis forSalmon

Salmon are a type of fish that migrates to breed. Salmon live in the sea but return to rivers inland to lay their eggs. Because of this, when they migrate they are a popular food for many animals that live near rivers, like bears.
Salmon are a popular food with people too. Salmon is served canned, smoked, raw or cooked in a huge variety of ways. Salmon has a a distinctive pink colour.

Sis forSardine

Sardines and pilchards are a group of small, oily fish. In some places, a small pilchard is called a sardine and a large sardine is called a pilchard. They can be eaten grilled, pickled or smoked. Sardines are most commonly bought in cans. They are eaten bones and all and are an excellent source of minerals.

Sis forSeahorse

A seahorse is a type of small fish. They live around coral reefs and in seagrass. They eat tiny fish and other small sea creatures.
Male seahorses look after the babies. The female lays her eggs in a pouch on the male, and he looks after the eggs for several weeks until they hatch.

Sis forShark

Sharks are a type of large fish that live in the sea. There are many different varieties of shark. Some eat smaller fish, some eat penguins and seals, and others eat the same way as large whales, by sifting out tiny sea animals from the water.
Sharks constantly grow new teeth, and can lose thousands in their lifetime. Their skeleton is not made of bone, unlike most fish and animals, but is made from something softer and more flexible called cartilage. In people, cartilage is found around the ends of our bones to make our joints easier to move.

Sis forStingray

Stingrays are a type of large fish related to the shark. Stingrays do not lay eggs, but give birth to four or five baby stingrays.
Stingrays have a stinging barb that can be extremely painful, and can sometimes even kill you. The barb often breaks off and stays in the victim. Stingray injuries can be treated with very hot water.

Sis forSturgeon

Sturgeon are a large family of fish. Some kinds of sturgeon are caught for their roe, which are used to make caviar. Some species of beluga can grow up to 5.5 metres or 18 foot long and weigh 2000 kilos or 4400 pounds.

Tis forTrout

Trout refers to a number of species of related freshwater fish. They live in lakes and rivers, not the sea.
Trout are closely related to salmon.