Fish Facts

There is a disease called ichthyosis that turns the skin scaly like a fish.

Some species of fish have voices!

The lungfish can live out of water for three years in a state of suspended animation.

A robotic fsh created by researchers at NYU-Poly was left to interact with normal fish. It was accepted by them and soon guided them as a leader.

A marine catfish can taste with any part of its body.

There's a fish, known as Salema porgy, that causes severe hallucinations for up to 36 hours when ingested. During the Roman Empire, it was a party drug.

A bluefin tuna can swim at speeds up to 40 miles per hour, making it one of the fastest fish in the ocean!

Minnows have teeth in their throat.

Scientists trained a group of fish to walk on land and, over a period of 8 months, their body shape adapted to the terrestrial lifestyle.

The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.

Milt, known as a delicacy around the world, is actually fish sperm.

A koi fish named Hanako lived to be 226 years old, making her the oldest koi ever documented. Her age was scientifically verified in 1966 by examining growth rings on her scales, and she died in Japan on July 7, 1977.

Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.

Methuselah, an Australian lungfish at San Francisco's Steinhart Aquarium, has lived in the same tank since November 1938 - before World War II began. DNA analysis in 2023 estimated her age at between 92 and 101 years old, making her the oldest living aquarium fish in the world. She still gets belly rubs from her keepers and her favorite treat is fresh figs.