Fish are a class of aquatic vertebrates. The combination of gills, fins and the fact that they live only in the water make fish different from all other animals. Fish spend all of their lives in the water and are cold-blooded with the exception of Tuna family and the Mackerel shark family.

1. The oldest inhabitors on Earth

Fishes have been present on Earth for the last 450 million years. They were present long before the Dinosaurs roamed the earth.

2. The lipsticks connection!

Well, ladies, give thanks to the fishes as your precious component of makeup, the lipsticks, contain fish scale which contributes to your sassy look.

3. Fishes have taste buds all over their body

Did you know that fishes have the ability to taste without even opening their mouth?This truly is amazing.

4. Fishes are counter shaded

To be less visible in the water, most fishes are counter shaded. They are darker on top, lighter or silver on their sides and brightest on their bellies.

5. Lots of Fishy things!

Fishes are found in more species than all the other species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals combined. There are approximately 32,000 different kinds of fishes

6. Special fish radar helps in navigation

Fishes have a special sense organ, the lateral line which is like radar and helps fishes to navigate in dark or murky water.

7. Fishes can apparently change sex

Some fishes are known to change their sex during their life. That is purely strange, isn’t it?

8. Some fishes need to swim continuously

Sharks and some other fishes do not possess air bladder which helps them to keep afloat. Therefore, they must keep swimming continuously or rest on the bottom

9. Fishes have great senses

Fishes are supposed to have an excellent sense of touch, taste and sight. Some even have a good sense of hearing and smell. And what is more intriguing is that fish can feel pain and experience stress just like other mammals and birds.

10. Fishes can drown

It would be weird to say that fishes can drown, but that can happen. If there is not enough oxygen dissolved in the water, they can be drowned.

11. A fish can beat your car!

If you proud on your car-speed then hold for a moment as the Sailfish can beat your car. the Indo-Pacific Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, is considered world’s fastest fish with an average speed of 110 km/hr.

12. Now, the slowest fish!

Seahorses move so slowly that one can barely notice and that’s the feature, which makes them the slowest fish in the world