Turkeyfish
This striped fish has long fins that
look like feathers. Its spines can sting
an attacker with poisonous venom.
It is sometimes called a lionfish.
look like feathers. Its spines can sting
an attacker with poisonous venom.
It is sometimes called a lionfish.
Who am I?
Protopterus
My body is similar to that of an eel. I am
about three feet long, with dark designs
on my gray coloring. I am carnivorous and
can be found in the swamps of Africa.
During the dry season I live buried in the
mud and breathe with a swim bladder
that functions like a human's lungs.
about three feet long, with dark designs
on my gray coloring. I am carnivorous and
can be found in the swamps of Africa.
During the dry season I live buried in the
mud and breathe with a swim bladder
that functions like a human's lungs.
Who am I?
Tuna
I am possibly the world's largest
bony fish, measuring up to fourteen
feet in length. I prey on a wide range of
smaller fishes, squids and crustaceans.
I migrate over vast distances. My
meat is good to eat an you find it
canned in the grocery store.
bony fish, measuring up to fourteen
feet in length. I prey on a wide range of
smaller fishes, squids and crustaceans.
I migrate over vast distances. My
meat is good to eat an you find it
canned in the grocery store.
Who am I?
Smalltooth Sawfish
The nose of this fish is like a hard saw
with many teeth. It uses its saw to
slash through small schools of fish,
stunning or even killing its prey.
with many teeth. It uses its saw to
slash through small schools of fish,
stunning or even killing its prey.
Who am I?
Porcupine Fish
This fish is covered with spines.
When it is scared it swallows
air to puff itself up. sometimes
it puffs so much, it blows up!
When it is scared it swallows
air to puff itself up. sometimes
it puffs so much, it blows up!
Who am I?
Sturgeon
Most of the time I live in the northern seas
where I feed. In the spring I migrate to the
rivers and swim upstream to spawn in fresh
water. I am most commonly found in the
Volga River in Russia. People consider my
eggs to be a delicacy. they are called caviar.
where I feed. In the spring I migrate to the
rivers and swim upstream to spawn in fresh
water. I am most commonly found in the
Volga River in Russia. People consider my
eggs to be a delicacy. they are called caviar.
Who am I?
Smooth Hammerhead
This strange looking shark has an
eye and a nostril on each end of its
hammer-shaped head. This fish often
weighs one thousand pounds.
eye and a nostril on each end of its
hammer-shaped head. This fish often
weighs one thousand pounds.
Who am I?
Oarfish
This long, slender fish can grow
to be thirty feet in length. A long fin
shaped like an oar runs along the
entire length of its body.
to be thirty feet in length. A long fin
shaped like an oar runs along the
entire length of its body.
Who am I?
Sea Lamprey
This snake-like fish has a sucking
mouth and a rough tongue. Some of
these fish suck blood but others
suck in worms and small animals.
mouth and a rough tongue. Some of
these fish suck blood but others
suck in worms and small animals.
Who am I?
Lesser Electric Ray
This is a flat fish. it lives at the
bottom of the sea, hiding in the
sand or mud. It can give an electric
shock if it is touched by an enemy.
bottom of the sea, hiding in the
sand or mud. It can give an electric
shock if it is touched by an enemy.
