Biology

The Most: Related to Animals -2 (Fishes)

1. Fastest fish	*Sail fish (Istiphorus platypterus): 109 km/hr*
2. Heaviest Bony Fish	*Ocean sunfish is the heaviest largest ever recorded 2.28 tonnes*
3. Largest Fish (Meat Eating)	*Great white shark (the man-eater). Average length up to 4.57 m.*
4. Largest fish (plankton eating)	*Whale shark (Rhiniodon typus)* *Size: 18m weight: 39.5 tonnes*
5. Largest fresh water fish	*Acipensor (Sturgeon)*
6. Largest group of bony fishes	*Teleosts (Advanced ray finned fishes)*
7. Largest Indian carp	*Catla (Theila)*
8. Largest sized shark	*Rhinodon (21 m)*
9. Longest Bony Fish	*Russian sturgeon (Beluga)- Length up to 8 m*
10. Most advanced fish	*Lung fishes*
11. Most beautiful fish	*Zebra fish (Brachydenio rerio)*
12. Most common food fish	*Pomphret*
13. Most common type of caudal fin in bony fish	*Homocercal*
14. Most dreadful shark	*Great white shark*
15. Most Electric	*Electric eel (found in South America). Can produce 400 to 500 volts.*
16. Most primitive fish	*Climatius*
17. Most venomous fish	*Stone fish (Synanceja verrucosa), (foundin Indian and Pacific Oceans). Poison carried in spines can cause a person's death within a few hours.* *Pupper fish (Tetradon) is also considered as most poisonous.*
18. Slowest fish	*Dwarf Sea horse(Hippocampus zosterae): 16m/hr*
19. Smallest animal having vertebral column	*Gobby fish (1/2 inch long)*
20. Smallest fish	*Pygmy Goby (Pandaka pygmaea; 8-10 mm)*
21. Smallest shark	*Pygmy shark*
22. Thickest skin among animals	*Whale shark*

The Most: Related to Animals -1 (Invertebrates)

The Most: Related to Animals -3 (Amphibians)

The Most: Related to Animals -4 (Reptiles)

The Most: Related to Animals -5 (Birds)

The Most: Related to Animals -6 (Mammals)

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