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1. FISHES WITH DISTINCTION
By
BHUKYA BHASKAR
FISHERIES

2. The Fastest Fishes in the World
Fourwing flying fish Maximum
speed: 56km/h
Swordfish 64km/h
Bone fish 64km/h
Blue Shark 69km/h
Atlantic bluefin tuna
70km/h
Mako shark 74km/h
Wahoo 78 km/h
Striped marlin 80km/h
Sailfish 110km/h
Black marlin 120 km/h

3. The Fastest Fish in the World

4. Slowest moving marine fish
• The slowest moving marine fish are the sea horses
(family Syngnathidae) of which there are just over
30 species.
• Some of the smaller species such as the dwarf sea
horse (Hippocampus zosterae), which reaches a
maximum length of only 4.2 cm (1.7 in), probably
never attain speeds of more than 0.016 km/h
(0.001 mph).
• Sea horses are incapable of swimming against the
current and, to avoid being swept away, hang on to
coral and marine plants with their prehensile tails.

5. 10 Biggest Fish in the World

6. Smallest Fish in the World
• The smallest known fish in the world, the Photocorynus spiniceps, is a type of angler fish.
The males, which are parasitic and attach themselves to the female, are only 6.2 millimeters
long.
• A tiny relative of the carp, the female Paedocypris progenetica has a length of 7.9-
millimeters. These fish are found living in the peat of one small swamp in Indonesia that is
100 times more acidic than acid rain!
• Native to Borneo, Chili Rasboras are very popular aquarium and nano aquarium fish because
of their bright, intense coloring, and small size.
• 1. Photocorynus spiniceps
• 2. Stout Infantfish
• 3. Paedocypris progenetica
• 4. Dwarf pygmy goby
• 5. Midget dwarf goby
• 6. Chili Rasbora
• 7. Corfu dwarf goby
• 8. Celestial Pearl Danio
Photocorynus spiniceps

7. 10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
1. electric eel
(Electrophorus electricus)
2.Atlantic Manta
3. Stonefish
5. Goliath Tiger fish
Hydrocynus goliath
6. Moray Eel
7. Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
8.Oceanic White tip shark
9.Pufferfish
10.Box fish
10.Candiru
11.Wels Catfish

8. Oily fishes High inOmega-3 Fatty Acids
• 1) Atlantic Mackerel (1422mg/100gm cooked&1251mg/88gm mackerel
fillet)
• 2) Salmon (2586mg/100gm& 3982mg/ 154gm fillet)
• 3) Herring (2217mg/100gm& 3171mg/143gm fillet)
• 4)Sable fish (2125mg/100g & 3210 mg/151gm fillet)
• 5) Sardines (1692mg/100gm& 1421mg/84gm drained)
• 6) Anchovies(2113mg/100gm& 950 mg/45gm)
• 7) Fish Roe (3120 mg/100gm & 884mg/28 gm)
• 8) Sprats (1380 mg/100gm& 1870 mg/136g)
• 9) Sword fish(1101mg/100gm & 1167mg/136gm)
• 10) Blue fin Tuna(1710mg/100gm & 1460 mg/85gm)
• 11)Trout (1370mg/100gm& 850mg/62gm fillet)
• 12) cold smoking Kippers-Herrings (2365mg/100gm & 1538mg/65gm fillet)
• 13) Striped Bass(986mg/100gm & 1223mg/124gm fillet)
• 14)Eel (838mg/100gm& 1333mg/159 gm fillet)
• 15) Catfish (420 mg/100gm & 600mg/143 gm fillet)

9. Common Lean fishes
• A lean fish variety of fishes high in protein and low in
fat.
• 1) Snapper (2gm fat/113gm or 3ounces of cooked fillet)
• 2) Tilapia (1-2gm fat/113gm)
• 3) Flounder (1.6 to 2gm/113gm)
• 4) Cod fish (1gm fat/113gm)
• 5)Sole(1.1gm fat/113gm)
• 6) Haddock (1gm fat/113gm)
• 7) Pollock (0.8 gm fat/113gm)
• 8) Trout (5gm fat/113gm)
• 9) Tuna (1gm fat/85gm)

10. Most Expensive Fishes in the World
1) Blue fin tuna ($3.1 million)
2) Koi Fish ($1.8million)
3) Flowerhorn Cichlid ($600,000)
4)Platinum Arowana($400,000)
5)Fresh water Polka Dot Stingray($100,000)
6) Peppermint Angel fish($30,000)
7)Masked Angel fish($20,000)
8) Bladefin Basslet($10,000)
9) Golden Basslet ($8,000)
10) Platinum Alligator gar ($7,000)
11) Golden Alligator Gar ($7,000)
12) Neptune Grouper ($6,000)
13) Australian Flathead Perch($5,000)
14) Wrought Iron Butterfly fish ($4,000)
15) Clarion Angel fish ($2,500)
16) Blue-Eyed Plecostomus ($600)
17) Zebra Shovelnose catfish($500)
18) Izumo Nankin Gold fish ($500)
19) Zebra Plecostomus($300)
20) Arapaima//Pirarucu($200)
• Expensive fishes preferred for eating
1) 1) Blue fin tuna ($3.1 million)
2) American glass Eel ($3000/pound)
3) Puffer fish($200/Pound)
4) Wild Alaskan king Salmon ($70/pound)
5) Sowrdfish($60/pound)
6) Yellowfin Tuna($30/pound)
7) Chinook Salmon ($30/pound)
8) Halibut($30/Pound)
9) Dover Sole($29/pound)
10) Sockeye Salmon ($20/pound)
Shell fishes
1) Caffin Bay king Oysters ($383/Pound)
2) Sea Cucumber($116/pound)
3) Uni Sea Urchin ($108/Pound)
4) RedKing Crab ($90/pound)
5) Percebes Gooseneckbarnacles ($84/pound)
6) Alskan King Crab ($82/pound)
7) Abalone ($59/pound)
8) French Blue Lobster ($57/pound)
9) Canadian Geoduck clam($56/pound)
10) Maine Lobster ($54/pound)
11) Bluff Oysters($53/pound)

11. Cheapest Ornamental
Pet fishes
• 1) Guppy
• 2) Common Gold fish
• 3) Zebra Danio
• 4)Molly
• 5)Platy
• 6)Betta/fighter fish
• 7)Neon Tetra
• 8)Swordtails
• 9) Corydoras Catfish
• 10) Scissor Tail Rasbora
• Cheapest food fishes
• 1) Dorade
• 2) Porgy
• 3)Skate wing
• 4)Cat fish
• 5) Red mullet
• 6) Mackerel
• 7) Sardines
• 8) Tilapia

12. Migratory fishes
• Highly Migratory sea fishes:
• Albacore Tuna
• Big eye tuna
• Pacific blue fin tuna
• Atlantic blue fin tuna
• Sailfish& Spear fish
• Skipjack tuna
• Yellowfin tuna
• Black Marlin
• Blue Marlin
• Striped Marlin
• Atlantic White Marlin
• Sailfish
• Spearfish Shortbill
• Sword fish
• Highly Migratory Oceanic
Sharks:
• Bluntnose Six gillShark
• Basking Shark
• Threshar Sharks
• Whale shark
• Requiem sharks
• Anadromous migratory fishes migrates
from seawater fresh water:
Eg:Chinook(king), Coho(Silver),Chum(dog),
Pink(humpback),sockeye (red) salmon,
Sturgeons.Stripped bass,Smelt.
• Catadromous fishes migrates from fresh
water to sea water eg: American &
European Eels.
• Amphidromous fishes migrate regularly at
some particular life stages: marine
Amphidromy eg:Flat head mullets spawns
in indian seas during autumn and early
winter and young stage spend a short
period in brackish water and freshwater.

13. References
• https://www.thetravelalmanac.com/lists/fish-
speed.htm
• https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/top-10-
what-are-the-fastest-fish-in-the-world
• https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-
records/70705-slowest-fish
• https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-10-biggest-fish-
in-the-world/