Interesting Facts About CLOWN FISH

Beautiful Clown Fish

Clownfish are fishes which are native to warmer waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans, including the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea. Thirty species of these species are recognized. In the wild they all form symbiotic mutualisms with sea anemones. Here are some interesting facts about Clownfish :-

1. All clownfish are born males. But when a female dies, the most dominant clownfish changes itself into a female!

2. One species of the clownfish, called the percula clownfish, dances when it comes into contact with the anemones for the first time!

3. Clownfish live in small groups among sea anemones. Anemones are flesh-eating animals that look like plants.

Interesting Facts About PINK DOLPHIN

The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the pink dolphin, is a freshwater dolphin species endemic to the South American river system. Among the various pink dolphin facts, one of the lesser known fact is that it is the largest among the five river dolphin species in the world. Here are some interesting fact about these beautiful dolphins :-

1. Pink dolphins are not the same dolphins that you would see in the ocean; they have special adaptations to their habitat. In fact, river dolphins are only distantly related to sea dolphins.

2. Among the five species of river dolphins, Amazon pink dolphins are considered the most intelligent of them, with a brain capacity 40% larger than that of humans.

3. The Amazon River pink dolphins conform the largest population of river dolphins in existence as the other four species are functionally extinct or close to extinction.

4. The raise in contaminant levels of mercury have caused and increased number of deaths among pink dolphins, especially near gold mines where mercury is used as part of the gold mining process.

Interesting Facts About SEA HORSES

Sea Horse

The seahorse is a fish with a different appearance when compared to other fishes. They have a head like that of a horse, a tail like that of a monkey; a pouch to carry eggs like kangaroos and the eyes that to some extent resembles that of a chameleon. Here are some interesting facts about these interesting creatures :-

1. Seahorses have no stomach and no teeth. Food passes through their digestive system very quickly and thus they should eat constantly in order to stay alive.

2. They may not look like a fish but they are true fishes.

3. The small fin on their back can flutter up to 35 times per second. Currently about 35 species of seahorses have been identified.

4. The female seahorse lay eggs into a brood pouch on the ventral of male seahorse. Male fertilize these eggs in his pouch and he carries the eggs in his pouch until they hatch, then releases little hatchlings into the water.