Portal:Fish/Did you know


 * [[Image:Liposarcus multiradiatus 01 ssj 20050321.jpg|right|70px|]]...that the Loricariidae or the suckermouth catfish from Central and South America is the largest family of catfish, with almost 700 species and new species being described each year?
 * [[Image:King of herrings.png|right|70px|]]...that the king of herrings (Regalecus glesne), an oarfish of the family Regalecidae, is the world's longest bony fish with a length of 41 ft?
 * ...that the yoyo loach (Botia almorhae) from India and Pakistan is named for their black and white patterns, which often can be seen to spell "yoyo" especially in younger specimens?
 * [[Image:Sillago parvisquamis.jpg|right|70px]]...that studies of the inshore marine fish small-scale whiting (Sillago parvisquamis) suggest the female starts life smaller than the male, but grows faster and is larger than the male within two years?
 * ... that the cream-spotted cardinalfish is the sole member of the new genus Ozichthys?