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sailfish

(Encyclopedia) sailfish, common name for a marine game and food fish, genus Istiophorus, belonging to the family Istiophoridae and related to the marlin. It is named for its high, wide dorsal fin (or…

marlin

(Encyclopedia) marlin, common name for open-sea fish related to the sailfish (family Istiophoridae) and prized in sport fishing. The best known is the Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, found…

The Fastest Fish in the Sea

The Question: I read the list of the fastest animals on land at your site. But I was wondering what is the fastest animal in the sea might be? The Answer: According to Guinness World Records,…

Fastest Animals

Land mammal: The cheetah can run as fast as 70 m.p.h. Marine mammal: Killer whales can reach speeds of 48 m.p.h. Bird: The peregrine falcon dives at speeds of up to 200 m.p.h. and can fly at a…

Animal Hall of Fame

Land mammal: African elephants weigh up to 14,000 pounds and can eat as much as 600 pounds of food a day! Their trunks contain as many as 100,000 different muscles. Marine mammal: The blue whale…

Animal Hall of Fame Slideshows

The following slideshows illustrate the biggest, smallest, meanest, and fastest animals on Earth Related Links Animal Groups Animal Names: Male, Female, and Young…

fishing

(Encyclopedia) fishing, act of catching fish for consumption or display. Fishing—usually by hand, club, spear, net, and (at least as early as 23,000 years ago) by hook—was known to prehistoric people…

Saltwater Fish

SpeciesLbs-OzWhere CaughtDateAnglerAlbacore88-2Gran Canaria, Canary IslandsNov. 19, 1977Siegfried DickemannAmberjack, greater155-12Challenger Bank, BermudaAug. 16, 1992Larry TrottAngelfish,…

Florida

  Florida State Information Capital: Tallahassee Official Name: State of Florida Entered Union (rank): March 3, 1845 (27th state) Present constitution adopted: 1969 State abbreviation/Postal…

State Symbols

StateSongBirdTreeFlowerAlabama“Alabama” (1931)yellowhammer (1927)Southern longleaf pine (1949, 1997)camellia (1959)Salt water fish: fighting tarpon (1955); Fresh water fish: largemouth bass (…