Someone once described the sea horse as a fish with the head of a horse, the tail of a monkey, the hard, outer shell of an insect, and the pouch of a kangaroo! And this is a good description. The sea...
Decorated fish
Some of the most beautiful fish in the world live among coral reefs. Coral reefs are rocky formations that look like lovely, underwater rock gardens. They are found near the shore in warm, tropical...
Vampire fish!
> An olive-green codfish, freckled with brown spots, moved slowly > through the water. It was hungry, and ready to snap up almost any > smaller creature it might meet. But this was an unlucky day for...
Ugly, beautiful – and deadly!
Some of the ugliest fish in the world and some of the most beautiful fish in the world both belong to the same family. The ugliest fish are creatures called stonefishes. They look like lumpy rocks...
Flying fish
The big, blue and silver barracuda (bar uh duh) moved rapidly through the water in search of food. Catching sight of a small fish some distance ahead, it began to swim faster. The small fish soon...
Giant fish
Most of the fish you see are probably no more than a foot or two (30-60 centimeters) in length. But some fish are giants. Some of the biggest fish are sharks. The very biggest fish in the ocean is...
Fish schools
Many kinds of fish, when they reach a certain age and size, form into groups that we call schools. Of course, fish don't learn anything in their schools, as you do in yours. They simply move about...
Fish
Many people think of any animal that lives in the sea as a fish. But only a certain kind of animal with a certain kind of body is a fish. Such creatures as oysters, starfish, jellyfish, and whales...
Animals of the sea
Billions of tiny plants and animals drift in huge groups in the sea. These creatures are so small that most of them can be seen only with a microscope. The sea is filled with many different kinds...
The sea in danger
(above) Workers clean up after an oil spill. The oiled dirt is bagged and removed so that plants and animals can once again live off the land and water, (right) A bird rescue worker holds a common...
