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Sunfish caught in Jamaican waters 

"Is the first I am seeing a fish like this, I don’t even know what type of fish is this. We were out by Boston Bay when he bite and it took us about an hour to take him on the boat,” Phillips told OBSERVER ONLINE. -Read more

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Cool Fish Facts

Moray eels are 4-5 feet long and are found in tropical salt water – they have powerful jaws and sharp teeth

Electric Eels: The electric eel are so called as they are able to generate an electric current of up to 650 volts

The Green Moray is the most common eel

The Red Bellied Piranha has the most fearsome reputation

Piranhas have razor sharp teeth which they use to puncture their victim and strip away the flesh!

There are no confirmed human deaths caused by Piranhas! They have however been known to attack dead bodies

 Movies such as Piranha, Piranha, Piranha 3D and Piranha 3DD have not helped the reputation of the Piranha depicting it as a human killer!

The 1967 James Bond Film, ‘You Only Live Twice’ starring Sean Connery showed a woman being thrown into a Piranha Pool!

Piranhas are attracted by noise, splashing and blood!

There are over 70 species of rainbow fish

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Weird and Wild

Most fish reproduce by laying eggs, though some fish, such as great white sharks, give birth to live babies called pups.

  Starfish are not fish. Neither are jellyfish.

  Catfish have over 27,000 taste buds. Humans have around 7,000. Fish scales are a common ingredient in lipstick.

  Seahorses are the only fish that swim upright. And yes, they are fish.

  Select talented fish, such as the great white shark, can raise their body temperature. Useful to keep the hunting hot in cold water.