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The longest living commercial fish may be the Orange Roughy, with a maximum reported age of about 150 years.
The fastest fish, Sailfish and Wahoo can exceed speeds of 56 mph, Tuna, Marlin, Swordfish and Mackerel swim with speed 32 mph, while the average fish have maximum speed of 12.5 mph.
An ocean quahog, is the longest-lived animal species, a creature of the Icelandic sea was harvested, dated and found to have lived at least 405 years.
The world's largest fish is the Great Whale Shark which grows to more than 65' in length, 23 feet in girth, and 10 tons in weight. A mature whale shark, which feed primarily on plankton and microscopic animals, is larger than the average school bus.
The most expensive caviar, Almas caviar, is pearly white in appearance and comes from a 100+ year old Beluga Sturgeon. The lighter the color of Beluga caviar the older the fish is, and the more expensive the caviar is. 1 kg of Almas caviar in a 24-karat gold tin cost about $25,000.
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The largest crab species in the world is a Varanger king crab, also known as Red king crab, weighing around 33 lbs, and measuring up to 5 feet across shell and claws, tip to tip. Also Red King crab is one of the most prized crab species in the world.
The largest octopus in the world is the Pacific giant octopus. It is only about the size of a pea when it is born, by the time it is 2 years old it grows up to 30 feet across and weighs 150 pounds.
The Polar Cod is found further north than any other fish on earth. They happily survive in water temperatures of 0 to -4 degrees Celsius. Their temperature tolerance is due to an antifreeze protein in their blood.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. Marine scientists have measured the eye at about 11 inches across-bigger than a dinner plate! |
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