The silver pearlfish<\/b> (Encheliophis homei), lives inside the anus<\/a> of sea cucumbers (sausage-shaped sea animals related to starfish, sea urchins and sea lillies). It swims in, tail first, and hides there during the day, then comes out at night to feed. Some species of pearl fish eat the insides of the unfortunate sea cucumber.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[1] = " The parasitic candiru catfish<\/b> (Vandellia cirrhosa), of Brazil, feeds on the blood of living fish by entering their gills. It is also famous for swimming into people when they go for a wee in water! It is thought that the candiru mistakes the flow of urine for the flow of water from a fish's gill. They swim up the stream of urine and into the human (male or female). Once inside the backwards-facing spines on their gill covers stick into the flesh and they almost always have to be cut out!<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[2] = " A pretty ugly creature, the hagfish<\/b> (Myxine sp),is an ancient jawless, eyeless fish that doesn't have a backbone. It attaches itself to and eats living, dying or dead animals. As if that isn't disgusting enough, if it is attacked it produces lots of thick slime as a defence mechanism.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[3] = " The mouth of the gulper eel<\/b> (Eurypharynx pelacanoides), is so large that it can swallow fish much bigger than itself. It lives in darkness in the abyssal<\/a> depths of the ocean where it swims along with its mouth open, attracting unsuspecting fish with a light at the end of its tail. If it swallows a very large fish the gulper eel's stomach can expand to twice its normal size.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[4] = " When attacked, sea cucumbers<\/b> (Holothurians), can spew out sticky tubes from their guts, which confuse or entangle their attackers. These tubes grow back in a few weeks.<\/p> Sea cucumbers are sausage-shaped animals, relatives of starfish, sea lilies and sea urchins, that live on the seabed. Some tropical species can grow up to 1m (39\") in length.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[5] = " Also called the ribbon worm, the bootlace worm<\/b> (Lineus longissimus), often grows up to 30 metres (100 feet) long. However, in 1864 a worm was washed up on the Scottish coast that measured a huge 55 metres (180 feet) long. This is the longest animal ever found.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[6] = " There is no sunlight in the abyssal<\/a> depths of the sea, and it can be quite difficult for animals to find a mate in the blackness. The female deep-sea angler<\/b> gets around this problem by releasing pheromones<\/a>, which the males can sniff out in the dark. Once a male finds a female, he physically attaches himself to her. Some older females can have several males attached at the same time. Many of the males internal organs break down and they actually become part of the female, even using her blood supply. When the female releases her eggs the male is right there to fertilise them. So far scientists have discovered 149 different species of angler in the abyss.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[7] = " The shock released by an electric eel<\/b> (Electrophorus electricus), can reach 600 volts. That's far more than the UK electricity supply (240 volts). A full discharge probably wouldn't kill a healthy person, but any fish close by would be instantly stunned and eaten. Electric eels also use small pulses of electricity to find their way through murky water at night.<\/p> Incidentally, an electric eel is not a true eel - it looks like an eel but actually belongs to a different family of fish.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[8] = " The world's largest octopus is the giant octopus<\/b> (Octopus dofleini), that can grow to 5 metres (16.5 feet) long and weigh 34kgs (75 lbs). They are shy gentle creatures which are rarely seen, although people once thought they were evil, vicious animals that could pull a ship down into the depths.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[9] = " The coelacanth<\/b> (pronounced 'see-la-kanth') Latimeria chalumnae, was around millions of years before the dinosaurs, and was thought to have become extinct 70 - 80 million years ago. However, on 22nd December 1938 the crew of the trawler boat, Nerine, caught the first live coelacanth known to science. It has survived unchanged for 400 million years.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[10] = " There are lots of stories of shoals of various species of the South American piranha<\/b> attacking people and horses, and eating them to the bone in 10 seconds flat. While individual piranhas are not much to worry about, shoals of hundreds or more of Natterer's or Red Bellied Piranha can become very ferocious and form feeding frenzies. They often attack animals much larger than themselves, although they very rarely attack anything larger than a pig (people are pig-sized!) Most people who are bitten by piranhas are either careless fishermen or aquarium keepers (aquarists).<\/p> On the other hand, Piranhas are very tasty to eat, and large numbers are caught and dried in the sun or roasted over open fires.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
factArr[11] = " The giant squid<\/b> (Architeuthis sp), lives in the ocean depths and grows up to 19.5m (65ft) long and over 1000 kg (2,200 lb) in weight. A dead specimen washed up on a New Zealand beech in 1933 had the largest known eyes in the world at 40cm (16\") across. It is one of the largest known living marine invertebrates in the world. For comparison, the longest known land-dwelling invertebrate, the giant earthworm Megascolides australis, only grows to 3.6m.<\/p> Done<\/a><\/p>"
clueArr[0] = " Think about a fish's surroundings - there are plants, sand, rocks and water. Which fish looks like it could blend in with something else you find in the sea? Done<\/a><\/p>"
clueArr[1] = " Which fish looks like it has the strength and shape (fins, muscles etc) to power itself through thousands of miles of water? Done<\/a><\/p>"
clueArr[2] = " Fish use different methods to catch a meal - camouflage, speed, sharp teeth. Which competitor has the tools to efficiently catch their food? It may not be the obvious fish!Fishy Fact No. 2<\/h1>
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