Thursday 4 July 2013

Biggest Fish

Biggest Fish



The world’s biggest fish is the rare plankton-feeding whale shark (Rhincodon typus), which is found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The largest specimen on record, captured in 1949, was 41 ft. 6 in. long, measured 23 ft. around the thickest part of the body, and weighed an estimated 14.8-20.7 tons.

Strongest Bite


 Experiments carried out with a Snodgrass gnathodynamometer (shark-bite meter) at the Lerner Marine Laboratory in Bimini, Bahamas revealed that a 2m 6ft 6 ¾ in long dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) could exert a force of 60 kg/132 lb between its jaws. This is equivalent to a pressuure of 3 tonnes/cm² or 19.6 tons/in² at the tips of the teeth.

Longest Goldfish



The world’s longest goldfish (Carassius auratus) is owned by Joris Gijsbers and measured 47.4 cm (18.7 in) from snout to tail-fin end on March 24, 2003 in Hapert, The Netherlands.

Noisiest Animal in sea


The low – frequency pulses made by BLUE WHALES when communicating with each other have been measured up to 188 decibels, making it the loudest sound emitted by any living source. They have been detected 850 km/ 530 miles away.

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