Facts About Fish By Ton

Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………….2 Facts About Clownfish………………………………..4 Facts about Puffer Fish……………………………….6 Facts About Swordfish………………………………..8 Blowfish Poem……………………………………………9 References………………………………………………..10

Introduction All fish look different, not the same. Some fish are shaped like rocks. 2

Some fish can’t protect themselves, so they stay near fish that sting, like jellyfish. 3

Facts About Clownfish Clownfish are orange with white stripes. 4

They protect themselves by swimming by the anemone. A clownfish eats dead anemones and plankton. 5

Facts About Puffer Fish Puffer fish puff up to escape when they are in danger. When they puff up, they are twice as massive as their normal size. 6

Puffer fish are poisonous to eat. Puffer fish have four teeth to break open clams, muscles, and crawfish. Their teeth look like a beak. 7

Facts About Swordfish Swordfish live in the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Indian Ocean. Swordfish eat small fish. Swordfish come to the sun to bask, or sunbathe. Swordfish swing their sword to stun other fish. 8

B lowfish look like massive floating heads. L ethal poison can kill thirty men. O pen clams with their four teeth. W arding off predators by puffing up. F ugu chefs cook puffer fish by removing the poison. I nflate like a balloon. S caleless fish eat plankton. H iding with camouflage. 9

References EnchantedLearning.com (Clownfish) EnchantedLearning.com (Fish Anatomy) EnchantedLearning.com (Puffer fish) Fish Facts by Anne Miranda Images.nationalgeographic.com (Puffer fish) Oceans Alive: Swordfish by Colleen Sexton 10