All Shapes and Sizes Fish live in water They swim in ponds streams lakes and oceans Fish come in all shapes and sizes Some are huge Whale sharks grow longer than your classroom Others are tiny Goby fish are smaller than a coin 4 Goby fish are tiny
Fish swim in the warm Indian Ocean Most fish cannot make their own body heat Fish warm up or cool down with the water they live in This kind of animal is called an ectotherm 5
Fish Inside and Out Fish are shaped for slipping through water They wave their tails to swim Sailfish have long tails Their tails help sailfish speed underwater 6 Sailfish travel as fast as cars on the highway
Most fish have fins Fins on the top and bottom keep a fish from rolling over Pairs of fins on the sides of a fish’s body help it steer This shark has fins on its tail back and sides 7