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Fish live in body's of water, like rivers, ponds, 

oceans, and seas. Lakes are sometimes 

freshwater. Oceans are always have salt 

water. 

The Mexican Walking Fish

We're saddened to learn that the alien-looking Axolotl salamander 

(Ambystoma mexicanum), aka Mexican walking fish or Mexican water 

monster, is seriously threatened with extinction because of habitat 

destruction and water pollution.

One of the coolest things about Axolotl - apart from their appearance - is 

they ability to regenerate most body parts.

The number of axolotls (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) in the wild is not 

known. But the population has dropped from roughly 1,500 per square mile 

in 1998 to a mere 25 per square mile this year, according to a survey by 

Zambrano's scientists using casting nets.

 The other big issue is habitat destruction. Lakes have been drained, and 

wastewater from Mexico City pollute waterways. This will not be easy to fix, 

but something will have to be done because these species that are 

threatened are just the canary in the coal mine.

A pet axolotl should be fed earthworms, crickets or tiny pieces of meat.

Axolotls can be found in lakes in Mexico. 

Flying fish can be seen jumping out of warm ocean waters worldwide. Their 

streamlined torpedo shape helps them gather enough underwater speed to break the 

surface, and their large, wing-like pectoral fins get them airborne.

Flying fish are thought to have evolved this remarkable gliding ability to escape 

predators, of which they have many. Their pursuers include mackerel, tuna, 

swordfish, marlin, and other larger fish. For their sustenance, flying fish feed on a 

variety of foods, including plankton.

There are about 40 known species of flying fish. Beyond their useful pectoral fins, all 

have unevenly forked tails, with the lower lobe longer than the upper lobe. Many 

species have enlarged pelvic fins as well and are known as four-winged flying fish.

The process of taking flight, or gliding, begins by gaining great velocity underwater, 

about 37 miles (60 kilometers) per hour. Angling upward, the four-winged flying fish 

breaks the surface and begins to taxi by rapidly beating its tail while it is still beneath 

the surface. It then takes to the air, sometimes reaching heights over 4 feet (1.2 

meters) and gliding long distances, up to 655 feet (200 meters). Once it nears the 

surface again, it can flap its tail and taxi without fully returning to the water. Capable 

of continuing its flight in such a manner, flying fish have been recorded stretching out 

their flights with consecutive glides spanning distances up to 1,312 feet (400 

meters).

Flying fish are attracted to light, like a number of sea creatures, and fishermen take 

advantage of this with substantial results. Canoes, filled with enough water to sustain 

fish, but not enough to allow them to propel themselves out, are affixed with a luring 

light at night to capture flying fish by the dozens. There is currently no protection 

status on these animals.

SCOMBRIDAE FAMILY; also called Bermuda tuna, blackfinned albacore

Occurs in tropical and warm temperate waters of the western Atlantic 

Ocean.

The pectoral fins reach to somewhere between the twelfth dorsal spine and 

the origin of the second dorsal fin but they never extend beyond the second 

dorsal fin as in the albacore. There is a total of 19-25 (usually 21-23) gill 

rakers on the first arch (15-19 are on the lower limb), which is fewer than in 

any other species of Thunnus. The finlets are uniformly dark, without a 

touch of the bright lemon yellow usually present in those of other tunas. 

Light bars alternate with light spots on the lower flanks.

This is a pelagic, schooling fish that generally feeds near the surface. Its diet 

consists of small fishes, squid, crustaceans, and plankton. An excellent light 

tackle species, it can be taken by trolling or casting small baits or lures, 

including ballyhoo, mullet and other small fishes as well as strip baits, 

spoons, feathers, jigs, or plugs; or by live bait fishing from boats at the 

surface of deep waters one to two miles offshore. It has some local 

commercial importance, but is predominantly an angler's fish. It is a spunky 

game species and the flesh is of good quality and flavor

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