10 Fun Facts About Fish You Didn't Know

• Fish can taste with their entire body, not just their mouths.

• Some species of fish, such as the electric eel, can generate electricity to stun their prey or defend themselves.

• Fish can change color to camouflage themselves or attract a mate.                                   

• The lungfish can survive out of water for several years by burrowing into mud and waiting for the next rainy season

• The Coelacanth, a fish thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs, was rediscovered alive and well in 1938.

• Some species of fish, like the Mudskipper, can walk on land using their fins.

• The archerfish can shoot a stream of water at insects on leaves above the water's surface to knock them into the water to eat them.

• The ocean sunfish, also known as the mola is the heaviest bony fish in the world, weighing up to 5,000 pounds.

• Fish have a unique immune system, which allows them to fight off diseases and parasites without getting sick.

• Fish have a unique ability to regenerate lost fins and even eyes.