if some one can help her as she needs it for school
2006-11-26 19:45:33 · 16 answers · asked by scotthomehello 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The largest fish would be the shark. Iam not sure about the she smallest fish.
2006-11-26 19:47:42 · answer #1 · answered by Jaye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing to be clarified: whales are not fish, they are mammals so they are eliminated right there. The biggest fish is the ''whale shark''... I know, it's pretty confusing but it's a shark, it's just very big so it's called ''whale shark''.
Now the smallest fish is a good question; according to the site cited below, the shortest marine fish is the Schindleria praematurus, found in Samoa in the South Pacific: 12-19 mm in length, weight 2 mg.
2006-11-26 19:57:57 · answer #2 · answered by Suzie Q 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The largest fish is the whale shark (about 50 ft) to a stout infant fish (8 mm or a little over 1/4 of an inch).
2006-11-26 19:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by Drewid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest fish in the world is the Whale Shark. It is a bit confusing cos it is neither a whale or a shark. The other answers about whales being the biggest are wrong. A whale is a mammal and a shark is a cartilages fish. These are a few of there genomes etc
Family Carcharhinidae (gray sharks, reef sharks, requiem sharks)
Genus Galeocerdo (tiger shark)
Genus Prionace (blue shark)
Genus Sciolodon (sharpnosed shark)
Genus Loxodon
Genus Rhizoprionodon (sharpnosed shark)
Genus Aprionodon (finetooth shark)
Genus Negaprion (lemon shark)
Genus Hypoprion (night shark)
Genus Carcharhinus (gray sharks, reef sharks, requiem sharks, etc.)
Genus Isogomphodon
Genus Triaenodon (reef whitetip)
As for the smallest it live in Sumatra in Acid and is only 7.9mm long. It is called Paedocypris. You can find more info at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2006/jan/news_7501.html
Hope this helps your daughter
2006-11-26 21:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by rgrahamh2o 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I believe the biggest fish is the Whale Shark. I'm afraid I don't know what the smallest is.
2006-11-26 20:02:58 · answer #5 · answered by darestobelieve 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Fish" is generally defined as an aquatic vertebrate, I think, and I have always heard that the "whale shark" is the largest, getting up to about 18 meters, while the smallest is the Paedocypris which lives in Indonesian swamps and can be as small as 7.9 millimeters!
2006-11-26 19:51:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
whale shark is the biggest fish
A U.S. scientist says a male anglerfish found in the Philippines is the smallest fish in the world
2006-11-26 19:49:26 · answer #7 · answered by heatherfaerie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
biggest fish is probally a shark: great white or whale. and the smallest fish is probally a Paedocypris new fish discoverd in January of 06 here is the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4645708.stm
2006-11-26 19:51:04 · answer #8 · answered by Nick T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A great whale shark in Western Australia, Australia - http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1170/is_1999_Jan/ai_53731237
The species of fish belongs to the carp family and is called Paedocypris progenetica - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2006/jan/news_7501.html Web site has a picture of it...So tiny!
2006-11-26 20:02:15 · answer #9 · answered by Kridwen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the biggest fish is actually a shark:
cartilaginous fish is another name for sharks. the MEGAMOUTH SHARK is the biggest! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megamouth_shark
but if your going for more FISH-LIKE..it would be the:
mola mola [ocean sunfish]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Sunfish
the smallest fish would be the:
Paedocypris fish
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2006/jan/news_7501.html
hope your 7 yr old is amazed.
2006-11-26 19:53:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋