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Website
Australian Museum

Australian Museum Fish Site: Fishes

For Students 9th - 10th
The Australian Museum provides a comprehensive site all about fishes. What is a fish? Learn about its scales, bones and fins.
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Handout
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Faq's About Fishes

For Students 9th - 10th
What is the biggest fish? What is the smallest fish? Do fishes have tongues? You will find the answer to these questions and more in this informative site.
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Interactive
Other

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive animal guide from the Columbus Zoo highlights general information and fun facts about fish such as sharks, clownfish, and stingrays. Select an animal from the list to begin exploring.
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Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Heart Healthy Foods

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides great information on the topic of heart healthy foods. The site is fairly in-depth with links scattered throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Barb (Barbus Barbus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about Barb, a small-sized freshwater fish, including details on their appearance, habitat, diet, and breeding.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Barracuda (Sphyraena)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the Barracuda and discover information on the physical characteristics, habitat, predatory lifestyle, and breeding of this ocean fish. Includes images and statistics.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Basking Shark (Cetorhinus Maximus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the Basking Shark and discover information on the physical characteristics, habitat, and diet of this second largest species of fish. Includes images and statistics.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Butterfly Fish (Chaetodontidae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated entry describes the Butterfly Fish along with providing details about their habitat, physical characteristics, status as an endangered species, and breeding.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Catfish (Siluriformes)

For Students 9th - 10th
View images and learn facts about Catfish, including their habit, appearance, diet, and breeding.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Cichlid (Cichlidae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the Cichlid, including details on its appearance, habitat, diet, behaviour, and much more.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Discus (Symphysodon)

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents an overview of the Discus, including its habitat, appearance, behavior, breeding, diet, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of fish.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Guppy (Poecilia Reticulata)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Poecila Reticulata, more commonly known as the Guppy.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Molly (Poecilia)

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated entry describes the Molly with details about its habitat, physical characteristics, diet, breeding, and other facts.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Pike (Esox)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the pika, a freshwater fish. Discusses the five species, where they are found, physical characteristics, diet, animals they prey upon, features of the female pike, reproduction, and population...
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Puffer Fish (Tetraodontidae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the puffer fish. Discusses where they are found, the different species, unique defensive characteristics, physical features, diet, predators, reproduction, and cultures that eat them.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Scorpion Fish (Scorpaenidae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the scorpion fish. Discusses where they are found, the different species, physical characteristics, diet, threats, and reproduction.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta Splendens)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and facts about the Siamese fighting fish. Discusses where they are found, where the name comes from, physical characteristics, diet, predators, reproduction, and their popularity as an aquarium pet.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Silver Dollar (Metynnis Argenteus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and facts about the silver dollar, a freshwater tropical fish. Discusses their popularity for aquariums, where they originate, their behavior, diet, predators, lifespan and reproduction, and care when kept in an...
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Tang (Acanthuridae)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Acanthuridae, more commonly known as the Tang.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Tetra (Paracheirodon Axelrodi)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Paracheirodon Axelrod, more commonly known as the Tetra.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: X Ray Tetra (Pristella Maxillaris)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the pristella maxillaris, otherwise known as the x-ray tetra.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Fish Evolution and Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution and ecology of fish.
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Website
PBS

Idaho Ptv: Dialogue for Kids: Fish

For Students 3rd - 5th
A collection of facts and links on the topic of fish.