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Pelagic fish

life science Maturity 9-11

Some fish live in the open water.

Sixfinger threadfin school.jpg
Sixfinger threadfin school.jpg
They stay far from the shore. They do not live on the bottom. They swim in the big blue sea.
Oceanic divisions.svg
Oceanic divisions.svg
These fish can be very small. They can also be very large. Do you like to swim too?

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File:Moofushi Kandu fish.jpg
Moofushi Kandu fish.jpg
File:Herring Silvering.svg
Herring Silvering.svg
File:Sixfinger threadfin school.jpg
Sixfinger threadfin school.jpg
File:Oceanic divisions.svg
Oceanic divisions.svg
File:Pelagiczone.svg
Pelagiczone.svg
File:california headlightfish.png
california headlightfish.png
File:Coccorella atrata.png
Coccorella atrata.png
File:Humpback anglerfish.png
Humpback anglerfish.png
File:Gonostoma bathyphilum.jpg
Gonostoma bathyphilum.jpg
File:Flabby whalefish.jpg
Flabby whalefish.jpg
File:Giant grenadier.jpg
Giant grenadier.jpg
File:Orange roughy.png
Orange roughy.png

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