Frequently asked questions about fishes

Australian Museum staff are frequently asked questions about fishes. The FAQ list gives the answers to some of those questions. If your question isn't answered here then you can ask online.

Fish characteristics

• Fish FAQ - Can fishes change colour?
• Fish FAQ - Can fishes change sex?
• Fish FAQ - Can Fishes Hear?
• Fish FAQ - Do fish smell?
• Fish FAQ - Do Fishes feel pain?
• Fish FAQ - Do fishes have tongues?
• Fish FAQ - Do fishes Sleep?

Fish terms and categories

• Fish FAQ - Common and Standard Names
• Fish FAQ - Which is correct 'fish' or 'fishes'?
• Fish FAQ - What is a gas bladder?

Fish facts

• Fish FAQ - How do Electric Rays produce electricity?
• Fish FAQ - How fast are larval fishes?
• Fish FAQ - How often can a Porcupinefish inflate?
• Fish FAQ - Hyperostosis - Swollen Bones
• Fish FAQ - Why don't anemonefishes get stung?
• Fish FAQ - Why are the eyes of larval Black Dragonfish on stalks?
• Fish FAQ - Why do mullet leap?

Fish and other species

• Fish FAQ - What is a Leatherjacket Louse?
• Fish FAQ - What is a shrimpgoby?
• Fish FAQ - Are sea slugs goby hosts?

Fish size, speed and lifespan

• Fish FAQ - What is the biggest fish?
• Fish FAQ - What is the smallest fish?
• Fish FAQ - What is the second smallest species of fish?
• Fish FAQ - What is the fastest fish?
• Fish FAQ - What is the longest bony fish?
• Fish FAQ - Which species of fish has the shortest lifespan?

Fish names

• Fish FAQ - Why are they called parrotfishes?
• Fish FAQ - Why are they called triggerfishes?

Deepsea fish

• Fish FAQ - Why is it dark in the deepsea?
• Fish FAQ - What is the deepest-living fish?