The world’s biggest clam weighs almost 500 pounds.
Dumb Facts » Aqua
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Sharks have no air bladders, so they must swim constantly or they’ll sink.
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Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
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A lobster can lay up to 150,000 eggs at one time.
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More than 20,000,000 seahorses are harvested each year for folk medicinal purposes.
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The world seahorse population has dropped 70% in the past 10 years.
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Starfish have eight eyes; one at the end of each leg.
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The eyes of a giant squid can be up to 15 inches across - the biggest in the world.
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More types of fish swim in Brazil’s Amazon River than in the entire Alantic Ocean.
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Tuna swim an average of 9 mph constantly. They never stop moving.
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The starfish is one of the only animals who can turn it’s stomach inside-out.
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The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes the catfish rank #1 for an animal having the most taste buds.
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A shrimp’s heart is located in it’s head.
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Starfish have no brain.
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A jellyfish is 95 percent water!