Talk:Fish

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News

Maybe of interest to someone http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8063875/New-species-of-fish-found-four-and-a-half-miles-under-the-sea.html Merlin-UK (talk) 05:39, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

way to niche for this article--FUNKAMATIC ~talk 22:23, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Where are the hagfish?

The taxonomy section does not list hagfish. It seems like it should. I came to the article curious about how hagfish, lampreys and coelacanths were related to fish in general or the bony fish in particular and it was in the taxonomy section that I expected to find at least some of the answer.

In doing some research outside the fish article it seems there are two theories.

• The hagfish are a basal group to the lampreys and the Gnathostomata
• The lampreys and the hagfish form a natural group, the cyclostomata, which is a sister group of the Gnathostomata

This seems like it is important enough information that it should be mentioned in the taxonomy section or at a minimum a link to the Cyclostomata article should be provided which discusses the issue in more detail. Based on what seems like the most recent studies, the old idea that the hagfish and the lampreys form a natural group was probably right and the idea that lampreys were more closely related to the Gnathostomata than hagfish was probably wrong.

If there was agreement on the above I would like to edit the taxonomy section a little bit to include this information. If people preferred I would list my proposed edits here before changing the article. --Davefoc (talk) 07:54, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

I modified the taxonomy section to include a brief note about the position of the hagfish in Chordata phylum. --Davefoc (talk) 19:29, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 77.97.154.137, 25 January 2011

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77.97.154.137 (talk) 18:27, 25 January 2011 (UTC) hannah moghul is the new type of fish

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. →♠Gƒoley↔Four♣← 22:21, 25 January 2011 (UTC) fish taste good with chips because they go together like cheese and chips

List of fishes by population

I was wondering which species were the most populous; a list, or an explanation that we don't know, would be interesting additions to the article. -- Beland (talk) 16:28, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Time

The article says that fish appeared in the Ordovician. Isn't this inaccurate? What about Haikouichthys and Myllokunmingia? 70.80.215.121 (talk) 20:24, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Adam70.80.215.121 (talk) 20:24, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

How do you know if the fish is male or feamale

My brother won one gold fish at the fair last night and they gave us a free one

You are asking about sexing goldfish. It is hard to do and requires mature specimens, which you won't get unless they are reared in large tanks or under actual pond conditions. If you are worried about names, pick what you like, the fish won't care. If you are worried about breeding find some better on-line support group, there are plenty of enthusiasts. But guppies are much more fun if you want to breed in a small tank, and more colorful. μηδείς (talk) 05:26, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Endotherms/Poikilotherms/Endotherms

The Fish article states "Most fish are "cold-blooded", or ectothermic", this seems to infer that some fish are Poikilotherms or possibly Endotherms. Does anyone know which fish are Poikilotherms/Endotherms? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 11:52, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Tuna in general but blue fin tuna in particular thermoregulate. The white shark is also reputed to thermoregulate.--Davefoc (talk) 08:40, 23 September 2011 (UTC)Fish can talk due the fact that they are mammals.

fish or fishes

Is there a scientific/ichthyological difference between "fish" as in "ray-finned fish" and "fishes" as in "lobe-finned fishes"? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 19:34, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Not sure if there is a scientific difference, but they can both be plural which is a little confusing. Fishes also means the act of fishing. I think Fish is the appropriate title tho (i'm assuming that is where you were going with this comment)Meatsgains (talk) 18:53, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

See fish or fishes --Epipelagic (talk) 22:20, 27 October 2011 (UTC)