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To pursue such varied pelagic prey, mahi-mahi are fast swimmers, swimming as fast as 50 knots (92.6 km/h, 57.5 mph). [citation needed] Males and females are sexually mature in their first year, usually by the age of 4–5 months. Spawning can occur at body lengths of 20 cm (7.9 in). Females may spawn two to three times per year, and produce ...
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They are fast swimmers that prey on schools of forage fish, and continue attacking them in feeding frenzies even after they appear to have eaten their fill. [ 4 ] [ 12 ] Depending on area and season, they favor menhaden and other sardine -like fish ( Clupeidae ), jacks ( Scombridae ), weakfish ( Sciaenidae ), grunts ( Haemulidae ), striped ...
Aquatic mammals also display a variety of locomotion styles. Cetaceans excel in streamlined body shape and the up-and-down movements of their flukes make them fast swimmers; the tucuxi, for example, can reach speeds of 14 miles per hour (23 km/h). [46]
The marlins are Istiophoriform fish, most closely related to the swordfish (which itself is the sole member of the family Xiphiidae).The carangiformes are believed to be the second-closest clade to marlins.
Clements and Mims won the PNJ’s online poll held after the Oct. 10-15 playing period. Meanwhile, Loper did the same after the Oct. 31-Nov. 5 period.
Nile monitors are excellent swimmers. Their nostrils are placed high on their snouts, indicating these animals are very well adapted for an aquatic lifestyle. They are also excellent climbers and quick runners on land.
The black ghost knife fish is a Gymnotiform swimmer that has a very long ventral ribbon fin. Thrust is produced by passing waves down the ribbon fin while the body remains rigid. This also allows the ghost knife fish to swim in reverse. Labriform: Labriform swimmers are also slow swimmers. They oscillate their pectoral fins to create thrust.