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Wondering how fast fish can swim? Stuart Blackman seeks out the record breakers <\/p>

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Published: Thursday, 28 November 2024 at 15:22 PM<\/p>

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Watch an international swimming competition on TV and you’ll be amazed at how quickly athletes can propel themselves through the water. But then, put them in a race next to a fish and their 5 or 6mph will seem like a snail’s pace.<\/strong><\/p>

Can fish coun<\/a>t?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
Can fish drown?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
Do fish make friends?<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>
The speed at which a fish swims is determined by a host of factors: their body shape and length, tail and fin shape, their muscle, skin and scale make up, and the conditions of the water they’re swimming in.<\/p>
The fastest swimmers tend to have long, streamlined bodies, big and powerful tails and a pointed snout.<\/p>

Watch sailfish agilely hunt a mackerel bait ball. Getty Images <\/figcaption> <\/figure>
What’s the fastest fish?<\/h2>
At a fishing event in Florida in the early 1900s, a hooked Indo-Pacific sailfish reportedly pulled out 91m of line in three seconds, which equates to a speed of 110kph (68mph).<\/p>
This record has been questioned on the basis of both the reliability of the measurement and the laws of physics.<\/p>
However, more recently, tagged sailfish have been logged accelerating at a rate that, if sustained for just two seconds, would result in a speed of 126kph (78mph). Bluefin tuna, though, can accelerate even faster \u2013 over the same two seconds, they could theoretically reach 232kph (144mph).<\/p>
More fascinating fish facts<\/strong><\/h3>
How long can a fish live out of water?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>
How do ‘flying fish’ fly?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>
Weirdest fish: 12 of the strangest fish in the world<\/strong><\/a><\/li> <\/ul>
Main image: Getty Images<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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