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Speed
  
Ocean sunfish: 3.2 km/h

Clutch size
  
Pacific hagfish: 28

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Length
  
Ocean sunfish: 1.8 m, Largehead hairtail: 46 cm

Mass
  
Ocean sunfish: 1,000 kg, Gilt-head bream: 9.5 kg, Largehead hairtail: 2.8 kg

Representative species
  
Yellow tang, Ocean sunfish, Queen angelfish, Gilt‑head bream, Humpback anglerfish

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Saltwater fish are fish that spend some or all of their lives in salt water such as oceans or salt lakes, generally with a salinity of more than 0.05%.

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Categorisation of saltwater fish by habitats

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  • Coastal fish (also offshore fish or neritic fish) inhabit the sea between the shoreline and the edge of the continental shelf
  • Deep sea fish live below the photic zone of the ocean, i.e. where not enough light penetrates for photosynthesis to occur
  • Pelagic fish live near the surface of the sea or a lake
  • Demersal fish live on or near the bottom of the sea or a lake
  • Coral reef fish are associated with a coral reef.

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    References

    Saltwater fish Wikipedia
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