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5 Facts on Fish (Detailed List)

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So many questions people ask, can a fish be frozen and then live again? Is fish meat or poultry? Do fish kiss? So many questions that we will answer in this article.

 

Can fish freeze and live?

The life of fish always interests many people, scientists and simple laymen. Experiments carried out on tilapia have shown that fish come back to life after a short time of freezing. However, it seems impossible to date to really freeze a fish, and then make it come back to life.

 

Is fish poultry?

It depends on how you look at it. If we consider the definition of animal flesh then yes. If we go back to the etiology of the word meat, it means that which serves life or that which nourishes. In the Middle Ages, vegetables were part of meat.

 

The term has been reduced to what used to be called carne, but depending on the appreciation, it can be limited to red meat to differentiate meat from cold cuts, seafood, poultry, game or fish. There would be a scientific use and a gastronomic one.

 

Do fish kiss ?

Generally, fish are not very sensitive, it is very rare to see them “kissing”, and even if it happens, it is more likely to be an accident, rather than an intentional kiss. However, there is a very strange species of fish that has the particularity of making kisses:

 

The gourami – a freshwater fish of about 30 cm – is native to Southeast Asia.

 

It is also called kissing fish. When a male kisses a female, it is to court her. But when two males kiss, it is because they are fighting for control of a territory. And it can sometimes last for hours!

 

Do fish have legs?

Fish have the equivalent of a thigh and a leg, but no foot. This leg is called the autopod. So scientifically, fish have legs, but do not use them at all. It simply moves with its fins.

 

How long does it take for fish to digest ?

The digestive tract and its appendages are concentrated in the abdominal cavity. Outside of the breeding season, the digestive tract takes up most of the space. The mouth of the fish is only used to swallow; there are no salivary glands. Behind the gills, the tube begins with the esophagus which widens into a stomach with pyloric coevals.

 

The digestion of a fish will thus take from 1 to 2 hours.

 

The intestine is folded and leads to the anus located in front of the anal fin. The liver is voluminous. The pancreas is diffuse. The digestion of fish is similar to ours but the digestive ferments act at much lower temperatures.

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