maceo
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I'm currently reading a QI book of facts and alarmingly one of these is that there's no such thing as a fish.
"The concept is merely a convenient umbrella term to describe an aquatic vertebrate that's not a mammal, a turtle or anything else. It's equivalent to calling bats or flying lizards 'birds' just because they fly.
The relationship between a lamprey and a shark is about the same as that between a salamander and a camel.
In the 16th century, seals, whales, crocodiles and even hippos were considered to be 'fish'.
And today we still have jellyfish, cuttlefish, starfish, crayfish and general shellfish!
"The concept is merely a convenient umbrella term to describe an aquatic vertebrate that's not a mammal, a turtle or anything else. It's equivalent to calling bats or flying lizards 'birds' just because they fly.
The relationship between a lamprey and a shark is about the same as that between a salamander and a camel.
In the 16th century, seals, whales, crocodiles and even hippos were considered to be 'fish'.
And today we still have jellyfish, cuttlefish, starfish, crayfish and general shellfish!