Did You Know?
This fish can live in fresh and salt water!
Where It Lives
This fish lives in the sea and rivers.
What It Eats
It eats small plants and tiny bugs.
What big-scale sand smelt Does
It swims in groups with friends.
It helps keep the water clean.
It is food for bigger fish.
People catch it for food.
It can live in fresh and salt water.
It has a shiny and smooth skin.
More About big-scale sand smelt
This fish is found in many places. It likes to swim near the shore. It can be seen in rivers and lakes too. The sand smelt is small but very fast.
People catch this fish for food. It is tasty and good to eat. Some people like to fish for fun. They use bait to catch it.
In the future, we need to take care of this fish. It is important for the sea. If we keep the water clean, the sand smelt will be safe.
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Big-scale Sand Smelt"] --> B["Family: Atherinidae"]
A --> C["Euryhaline"]
A --> D["Amphidromous"]
A --> E["Max Length: 20 cm"]
What Do These Words Mean?
big-scale sand smelt:A type of fish that has large scales.
species:A group of living things that are similar and can breed together.
family Atherinidae:A group of fish that share common traits.
euryhaline:Able to live in water with different salt levels.
amphidromous:A fish that moves between fresh and salt water during its life.
