The deepest water in Lake Superior is 1,332 feet. Fish are found at the 600 foot level in Lake Superior. The Siscowet Lake Trout lives in the deepwater region of the lake. Two more live in the deeper waters. They are the Sculpin and the Kiyi. The Sculpin is a type of Lake Trout as well. The Kiyi is a Lake Whitefish. Other lake trouts live at depths up to 300 feet.
In contrast, Sunfish, are common to the Great Lakes in slow streams and rivers, as well as warm lakes and ponds. Children are the fishers of Sunfish. There are a lot of varieties and in our area, they are Northern Sunfish. I don't remember seeing Sunfish in Lake Ontario - I expect it is because they like to be near aquatic vegetation, and Lake Ontario shores are sandy. In Georgian Bay lakes they were a common fish in the 1960s. I expect they are still there. Perhaps Dan Cooper could check at his cottage and give us the latest Sun Fish update.
Kids love fish, so we can expect a lot of cute fish jokes - the list I found had 85 jokes. Here are a few:
What did a shark eat with its peanut butter sandwich? A jellyfish.
How do shellfish get to the hospital? In a clambulance.
What did the shark say after eating a clownfish? That tasted a little bit funny!
What do whales have for dinner? They eat fish and ships.
What does every fisherman want? A gillfriend.
How did the oyster manage to hide from the fish? Clamouflage!
What did one fish say to the other? Keep your mouth shut and you won’t get caught.
How do you talk to a fish? You drop it a line.
Two parrots are sitting on a perch. One bird asks the other one “Does something smell a little fishy to you?”
My fish pictures seem to focus on Koi. These are readily seen at botanic gardens.
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