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The ocean sunfish can lay up to 300 million eggs at a time. Being the heaviest bony fish in the world, their weight may reach 2,200lbs (1,000kg).

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Baleen whales don't have ears, they hear through the vibrations picked up by the bones in their skull.

Male dolphins are called bulls, female dolphins are called cows and baby dolphins are called calves.

A dolphin's flipper is made up of five distinct bone structures, similar to that of a human hand.

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Out of all creatures on Earth the Giant Squid has the largest eyes; one eye can be as big as 11 inches (28 cm) across.

Penguins can drink sea water.

Penguins can drink sea water. They have glands just above their eyes which remove salt from their blood and expel it out through their nose.

The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean in the world, accounting for 32% of the world's total surface area. That's slightly more than all the land in the world combined.

The goldfish has been found to have a memory-span of at least 3 months. There have also been a few people who actually trained their goldfish to do tricks!

Tsukiji Market in Tokyo Japan is the biggest fish market in the world. Rare fish like the Bluefin Tuna is sometimes auctioned there for more than one million US dollars.

The Tennessee Aquarium is home to Electric Miguel, an electric eel with a Twitter account. He sends out tweets by generating high voltage electrical discharges.

The sailfish is the fastest fish in the world, capable of reaching speeds of 68 miles per hour (110 km/h).

Octopuses don't have tentacles, they have eight arms. Arms are more versatile than tentacles and can perform much finer movements.

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About 10% of plastic made every year ends up being dumped into the ocean.

About 10% of plastic made every year ends up being dumped into the ocean.

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It's estimated that over 700 million gallons of oil are dumped into the oceans each year.

It is estimated that 50 to 70 percent of all the oxygen in our atmosphere comes from algae and bacteria found in our oceans.

It is estimated that 50 to 70 percent of all the oxygen in our atmosphere comes from algae and bacteria found in our oceans. Trees and plants only account for about 20% of the total oxygen produced.

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