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Choose a Page:Which fish need lights?How do fish breathe?Which is the biggest fish?*How fast can fish swim?*What is unusual about the seahorse?How do fish float?How did the archer fish get its name?Can fish fly?How does a fish build a nest?What attracts sharks to their prey?Can fish generate electricity?Which fish needs a beak?Do all fish lay eggs? How fast can fish swim? Fish swim by sweeping their muscular tails from side to side. The fastest fish is the sailfish, which can drive itself through the water at more than 62 mph (100 kph). A sailfish   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Nature Chapter: Fish