One Fish, Two Fish…
August 26, 2021
What better way to go back-to-school than at an aquarium? Here at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, we have two huge aquariums to choose from, with schools of fish to make any Dr. Seuss fan happy!
Here’s our version of the familiar classic. Read, then come and meet all the characters in real life, at the Pacific Seas Aquarium and South Pacific Aquarium!
One fish, Two fish
![rockfish rockfish lips](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-fat-lip-rockfish-300x300.jpg)
![two fish two fish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-two-fish-300x300.jpg)
Red fish, Blue fish
![Red fish red soldier fish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-red-soldier-fish-300x300_c.jpg)
Red soldier fish.
![blue fish blue fish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-blue-fish-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
Pink-and-blue fish…
![sheephead fish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-sheephead-300x300.jpg)
Old fish, New fish.
![rockfish Rockfish.](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-old-rockfish-300x300_c.jpg)
Rockfish can live over 100 years.
![eagle ray pup eagle ray pup](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-eagle-ray-pup-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
Eagle ray pup at 6 weeks old. (Rays are fish too!)
This one’s long and lean and green,
![moray eel](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-moray-eel-300x300.jpg)
This one keeps the aquarium clean.
![diver in baja bay](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-diver-in-baja-bay-300x300.jpg)
So many fish here to be seen!
Some are orange, some are brown,
Garibaldi fish.
Brown rockfish.
![garibaldi garibaldi fish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-garibaldi-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
Garibaldi fish.
![brown rockfish brown rockfish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-brown-rockfish-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
Brown rockfish.
This one looks just like a clown!
Some are angels, some are not –
![clarion angelfish clarion angelfish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-clarion-angelfish-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
Clarion angelfish.
![neon blue fish neon blue fish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-neon-blue-fish-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
This one has a leopard spot!
![Leopard shark.](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-leopard-shark-1-300x300.jpg)
This one’s lips are big and fat,
![ling cod](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-ling-cod-300x300.jpg)
This one swoops just like a bat.
![spotted eagle ray](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-eagle-ray-spotted-back-300x300.jpg)
Yes, some are yellow, some are red…
Some even have a hammerhead!
![hammerhead shark](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-hammerhead-on-aqua-300x300.jpg)
Why are they yellow, pink and red?
To blend in with their coral bed!
Some have barbs…but all have fins,
Nurse sharks. (Sharks are cartilaginous fish.)
Stingray. (Yes, they are fish too!)
![nurse sharks Nurse sharks.](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-sharks-with-fins-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
Nurse sharks. (Sharks are cartilaginous fish.)
![stingray stingray](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-stingray-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
Stingray. (Yes, they are fish too!)
Some have very toothy grins.
![sand tiger shark](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-sand-tiger-shark-open-mouh-300x300.jpg)
Some are thin and some are fat,
![thin fish thin fish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-thin-fish-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
![puffer fish Puffer fish](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-puffer-fish-scaled-300x300_c.jpg)
Puffer fish.
Some have whiskers like a cat!
![nurse shark](https://www.pdza.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KBYG-nurse-shark-blue-300x300.jpg)
From reef shark here to rockfish there,
Funny fish are everywhere.