![]() Mrs Chips (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) is the only teacher of the school of fish who teaches art, history, mathematics, science, and literature. Principal Gefilte (voiced by French Tickner) is the proud Principal of the School of Fish who is strict about behavior. They help their daughter and son whatever way they can and will always provide them with great courage. ![]() Although Ruby means well, she regularly gets Rainbow Fish into trouble, only because she occasionally gets jealous, although she actually loves him, just like Aqua and Sol.Īqua (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) is an aqua-coloured fish and is Rainbow's mother, while Sol (voiced by John Payne) is purple and is Rainbow's father. Ruby (voiced by Chiara Zanni) is Rainbow Fish's ruby-coloured and bossy 12-year-old sister. Blue is based on the small blue fish from the Rainbow Fish book series by Marcus Pfister. He is a 9-year-old bluefish and has a baby sister named Turquoise. She is friendly and has orange hair.īlue (voiced by Andrew Francis) is Rainbow Fish's best friend, who is more down-to-Earth and thoughtful than Rainbow Fish. She eventually becomes firm friends with Rainbow Fish and Blue. She is a beautiful mermaid- seahorse hybrid, who is often seen reading books. Sea Filly the Seahorse (voiced by Chantal Strand) is a 9-year-old girl in the school of fish. ![]() He lives with his parents (Sol and Aqua) and 12-year-old sister ("Ruby") in a cave near Shipwreck Park. Rainbow Fish (also known as "Rainbow") (voiced by Rhys Huber) is a proud and feisty 9-year-old male fish with shiny scales who is the main character. It was produced by Decode Entertainment, EM.TV and Sony Wonder. There is a shipwreck called "Shipwreck Park" in the series that resembles the wreck of the RMS Titanic. In the series, the place where the fish live is called Neptune Bay (after Neptune, the god of the sea). Some characters were added and others embellished for the purposes of the show. It was adapted from the book of the same name however, the television series does not follow the plot of the book rather it takes the character and the setting and creates a new story with them. The males develop, “almost unnatural, highlighter green” fins and a big spot on the tail during spawning seasons.Rainbow Fish is a children's animated television series, produced in 1999. Gaspardy points to the bowfin as an example. Some fish change colour based on the time of year. This small fish only grows to about 3 inches in length but boasts intense blue and orange colours on its fins. Photo courtesy of Fisheries and Oceans CanadaĪ standout for colourful Ontario fish is the Rainbow darter. Iridescent scales and colourful pigmentation are used by fish to communicate with one another and to camouflage from predators. “We have a lot of these really beautiful, colourful, and interesting fish here in Ontario and across Canada,” says Gaspardy. Got bling? The surprising benefits of iridescence in the animal worldĬolourful and flashy lures work well for anglers in Lake Simcoe, adds Gaspardy, because large predatory fish interpret the flashes from the lures as the iridescent shine of small prey fish. The iridescence protects yellow perch from ending up on the lunch menu for Lake Simcoe’s top predatory fish like muskie, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. The dazzling effect produced by a shifting mass of iridescent fish, “can be really confusing to predators,” says Gaspardy. She compares the phenomena to hanging up a decorative glass prism to scatter rays of sunlight into rainbows.įor these shiny yellow perch, there’s safety in numbers. ![]() Robin Gaspardy, an aquatic science technician with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says the shine on display in the video is an iridescent effect created by layers of tiny crystal structures in the fish’s scales that reflect and refract light in different directions. “Luckily with the camera submerged, I was able to capture the magic of the sun bouncing off the scales of these fish.” “Looking from above the water, you’d never see or appreciate the spectrum of colours on display underwater,” says Biskaborn. The yellow perch video was captured by Kevin Biskaborn, a professional digital media producer and designer. These real-life ‘rainbow fish’ are just one example of the amazing diversity of beautiful fish that can be found within the lakes and rivers of Ontario. A videographer from Kempenfelt Bay, Lake Simcoe captured a group of yellow perch shining as bright as a disco ball. ![]() You don’t have to book a scuba diving trip to the Great Barrier Reef to see brightly-coloured, sparkly fish. ![]()
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