Fish

Fish Gallery

Fish
Physical characteristics
Skin color	Blue, green, orange, pink, purple, red, and yellow
Eye color	Black, blue, and orange
Distinctions	•  Gills  •  Fins
Sociocultural characteristics
Habitat	•  Forest  •  Jungle  •  Ocean  •  Savanna
Dominions	•  Dragon Island  •  Hakuna Matata  •  Pride Lands
Predators	Crocodiles

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The fish in Big Springs love eatin' the muck and dirt off us hippos! ―Beshte[src]

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Fish are a species of animal native to the Dragon Island, Hakuna Matata, and the Pride Lands. They are preyed upon by crocodiles.

History

Habitat disruption

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And when there's too many fish in the lake, the crocodiles come and eat the fish. It's the Circle of Life at its finest. ―Basi[src]

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At Big Springs, Beshte showed his friends how the fish cleaned the dirt off the hippopotamuses. Later, Pua arrived to ask Basi if the fish population was high enough for the crocodiles to hunt. However, Basi told him to wait until the following week. Pua relented, but Makuu disagreed with his decision and so challenged him to a mashindano. Makuu ultimately won and invaded Big Springs to hunt its fish, which disrupted the Circle of Life. Eventually, Kion convinced Makuu to take his float elsewhere.^[1]

Physical characteristics

Fish consist of many sub-species. Depending on type, they are distinguished by spots or stripes. Their skin colors may also vary.^[1]

Sociocultural characteristics

Fish live underwater. The fish that live in Big Springs are known for licking other animals clean, unless the animal has an unpleasant odor, such as Bunga. Fish are known to be preyed upon by crocodiles.^[1] Fish can also live in the ocean.^[2]

Appearances

Films The Lion King II: Simba's Pride The Lion King 1½ The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Mufasa: The Lion King Television series The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa "Good Mousekeeping" "Brazil Nuts" "Yukon Con" "Doubt of Africa" "Rocky Mountain Lie" (frozen) "Frantic Atlantic" "Unlucky in Lesotho" "Be More Pacific" "Going Uruguay" "Okay Bayou?" "Isle of Manhood" "Puttin' on the Brits" "Rumble in the Jungle" "Zazu's Off-by-One Day" "Roach Hotel" (pictured) "Library Brouhaha" "Forbidden Pumbaa" "Alcatraz-Mataz" "Timon on the Range" (mentioned) "Big Jungle Game" "So Sumo Me" (food and statue) "Hot Enough For Ya?" "Werehog of London" "You Bet Your Tuhkus" "No-Good Samaritan" "Pirates of Pumbzance" "Pig-Malion" (pictured) "Wishy Washy" (pictured) "Nearly Departed" "Ready, Aim, Fire" "It Runs Good" The Lion Guard "The Rise of Makuu" "Can't Wait to be Queen" "Beshte and the Hippo Lanes" "Let Sleeping Crocs Lie" (mentioned) "The Zebra Mastermind" (mentioned) "Dragon Island" Books Don't Break the China Mufasa: The Lion King Novelization Short stories The Very Best Fisherman of All Comics Bruisin' for a Cruisin' Can Lions Fly? Fresh Fish Go Fish! Let's Get Out! (mentioned) Never Friends Again? The Giant Eagle The Little Prince from the Ice Magazine stories Hakuna Matata Monkey Mountain Rafiki Remembers Proud Fish The Shark and the Monkey

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Revealed in "The Rise of Makuu" from Disney Junior's The Lion Guard. Season 1, Episode 2. Written by Ford Riley and directed by Howy Parkins. Originally aired January 15, 2016.
2. ↑ Revealed in "Dragon Island" from Disney Junior's The Lion Guard. Season 3, Episode 6. Written by Alison Taylor and directed by Tom Derosier and Howy Parkins. Originally aired September 21, 2019.