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Water is densest (i.e most compact for a given mass) at about 4 degrees Centigrade - that's 39 degrees Fahrenheit. That's quite a good thing for fish: water that's near to freezing, stays at the surface, so that's where the ice forms. And that stops deeper water from chilling so quickly, so fish can hang out below the ice.

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