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magenta dottyback

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 About "magenta dottyback" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Family:- Pseudochromidae 📍Genus:- Pictichromis 📍Species:- P. porphyrea 📍Binomial name:-  Pictichromis porphyrea 👉Pictichromis porphyrea, the magenta dottyback, is a fish in the dottyback family from the western Pacific. 👉It can be found from the Philippines to Samoa, extending north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to the Moluccas and Admiralty Islands. 👉It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. 👉It grows to a size of 6 cm (2.4 in) in length. 📷:- https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/170/?pcatid=170 #aquarium #aquariumhobby #fishlib #fish #zoology #biology #biodiversity #freshwater #sealife #marinelife #riverfish #riverine #lifescience #fisheries #aquariumlife #aquariumsofinstagram #freshwateraquarium #saltwateraquarium #studygram

Red Sea mimic blenny

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 About "Red Sea mimic blenny" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Blenniiformes 📍Family:- Blenniidae 📍Genus:- Ecsenius 📍Species:- E. gravieri 📍Binomial name:- Ecsenius gravieri 👉Ecsenius gravieri, the Red Sea mimic blenny, is a blenny from the Western Indian Ocean. 👉It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. 👉It grows to a size of 8 cm in length. The specific name honours the French zoologist Charles Gravier (1865-1937), the collector of the type. 📷:- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecsenius_gravieri  #aquarium #aquariumhobby #fishlib #fish #zoology #biology #biodiversity #freshwater #sealife #marinelife #riverfish #riverine #lifescience #fisheries #aquariumlife #aquariumsofinstagram #freshwateraquarium #saltwateraquarium #study

flame tail blenny or bicolor blenny

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 About "flame tail blenny or bicolor blenny" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Blenniiformes 📍Family:- Blenniidae 📍Genus:- Ecsenius 📍Species:- E. bicolor 📍Binomial name:-  Ecsenius bicolor 👉Ecsenius bicolor, commonly known as the flame tail blenny or bicolor blenny, is a blenny from the Indo-Pacific. 👉It frequently makes its way into the aquarium trade. 👉It grows to a size of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in length. 📷:- https://www.flickr.com/photos/jim1/39790105874  #aquarium #aquariumhobby #fishlib #fish #zoology #biology #biodiversity #freshwater #sealife #marinelife #riverfish #riverine #lifescience #fisheries #aquariumlife #aquariumsofinstagram #freshwateraquarium #saltwateraquarium #study

snowflake moray

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 About "snowflake moray" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Anguilliformes 📍Family:- Muraenidae 📍Genus:- Echidna 📍Species:- E. nebulosa 📍Binomial name:-  Echidna nebulosa 👉The snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) also known as the clouded moray among many various vernacular names, is a species of marine fish of the family Muraenidae. 👉It is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa throughout Micronesia including the Red Sea and Hawaii. 👉 The species is also found in the eastern Central Pacific from southern Baja California, Mexico, and from Costa Rica to northern Colombia. 👉This species reaches a length of 100 centimetres (39 in) but its common size is 50 centimetres (20 in). 👉It lives at depths of between 2 and 30 metres (7 and 100 ft). 👉The snowflake moray eel is not safe to keep with shrimp, crabs or lobsters, since crustaceans are their natural diet. 👉However, they are safe to keep with ...

long-spine porcupinefish

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 About "long-spine porcupinefish" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Tetraodontiformes 📍Family:- Diodontidae 📍Genus:- Diodon 📍Species:- D. holocanthus 📍Binomial name:- Diodon holocanthus 👉The long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), also known as the freckled porcupinefish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Diodontidae. 👉The species' diet includes sea urchins and hard-shelled mollusks. 👉The Longspined porcupinefish has a circumtropical in distribution, being found in the tropical zones of major seas and oceans. 👉The long-spine porcupinefish is pale in colour with large black blotches and smaller black spots; these spots becoming fewer in number with age.  👉It has many long, two-rooted depressible spines particularly on its head. 👉The teeth of the two jaws are fused into a parrot-like "beak". 👉Adults may reach 50 cm (20 in) in length. 👉The only other fish with which it...

zebra turkeyfish or zebra lionfish

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 About "zebra turkeyfish or zebra lionfish" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Scorpaeniformes 📍Family:- Scorpaenidae 📍Genus:- Dendrochirus 📍Species:- D. zebra 📍Binomial name:- Dendrochirus zebra 👉Dendrochirus zebra, known commonly as the zebra turkeyfish or zebra lionfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae. 👉The zebra turkeyfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea. 👉The zebra turkeyfish is an unusual looking fish with vertical stripes in orange, white and black on the body, and large, banded fan-like pectoral fins that flare out on either side as the fish lies on the seabed. 👉The front dorsal fin is made up of thirteen tall, quill-like spines and the second dorsal fin has ten to eleven soft rays. 👉The anal fin has three spines and about ten soft rays. 👉The second dorsal fin, the anal fin and the rounded caudal fin are t...

shortfin turkeyfish or dwarf lionfish

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 About "shortfin turkeyfish or dwarf lionfish" 📍 Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Scorpaeniformes 📍Family:- Scorpaenidae 📍Genus:- Dendrochirus 📍Species:- D. brachypterus 📍Binomial name:- Dendrochirus brachypterus 👉Dendrochirus brachypterus, known commonly as the shortfin turkeyfish or dwarf lionfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae. 👉Shortfin turkeyfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea included. 👉Dwarf lionfish is up to 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length. 👉It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. 📷:- https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3209 #aquarium #aquariumhobby #fishlib #fish #zoology #biology #biodiversity #freshwater #sealife #marinelife #riverfish #riverine #lifescience #fisheries #aquariumlife #aquariumsofinstagram #freshwateraquarium #saltwateraquarium #study

twospot turkeyfish or ocellated lionfish

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 About "twospot turkeyfish or ocellated lionfish" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Scorpaeniformes 📍Family:- Scorpaenidae 📍Genus:- Dendrochirus 📍Species:- D. biocellatus 📍Binomial name:- Dendrochirus biocellatus 👉Dendrochirus biocellatus, known commonly as the twospot turkeyfish or ocellated lionfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae. 👉The twospot turkeyfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region,and it grows up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in) in length. 👉In the wild, the species eats small fish as well as shrimp. 👉In captivity, the fish is somewhat shy. 👉Furthermore, it may hide in crevices during daylight. 👉The species has successfully bred in an aquarium.  #aquarium #aquariumhobby #fishlib #fish #zoology #biology #biodiversity #freshwater #sealife #marinelife #riverfish #riverine #lifescience #fisheries #aquariumlife #aquariumsofinstagram...

threespot dascyllus

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  About "threespot dascyllus" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Family:- Pomacentridae 📍Genus:- Dascyllus 📍Species:- D. trimaculatus 📍Binomial name:- Dascyllus trimaculatus 👉The threespot dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus), also known as the domino damsel or simply domino, is a species of damselfish from the family Pomacentridae. 👉It is native to the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa, to the Pitcairn Islands, southern Japan, and Australia. 👉Its grey to black body has two lateral white spots and one between the eyes like domino hence the name; the threespot dascyllus grows up to 13 cm in length. 👉Coloration is somewhat variable; the spot on the forehead may be absent and the lateral spots very much reduced. 👉It feeds on algae, copepods and other planktonic crustaceans. 👉Generally, adults are found in small groups around coral heads or large rocks. 👉Juveniles may be found associated with large sea anemones or sheltering be...

twospot rasbora

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 About "twospot rasbora" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Danioninae 📍Genus:- Rasbora 📍Species:- R. elegans 📍Binomial name:- Rasbora elegans 👉The twospot rasbora (Rasbora elegans) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. ✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, on the Malay Peninsula, and southward to Sumatra and Borneo. ✈SIZE:- 8 in (20 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and livefoods. ✈WATER Temperature:- 72–77°F (22–25°C); soft (50 mg/l) and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5). ✈TEMPERAMENT:- Peaceful and social. 👉Elegant Rasboras display three black areas on  each side of the body. 👉The body itself is greenish-brown above and silvery below. 👉Females can be  recognized when spawning approaches, because  they become paler than the males and their bodies swell with eggs. 👉They spawn in typical rasbora  fashion, with the young requiring special fry food or infusoria once they are free-swimming. ...

Boraras urophthalmoides

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 About "Boraras urophthalmoides" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Genus:- Boraras 📍Species:- B. urophthalmoides 📍Binomial name:- Boraras urophthalmoides 👉The least rasbora or exclamation point rasbora (Boraras urophthalmoides) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Boraras. 👉This species is very small, ranging from 12 to 16 mm. ✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, where its distribution extends  from Vietnam south to Sumatra. ✈SIZE:- 11 ⁄2 in (3.5 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and livefoods. ✈WATER Temperature:- 73–77°F (23–25°C); soft (50 mg/l)  and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5). ✈TEMPERAMENT:- Peaceful and social. 👉These small, attractive rasboras have a red stripe  running along each side of the body. 👉There is a  broader, iridescent area beneath this stripe that  gradually tapers to a point along the caudal.  📷:- https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/boraras-urophthalmoides/

lambchop rasbora

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 About "lambchop rasbora, or false harlequin rasbora" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Danioninae 📍Genus:- Trigonostigma 📍Species:- T. espei 📍Binomial name:- Trigonostigma espei 👉The lambchop rasbora, or false harlequin rasbora (Trigonostigma espei) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Trigonostigma. 👉It is named after the dark band that appears like a lamb chop along its body. ✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, where it is restricted to parts of Thailand.  ✈SIZE:- 13 ⁄4 in (4.5 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and livefoods. ✈WATER Temperature:- 73–82°F (23–28°C); soft (50 mg/l) and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5).  ✈TEMPERAMENT:- Peaceful and social. 👉Once regarded as a subspecies of the Harlequin  Rasbora , this fish is now considered to be  a separate species. 👉 It is more colorful than theHarlequin, with males displaying an especially  rich red coloration. 👉Although the two fish...

greater scissortail

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 About "greater scissortail" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Danioninae 📍Genus:- Rasbora 📍Species:- R.caudimaculata 👉The greater scissortail (Rasbora caudimaculata) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. 👉It inhabits forest creeks in Malaysia, Indonesia and the lower Mekong basin. 👉These rasboras are not significantly larger than  Scissortail Rasboras , and their silvery  body color also terminates in a deeply forked  caudal fin that resembles a pair of scissors. 👉Each lobe of the caudal fin has a colored area  and ends in a dark tip. 👉The slim body shape of  these fish reveals their active nature. 👉They can also  jump effectively, which means that the aquarium  or spawning tank should always be kept covered. ✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, occurring on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. ✈SIZE:- 43 ⁄4 in (12 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and...

black-line rasbora or slender rasbora

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 About "black-line rasbora or slender rasbora" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Danioninae 📍Genus:- Rasbora 📍Species:- R. daniconius 📍Binomial name:-  Rasbora daniconius 👉The black-line rasbora or slender rasbora (Rasbora daniconius) (called darka at Rangpur), is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus cyprinid family. 👉It is found in rivers of South and Southeast Asia, ranging from Sri Lanka and the Indus basin to northern Malay Peninsular and the Mekong. 👉The body is oblong and compressed. 👉The greatest width of the head equals its post-orbital length. 👉It reaches 15 cm (5.9 in) in length. ✈ORIGINS:- Asia, from India and Sri Lanka, via Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand, to the Greater Sunda Islands. ✈SIZE:- 4 in (10 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and livefoods. ✈WATER Temperature:- 75–79°F (24–26°C); soft (50 mg/l) and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5). ✈TEMPERAMENT:- Peaceful and social. 👉The appearan...

White Cloud Mountain minnow

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 About "White Cloud Mountain minnow" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Genus:- Tanichthys 📍Species:- T. albonubes 📍Binomial name:- Tanichthys albonubes 👉The White Cloud Mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is a hardy species of freshwater fish and coldwater fish often kept in aquaria. 👉 The species is a member of the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes,native to China. 👉The White Cloud Mountain minnow is practically extinct in its native habitat, due to pollution and tourism. 👉It was believed to be extinct for over 20 years in 1980,but an apparently native population of this fish was discovered on Hainan Island, well away from the White Cloud Mountain.  👉They are bred in farms and are easily available through the aquarium trade.  👉However, inbreeding in farms has led to genetically weak stock that is vulnerable to disease and prone to physical deformities. 👉Th...

rosy barb

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 About "rosy barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Pethia 📍Species:- P. conchonius 📍Binomial name:- Pethia conchonius 👉The rosy barb (Pethia conchonius) is a subtropical freshwater cyprinid fish found in southern Asia from Afghanistan to Bangladesh. 👉The fish has commercial importance in the aquarium trade and is one of several species of barbs used to create hybrid versions of "tiger barbs". 👉Rosy barb has been successfully hybridized with the tiger barb (Puntius tetrazona), i.e. crossing female tiger barb with male rosy barb. 👉The hybrids reached maturity and were all males, however they were sterile. 👉This pinkish fish species of barb grows up to 6 inches (14 cm) in length. 👉Their colour becomes bolder during their mating periods. 👉The male has a brighter pinkish colour and the female is slightly plumper. 👉 Also note that females do not have ...

fiveband barb

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About "fiveband barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Desmopuntius 📍Species:- D. pentazona 📍Binomial name:- Desmopuntius pentazona 👉The fiveband barb (Desmopuntius pentazona) is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia. 👉This species is restricted to blackwater streams and peat swamps in northwestern Borneo and possibly Peninsular Malaysia, but it has often been confused (especially in the aquarium trade) with the more widespread, closely related D. hexazona, which is similar except that it lacks the black spot at the rear base of the dorsal fin seen in D. pentazona. 👉The fish superficially resembles the tiger barb (Puntigrus tetrazona), except that there are five black vertical bands on an orange or gold body instead of four bands on the tiger barb. 👉The fish will grow to a maximum length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. The fiveband barb is ...

black ruby barb

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  About "black ruby barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Pethia 📍Species:- P. nigrofasciata 📍Binomial name:- Pethia nigrofasciata 👉The black ruby barb (Puntis nigrofasciatus) or purplehead barb is a tropical cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka, where it occurs in forested streams from the Kelani basin to the Nilwala basin. 👉They are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft (300 m) in elevation. 👉 The brightly colored population introduced to Mahaweli at Ginigathena, Sri Lanka is said to have diminished in number due to the aquarium export trade. 👉The young fish has a yellowish gray body with black vertical stripes. 👉The silver body turns into a dark ruby red color in mature, breeding males. 👉 In the female, the basal part of all the vertical fins is black. 👉In the male, the whole dorsal fin is a deep black, the anal fin blackish red, and the pelvic fins ar...

Black-Spot Filament Barb

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  About "Black-Spot Filament Barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Dawkinsia 📍Species:- D. filamentosa 📍Binomial name:- Dawkinsia filamentosa 👉Dawkinsia filamentosa is a species of barb. 👉Young fish have barely any color and black spots. 👉They start having more color at three months old. 👉The fish is a swift swimmer. 👉Males are larger than females and they fertilize eggs by swimming into the cloud of eggs. 👉The species is most commonly found in coastal floodplains near the Southwest Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. 👉The species' common names are filament barb and blackspot barb. 👉Along the rivers of Kerala, these fishes grow in abundance and due to its high diet of worms and insects, they are easily caught with baits by fishermen especially during the monsoon season when they are more widely found. 👉The scientific name of this barb ...

four stripe damselfish or blacktail dascyllus

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  About "four stripe damselfish or blacktail dascyllus" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Family:- Pomacentridae 📍Genus:- Dascyllus 📍Species:- D. melanurus 📍Binomial name:-  Dascyllus melanurus 👉Dascyllus melanurus, known commonly as the four stripe damselfish, blacktail dascyllus, humbug damselfish, blacktail damselfish, and blacktail humbug, is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. 👉It is native to the western Pacific Ocean. 👉It is sometimes kept as an aquarium pet. 👉The four striped damselfish is commonly found in Indo-Australian Archipelago and western Caroline Islands including Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef of Australia. 👉They are found at depths down to 33 feet, and it is associated with isolated coral heads in sheltered inshore habitats. 👉Like all damselfish, they can be territorial and aggressive, especially as they get older. 👉Four-striped Damselfish typically grow to about...