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The bala shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus), also known as the tricolor shark, tricolor sharkminnow, silver shark, or shark minnow, is a fish of the family Cyprinidae, and is one of the two species in the genus Balantiocheilos. [2] This species is not a true shark, but is commonly so called because of its torpedo-shaped body and large fins.
Fishermen mentioned overfishing for the aquarium-fish trade or forest fires in 1975 and the resulting pollution as possible causes. The species is apparently extirpated in the Batang Hari basin ( Sumatra ) and it seems that all individuals of B. melanopterus exported from Indonesia and Thailand by the aquarium-fish trade are captive bred.
Fishing is the way of life of most of coastal community. So, the marine fish fauna gives a greater commercial value to the country's economy, as well as well being of the coastal people. [2] Marine fish are strictly different from freshwater counterparts due to high salinity of sea water, which they live.
The burnt-tailed barb is closely related to the bala shark (B. melanopterus).It differs from its congener by a shorter snout, grooves which are posteriorly directed at rictus curved (vs. straight in the bala shark), and narrower black margins on the pelvic and anal fins (on distal third or less compared to the bala shark where the black margins are on distal half or more).
A small number of freshwater fish cyprinids and catfish (which are bony fish and thus quite unrelated to sharks) are also commonly called "freshwater sharks", "sharkminnows" or simply "sharks", particularly in the aquarium fish trade: Balantiocheilos melanopterus – Bala shark, tricolor shark, silver shark; Epalzeorhynchos – typical ...
Fishing is, unsurprisingly, another higher-risk activity in waters in which sharks dwell. In May 2023, a kayaker fishing in shallow waters offshore in Windward Oahu, Hawaii, when a tiger shark ...
The monster shark was named Dracopristis hoffmanorum and nicknamed Hoffman’s Dragon Shark in honor of the New Mexico family that owns the area of the Manzano Mountains where many fossils were ...
A handful of fossil teeth from a completely new species suggests the creatures emerged some 440 million years ago.