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The oscar (Astronotus ocellatus) is a species of fish from the cichlid family known under a variety of common names, including tiger oscar, velvet cichlid, and marble cichlid. [2] In tropical South America, where the species naturally resides, A. ocellatus specimens are often found for sale as a food fish in the local markets.
Astronotus is a genus of South American fish from the family Cichlidae.There are two commonly recognized species in the genus (listed below), though genetic evidence suggests that additional species exist; several of these possibly distinct populations also have very different juvenile coloration from the two recognized species.
Astronotus crassipinnis is a South American fish in the cichlid family from the southern Amazon basin and the Paraná–Paraguay basins. [1] It is not as well-known or common in the aquarium trade as its relative, the more northernly distributed oscar (A. ocellatus). [2] A. crassipinnis reaches up to 25 cm (10 in) in length. [1]
On "River Monsters," Jeremy Wade traveled to South America to investigate where a Bolivian man named Oscar was killed when face was ripped off while swimming across the South American River.
This makes Indonesia as the 4th country with the largest endemic freshwater fish species, with Brazil (1716 species) in the 1st place, China (888) in the 2nd place and USA (593 species) in the 3rd place. (Dody94 2011) Below is the list of Indonesian endemic freshwater fishes:
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Oscar (bull) (died 1983) a ProRodeo Hall of Fame bucking bull; Oscar (fish), Astronotus ocellatus; Oscar (therapy cat), a cat purported to predict the deaths of hospice patients; Oscar, a nickname for Beast of Busco, a North American cryptid turtle; Oscar, a nickname for Unsinkable Sam, a World War II ship's cat that survived three ships sinking
A red oscar that has died while showing HLLE. Head and lateral line erosion, (HLLE) or hole-in-the-head (HITH) is a disease in fish. Chronic ulcerative dermatopathy or chronic erosive dermatopathy are symptoms of similar conditions with different etiology.