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Cheilodactylidae, commonly called morwongs but also known as butterfish, fingerfins, jackassfish, sea carp, snappers, and moki, is a family of marine ray-finned fish. They are found in subtropical oceans in the Southern Hemisphere.
Goldband fusiliers are a non-migratory fish, found during the day moving in schools. At night they shelter within the reef. [8] The schools forage for zooplankton in midwater. It is an oviparous species which lays large numbers of small, pelagic eggs. [2]
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the sinarapan, also a goby, is the world's smallest commercially harvested fish. [62] Found in the Philippines, they have an average length of 12.5 mm (0.49 in), and are threatened by overfishing. [55] Whale shark: The largest fish is the whale shark.
A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot ...
The Japanese rubyfish (Erythrocles schlegelii) also known as the Pacific rover or dusky rover, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers, bonnetmouths and rubyfishes. This fish is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
It is a bathydemersal fish found at depths of from 50 to 600 m (160 to 1,970 ft), near sand or mud bottoms, typically in the vicinity of the edge of the continental shelf and around seamounts. The juveniles are epipelagic and as they mature the descend into deeper waters.
The Jullien's golden carp (Probarbus jullieni) is a species of endangered freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Southeast Asian river basins.Its existence is being threatened by various economic activities, such as large-scale agriculture and the building of dams for hydropower.
Priacanthus meeki is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. It is a red fish found in the Hawaiian and Midway Islands. It grows to a size of 33 cm in length. [2] Common names are Hawaiian bigeye in English and ula lau au in the Hawaiian language. [2]