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  2. List of marine fishes of Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Olive green or blue on upper part, white on lower part. Olive or yellow fins. The term "Rainbow" in the name is quite fitting and aptly describes the changing colours of that fish. Can be sometimes seen around reefs and artificial wrecks. Fast swimmer, and good sporting fish. Carnivorous 80–120 cm. Good commercial fish. Green jobfish (Vacoas)

  3. Wildlife of Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    These fish are proving to be a nuisance and are disturbing the ecosystem of Mauritian rivers. [12] All the above fish have been introduced. Indigenous fish are few, and one of them is the goby, locally known as bichiques, of which two species are found, Awaous commersoni and Awaous pallidus, which locally are known as bichiques. They are ...

  4. Ceylon logsucker - Wikipedia

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    Garra ceylonensis (the stone sucker [2] or Ceylon logsucker [citation needed]) is a species of ray-finned fish in the cyprinid family. It is endemic to rivers and streams in Sri Lanka (formerly known as "Ceylon") - and is considered as a schooling fish.

  5. Poisonous fish - Wikipedia

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    Puffer fish are the most poisonous fish in the world. Poisonous fish are fish that are poisonous to eat. They contain toxins which are not destroyed by the digestive systems of animals that eat the fish. [1] Venomous fish also contain toxins, but do not necessarily cause poisoning if they are eaten, since the digestive system often destroys ...

  6. Tor khudree - Wikipedia

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    Tor khudree, the Deccan mahseer, Khudree mahseer, or black mahseer, is a freshwater fish of the carp family found in major rivers and reservoirs of India and Sri Lanka. [1] Found throughout India , following large-scale introductions of artificially-bred fish across the country [ 2 ] (annex 2), but found of the largest size and in the greatest ...

  7. Lipstick goby - Wikipedia

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    A well cycled aquarium and pristine water quality is essential for the lipstick goby when kept in aquarium settings. The lipstick goby prefers a PH of 6.5-7.5, GH of 2-10, TDS of 36-215, water temperature of 71-82 degrees Fahrenheit (22-28 degrees Celsius). These specific water parameters often present a challenge when kept in home aquarium, as ...

  8. Deadly pufferfish hospitalizes family of 11 - AOL

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    A deadly pufferfish hospitalized an entire family who unintentionally consumed the poisonous fish for dinner. According to Brazil's Globo News, eleven members of the Souza family ate a pufferfish ...

  9. Fish toxins - Wikipedia

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    Typically in summer, the leaves of this plant are dried and powdered. About 1 kg of powder is mixed into water about 5 ft (1.5 m) deep in ponds, usually in the summer. Fish are stunned by the poison and rise to the surface, where they are easily collected by hand. If stunned fish are immediately reintroduced into clean water, they become active.