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Nannostomus trifasciatus, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; from the Latin: trifasciatus = three bands), [1] [2] commonly known as the three-lined or three-stripe pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae. They are popular in the aquarium trade due to ...
The larvae have little resemblance to the adults, with long dorsal and pelvic fins and extensible mouths. [4] Larvae and juveniles have been observed drifting just below the surface. In contrast, adult oarfish are rarely seen at the surface when not sick or injured. It is probable that the fishes go deeper as they mature.
Redear sunfish. The redear sunfish ( Lepomis microlophus ), also known as the shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, improved bream, rouge ear sunfish and sun perch) is a freshwater fish in the family Centrarchidae and is native to the southeastern United States. Since it is a popular sport fish, it has been introduced to bodies ...
Smallmouth bass. The smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family ( Centrarchidae) of the order Perciformes. [ 4] It is the type species of its genus Micropterus ( black basses ), and is a popular game fish sought by anglers throughout the temperate zones of North America, and has been spread by ...
The American shad has been described as "the fish that fed the (American) nation's founders". [4] [5] Adult shad weigh between 1.5 and 3.5 kg (3 and 8 lb), and they have a delicate flavor when cooked. [6] It is considered flavorful enough not to require sauces, herbs, or spices. It can be boiled, filleted and fried in butter, or baked ...
Ocean sunfish. The ocean sunfish or common mola ( Mola mola) is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It is the type species of the genus Mola, and one of five extant species in the family Molidae. [ 6][ 7] It was once misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different and closely related species of sunfish, Mola ...
Australian bass are, overall, a smallish-sized species. Wild river fish average around 0.4–0.5 kg and 20–30 cm. A river fish of 1 kg or larger is a good specimen. Maximum size in rivers appears to be around 2.5 kg and 55 cm in southern waters, and around 3.0 kg and 60–65 cm in northern waters.
80 cm. Toxic if it exceeds 1.5 kg and fished in Mauritian coastal waters. [ 1] Rainbow runner (Carangue saumon) 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.