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  2. Megalechis thoracata - Wikipedia

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    Megalechis thoracata (black marble hoplo, spotted hoplo[1]) is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. M. thoracata is found east of the Andes in the Amazon, Orinoco, and upper Paraguay River basins, as well as in the coastal rivers of the Guianas and northern Brazil. Recent introductions were recorded in the upper Paraná River ...

  3. Aquaponics - Wikipedia

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    Aquaponics is a food production system that couples aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, crayfish, snails or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) whereby the nutrient-rich aquaculture water is fed to hydroponically grown plants. [1]

  4. Callichthyidae - Wikipedia

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    Gastrodermus. Hoplisoma. Osteogaster. Scleromystax. Callichthyidae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes), called armored catfishes due to the two rows of bony plates (or scutes) along the lengths of their bodies. It contains some of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish, such as many species in the genus Corydoras.

  5. Fish locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Fish locomotion. Fish locomotion is the various types of animal locomotion used by fish, principally by swimming. This is achieved in different groups of fish by a variety of mechanisms of propulsion, most often by wave-like lateral flexions of the fish's body and tail in the water, and in various specialised fish by motions of the fins.

  6. Swim bladder disease - Wikipedia

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    The gas bladder of a fish. Swim bladder disease, also called swim bladder disorder or flipover, is a common ailment in aquarium fish. The swim bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy, and thus to stay at the current water depth without having to waste energy in swimming. [ 1]

  7. Ictaluridae - Wikipedia

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    The North American catfish has acquired an association with American Southern folklore which exceeds its place as a mere food fish. The image of cane-pole fishing for catfish at a proverbial lazy stream has become a stand-by of southern Americana. In some areas, the bullhead is seen as a desirable quarry, for its fighting qualities exceed its size.

  8. Pseudoplatystoma - Wikipedia

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    Pseudoplatystoma species are of considerable economic value; all are sold in fish markets throughout South America. [2] They are important food fish for human consumption. [1] P. fasciatum has a succulent, yellowish flesh without "stray" bones. [4] P. tigrinum is the most important catfish in gill-net fisheries of Guaporé and Marmoré Rivers. [5]

  9. Fish farming - Wikipedia

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    Fish farming. A fish farm on the coast of Euboea island, in South Euboean Gulf, Greece. Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds. It is a particular type of aquaculture, which is the controlled cultivation and harvesting of aquatic animals ...

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