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Piscivorous (preys on cave-dwelling fish) 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.
Mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic, and fabulously exotic, the huge variety of types of saltwater fish to pick for your aquarium will give you a visual taste of the underwater ocean world. 32 types of ...
Most of these wild fish were reef fish, which includes the yellow boxfish. The abundance of wild fish was greater at the farm cages than in the open ocean. While fish farms can be advantageous for wild fish as they are able to eat the excess organic matter from the farms, it may be a conservation issue for the yellow boxfish.
The largest recorded specimen weighed had a weight of up to 200 grams (7.1 oz). [2] Abudefduf saxatilis has 13 dorsal spines, 12 to 13 dorsal soft rays, 2 anal spines, and 10 to 12 anal soft rays. [2] This fish is white with a yellow top. It has 5 black or dark blue vertical stripes. A faint sixth stripe might be present on the caudal peduncle. [2]
The clown featherback (Chitala ornata), also known as the clown knifefish and spotted knifefish, is a nocturnal species of tropical fish with a long, knife-like body. This knifefish is native to freshwater habitats in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Thailand, and Vietnam, [2] but it has also been introduced to regions outside its native range. [1]
Paracanthurus hepatus is a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish.A popular fish in marine aquaria, it is the only member of the genus Paracanthurus. [2] [3] A number of common names are attributed to the species, including regal tang, palette surgeonfish, blue tang (leading to confusion with the Atlantic species Acanthurus coeruleus), royal blue tang, hippo tang, blue hippo tang, flagtail ...
There are three recognized species of Trumpetfish: Autostomus strigosus, Autostomus maculatus, and Autostomus chinesis. Autostomus strigosus was found to be more closely related to the Indian-Pacific version of the Trumeptfish (Autostomus chinesis ) than the west Atlantic trumpetfish (Autostomus maculatus), despite the geograpical similarity between the two species.
Yellow tangs in their natural habitat in Kona, Hawaii The larvae of the yellow tang can drift more than 100 miles and reseed in a distant location. [2] In a zoo aquarium. The yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), also known as the lemon sailfin, yellow sailfin tang or somber surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes ...