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Pristella maxillaris is a small, adaptable fish that is often kept in a home aquarium and will eat most fish foods.It is tolerant of a range of water chemistry values (pH 6–8; hardness up to 20 dGH).
Parambassis ranga, commonly known as the Indian glassy fish, Indian glassy perch, or Indian X-ray fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae. It is native to an area of South Asia from Pakistan to Vietnam , Malaysia and Bangladesh .
Batomorphi is a clade of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays, this taxon is also known as the superorder Batoidea, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies it as the division Batomorphi. [2]
Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays.More than 150 species have been described, in 17 genera. [2] Softnose skates and pygmy skates were previously treated as subfamilies of Rajidae (Arhynchobatinae and Gurgesiellinae), but are now considered as distinct families. [2]
The scamp is a popular game and commercial fish and is high prized among the grouper family. Its meat is white in colour, sweet in taste and has excellent food value. [ 6 ] The name "scamp" is said to be because of their ability to steal bait from hooks without being caught. [ 7 ]
A radioactive surgeonfish makes its own x-ray. The bright area is a meal of fresh algae. The rest of the body has absorbed and distributed enough plutonium to make the scales radioactive. The fish was alive and apparently healthy when captured. Blandy ordered Warren to explain his position to 1,400 skeptical officers and sailors. [146]
Actinopterygii (/ ˌ æ k t ɪ n ɒ p t ə ˈ r ɪ dʒ i aɪ /; from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktis) 'having rays' and πτέρυξ (ptérux) 'wing, fins'), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish [2] that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. [3]
The smooth butterfly ray (Gymnura micrura) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Gymnuridae. [1] It is a member of the order Myliobatiformes , which contains 10 total families. [ 2 ] Its natural habitats are shallow seas , subtidal aquatic beds, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons . [ 1 ]