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Born. c. 1751. Died. July 7, 1977 (aged 225–226) Japan. Residence. Japan. Hanako (Japanese: 花子) (c. 1751 – July 7, 1977) was a scarlet koi fish reportedly owned by several individuals, the last of whom was Komei Koshihara. She was reported to be the longest-lived koi fish ever recorded, having died at the age of 226, although there is ...
Koi (鯉, English: / ˈkɔɪ /, Japanese: [koꜜi]), or more specifically nishikigoi (錦鯉, Japanese: [ɲiɕi̥kiꜜɡoi], literally " brocaded carp"), are colored varieties of carp (Cyprinus sp.) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi is an informal name for the colored variants of carp kept for ...
The largest fish of the now-extinct class Placodermi was the giant predatory Dunkleosteus. The largest and most well known species was D. terrelli, which grew almost 9 m (29.5 ft) in length [21] and 4 t (4.4 short tons) [22] in weight. Its filter feeding relative, Titanichthys, may have rivaled it in size. [23]
5 April 2009. (2009-04-05) –. 28 May 2017. (2017-05-28) River Monsters is a British and American wildlife documentary television series produced for Animal Planet by Icon Films of Bristol, United Kingdom. It is hosted by angler and biologist Jeremy Wade, who travels around the globe in search of big and dangerous fish.
move to sidebarhide. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article lists wide variety or diversity of fish in the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the state of Floridain the United States. [1][2][3] Common name. Scientific name.
A fish market in Sylhet. Bangladesh is a country with thousands of rivers and ponds, and is notable as a fish-loving nation, acquiring the name "Machh-e Bhat-e Bangali" (which means, Bengali by fish and rice). [1] [2] Ilish is the national fish of the country, and contributes 13% of country's total fish production. Fish are both caught from the ...
Over the years, the garden’s koi fish have come under attack, both by people illegally fishing the pond and by a pair of massive die-offs that at one point decimated the population to just two fish.
The sharp population decline is well illustrated by catch data from Cambodia, where 200 tonnes of giant barbs were caught in 1964. By 1980, only about 50 fish were caught, and by 2000, only 10. [1] It was formerly an important fish in local catches below the Khone Phapheng Falls, but surveys between 1993 and 1999 only located a single small ...