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The threadfin rainbowfish or featherfin rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri) is a rainbowfish, the only species in the genus Iriatherina.It is characterized by long beautiful fins, and is among the most attractive of the rainbowfishes.
Ranging in length from 11 cm (4.5 in) in the dwarf threadfin (Parapolynemus verekeri) to 2 m (6.6 ft) in fourfinger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) and giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis), threadfins are both important to commercial fisheries as a food fish, and popular among anglers. Their habit of forming large schools ...
Eleutheronema tetradactylum adults show a preference for shallow muddy substrates in coastal waters and they may enter rivers. The juveniles occur in estuaries. In the winter the adults move up rivers. It is normally observed in loose schools, but larger fish are more often recorded as pairs or individuals.
Also known as golden wrasse, golden rainbowfish, and canary wrasse; scientific name halichoeres chrysus. Maximum length: 5.5 inches Wild habitat: Australia, Indonesia.
Whether you know the humble Guppy by its various other nicknames, like its more formal name, Poecilia Reticulata, Million Fish, or Rainbow Fish, this freshwater species is one of the most well ...
pH range Water Hardness Bleher's rainbowfish: Chilatherina bleheri: 12 cm (4.7 in) Red rainbowfish: Glossolepis incisus: 9–13 cm (3.5–5.1 in) Almost all rainbowfish species are bred in captivity and wild populations may be protected. [66] Threadfin rainbowfish: Iriatherina werneri: 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) New Guinea rainbowfish ...
The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris), also known as the pennant-fish or threadfin trevally, is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical waters worldwide, with adults often inhabiting coastlines , while juveniles are usually pelagic , floating with ocean currents .
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