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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 ...
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 ...
A slot limit is a tool used by fisheries managers to regulate the size of fish that can legally be harvested from particular bodies of water. Usually set by state fish and game departments, the protected slot limit prohibits the harvest of fish where the lengths, measured from the snout to the end of the tail, fall within the protected interval. [1]
Also known as golden wrasse, golden rainbowfish, and canary wrasse; scientific name halichoeres chrysus. Maximum length: 5.5 inches Wild habitat: Australia, Indonesia.
The hermaphroditic fish form once they reach 1- to 2-year-old, and then females begin to appear at 2-3-years old. It is thought that the males change to hermaphrodites just after spawning in April and May and they remain in a hermaphroditic state until the next breeding season is over. They then progress from hermaphrodites to females before ...
A maximum size of 22 m (72 ft) and 25–30 tons had been deemed to be most realistic. [73] However, a 2013 study which estimated the maximum size of the animal based on the largest specimens it is estimated that Leedsichthys would have a maximum length of 16.5 metres (54 ft) and a maximum weight of 49 tonnes (108,000 lb). [74]
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As an example, the much lauded size of 3" max for M. boesemani is far from the 6" it can grow to if it lives 10 years in captivity. My boesemani are about 1½ years old and all are close to 3.5" already Roan Art 02:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC) Roan Art, you seem to be more knowledgeble on rainbowfish tham most of us.