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The freshwater butterflyfish is a specialized surface hunter. Its eyes are constantly trained to the surface and its upturned mouth is specifically adapted to capture small prey along the water's surface. If enough speed is built up in the water, a butterflyfish can jump and glide a small distance above the surface to avoid predation. It also ...
The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. The approximately 129 species in 12 genera [2] are found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. A number of species pairs occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans ...
Noturus flavus, the stonecat, is a North American freshwater catfish of the family Ictaluridae. The common name is due to its habit of hiding near or under stones in fast-moving water. The common name is due to its habit of hiding near or under stones in fast-moving water.
The American paddlefish ( Polyodon spathula ), also known as a Mississippi paddlefish, spoon-billed cat, or spoonbill, is a species of ray-finned fish. It is the last living species of paddlefish (Polyodontidae). This family is most closely related to the sturgeons; together they make up the order Acipenseriformes, which are one of the most ...
Hypostomus plecostomus. Hypostomus plecostomus, also known as the suckermouth catfish or common pleco, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the armored catfish family ( Loricariidae ), named for the longitudinal rows of armor -like scutes that cover the upper parts of the head and body (the lower surface of head and abdomen is naked soft ...
The bluespotted corydoras, blacksail corydoras, blackspotted corydoras, dotted corydoras, Guiana cat or Guiana corydoras ( Corydoras melanistius) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the coastal rivers of French ...
The most things you have for them to look at is really fun, especially when they’re trying on glasses for the first time,” Crull said. Truffles gets to sit in on an “amazing moment,” in a ...
Burbot. The burbot ( Lota lota ), also known as bubbot, [ 2] mariah, [ 3] loche, cusk, [ 4] freshwater cod, [ 5] freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, [ 6] or eelpout, is a species of coldwater ray-finned fish native to the subarctic regions of the Northern hemisphere. It is the only member of the genus Lota, and is ...