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Five of the seven native freshwater fish species on Hawaii are gobioid. [6] Three of these gobioids, S. stimpsoni (this article), Awaous stamineus (endemic) and Lentipes concolor (endemic) are amphidromous stream dwellers, which are adapted to the steep torrents of Hawaii's mountains (Eleotris sandwicensis and Stenogobius hawaiiensis, both endemic, are unable to pass steep torrents). [7]
The black and white snapper has a wide Indo-Pacific range. It occurs along the eastern coastline of Africa from the Red Sea south as far as South Africa, the Seychelles, islands in the Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and western Mascarenes, east to the Maldives, Laccadives, the Chagos Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island and Sri Lanka.
Graveldivers are small fish, reaching lengths of only 15 cm (5.9 in), [1] but usually not exceeding 10 centimetres (3.9 in). [4] They are long and compressed, resembling blennies . [ 5 ] The head is snake-like, and the dorsal fins and anal fins have no soft rays , and are supported only by thin spines. [ 4 ]
Geoglyphs on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest. A geoglyph is a large design or motif – generally longer than 4 metres (13 ft) – produced on the ground by durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, gravel, or earth.
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The Anabantidae are a family of ray-finned fish within the order Anabantiformes commonly called the climbing gouramies or climbing perches. [2] The family includes about 34 species . As labyrinth fishes , they possess a labyrinth organ , a structure in the fish's head which allows it to breathe atmospheric oxygen .
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The flanks are marked with numerous dusky or red-brown spots and the tail is marked with a black blotch on each lobe of the caudal fin. The scales are cycloid. [4] In older fish the tail blotches may become fused to form a vertical bar. [5] The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 10-12 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 9-11 soft rays. [2]