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A small number of freshwater fish cyprinids and catfish (which are bony fish and thus quite unrelated to sharks) are also commonly called "freshwater sharks", "sharkminnows" or simply "sharks", particularly in the aquarium fish trade: Balantiocheilos melanopterus – Bala shark, tricolor shark, silver shark; Epalzeorhynchos – typical ...
Red-tailed black sharks have a similar appearance to the Rainbow shark. They both share the shark like appearance and movement as well as the red tail. [2] They are both common in aquaria and popular among freshwater aquarium hobbyists. [2] They eat the same diet patrolling the bottom for food and detritus to eat. [2]
Epalzeorhynchos is a small ray-finned fish genus of the family Cyprinidae. Its members are – like some other cyprinids – known as "freshwater sharks" or simply "sharks". They are, however, freshwater members of the Osteichthyes lineage which is distinct from the Chondrichthyes lineage of sharks. The description of these animals as "shark ...
The rainbow shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum) is a species of Southeast Asian freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae. [2] It is also known as the ruby shark, red-fin shark, red-finned shark, rainbow sharkminnow, green fringelip labeo, whitefin shark and whitetail sharkminnow. [3] [4] It is a popular, semi-aggressive aquarium fish.
The harlequin sharkminnow has a creamy yellow ground colour marked with grey, black mottling with translucent fins which are mottle black. [2] They take their vernacular name from the vague resemblance these and similar freshwater species bear to true sharks, in that they have an elongated body with stiff fins. [3]
Apollo Shark: Luciosoma setigerum: 22 cm (8.7 in) Siamese algae eater, fringe barb: Crossocheilus langei: 16 cm (6.3 in) Many other fish in the order Cypriniformes are also sold under this name. Very likely to jump out of the aquarium especially after reaching adult size.