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Size Remarks Tank size Temperature range pH range Water Hardness Brown-Point Shield Skin: Aspidoras fuscoguttatus: 3.8 cm (1.5 in) 30 Gallons: 22–25 °C (72–77 °F) [1] 5.5–6.8 [1] Aspidoras Cory-Cat Pygmy Aspidoras Aspidoras lakoi: 4 cm (1.6 in) [2] 28 Gallons: 22–25 °C (72–77 °F) 6.5-7.5 Sixray corydoras, false corydoras ...
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Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
Deeply keeled bodies give a false impression of size when the fish are viewed facing the flanks. Filefish have soft, simple fins, with comparatively small pectoral fins and truncated, fan-shaped tail fins; a slender, retractable spine crowns the head.
Anatomy of a grouper. Groupers are teleosts, typically having a stout body and a large mouth.They are not built for long-distance, fast swimming. They can be quite large: in length, over a meter.
The following list of marine aquarium fish species commonly available in the aquarium trade is not a completely comprehensive list; certain rare specimens may be available commercially but not yet listed here. A brief section on each, with a link to the page about the particular species is provided along with references for further information.
Compared to their free-living relatives, deep-sea anglerfish symbiont genomes are reduced in size by 50%. Reductions in amino acid synthesis pathways and abilities to utilize diverse sugars are found. Nevertheless, genes involved in chemotaxis and motility that are thought to be useful only outside the host are retained in the genome.
In Finland, as a conservation measure, the law regulates the minimum size of zander considered mature enough to be eaten. In July 2009, in a rare occurrence, a zander bit bathers swimming in the Swiss part of Lake Maggiore, sending two people to the emergency room; the worst bite inflicted a wound about 10 centimeters long. The 70-cm 8-kg fish ...