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Stephanolepis cirrhifer, commonly known as the thread-sail filefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Monacanthidae.It is found in the western Pacific, in an area that ranges from northern Japan to the East China Sea, to Korea.
Common name Scientific name Image Size Remarks Tank size Temperature range pH range Water Hardness Bristlenose pleco, bushynose pleco: Ancistrus spp.: The bristlenose genus has at least 59 identified species and many others yet to be named. [16]
Appearing very much like their close relatives the triggerfish, filefish are rhomboid-shaped, with beautifully elaborate cryptic patterns.Deeply keeled bodies give a false impression of size when the fish are viewed facing the flanks.
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.
Many Yangtze fish species have declined drastically and 65 were recognized as threatened in the 2009 Chinese red list. [15] The Chinese paddlefish , once common to the Yangtze River, is one of a number of extinctions to have taken place due to the degradation of the Yangtze, alongside that of the wild Yangtze sturgeon .
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.
WikiProject Fishes aims to help organise our rapidly growing collection of articles about fish taxa.Issues outside the scope of this WikiProject include fishkeeping (fish aquarium topics), fishing, fisheries, fish cuisine topics, fish farm topics, fish market topics, fish processing topics, fish product sales topics, fish products topics, and fish trap topics.
The zander (Sander lucioperca), sander or pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae, which also includes perch, ruffe and darter.It is found in freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia.