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Pakistani butterflyfish are relatively common in the aquarium trade, but are likely to consume corals and other sessile invertebrates, which is the single most well known and iconic trait of most butterfly fishes, and is typically the prohibiting factor for not keeping them in reef aquaria that contain large amounts of fleshy coral.
There are 531 species of fishes in Pakistan, of these, 233 are freshwater fish. [1] The mahseer is the national fish of Pakistan. Notopterus notoperus; Notopterus chitala; Naziritor zhobensis; Triplophysa stoliczkai - found only in Deosai; Diptyichus maculatus - found only in Deosai; Ptychobarbus conirostis - found only in Deosai
Butterflies of Pakistan, Oxford Univ. Press, 5-Bangalore Town, Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi, Pakistan. Ashfaq, M. et al. (2013). "DNA barcode analysis of butterfly species from Pakistan points towards regional endemism".
Pakistan also plans to rehabilitate mangrove-degraded areas at Sonmiani and Jiwani in Balochistan. Along the shores of Astola and Ormara beaches of Balochistan and Hawke's Bay and Sandspit beaches of Sindh are nesting sites for five endangered species of sea turtles : green sea , loggerhead , hawksbill , olive ridley and leatherback .
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Butterflyfish mostly range from 12 to 22 cm (4.7 to 8.7 in) in length. The largest species, the lined butterflyfish and the saddle butterflyfish, C. ephippium, grow to 30 cm (12 in). The common name references the brightly coloured and strikingly patterned bodies of many species, bearing shades of black, white, blue, red, orange, and yellow.
Pachliopta aristolochiae, the common rose, [2] [3] is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia. [2] [3]
Western region of Pakistan, most of which is enveloped in Balochistan province, has a complex geography. Some of the mammal species include the caracal, Balochistan leopard, Balochistan forest dormouse, Blanford's fox, dromedary camel, goitered gazelle, Indian crested porcupine, long-eared hedgehog, markhor, ratel and striped hyena, bird species of bearded vulture, houbara bustard and merlin ...