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Symphysodon (colloquially known as discus or discus fish) is a genus of cichlids native to the Amazon river basin in Brazil.Due to their distinctive shape, calm behavior, many bright colors and patterns, and dedicated parenting techniques, discus are popular as freshwater aquarium fish, and their aquaculture in several countries in Asia (notably Thailand) [1] is a major industry.
They are either called Panga, Pangas or Pangasius. In Malaysia and Indonesia , Pangasius are called Ikan Patin, while Malaysian Chinese call Pangasius 巴丁鱼. Some species like Pangasius Nasutus, Pangasius Djambal and Pangasius Sanitwongsei are expensive food fish in Malaysia , Pangasius Sanitwongsei was also a common fish in aquarium trade ...
The name of the genus is derived from the Malay term ikan betah ("persistent fish"). [ 6 ] The vernacular name "plakat", often applied to the short-finned ornamental strains, derived from pla kad which means "fighting fish", is the Thai name for all members of the B. splendens species complex (All have aggressive tendencies in the wild and all ...
Barramundi, known as "Deshi Bhetki" (Bengali : দেশি ভেটকি) are also called "Koral" (Bengali: কোরাল) is a popular fish among Bengali people, mainly served in festivities such as marriages and other important social events.
Along with some species of sharks, they have special organs next to their eyes called heater cells which function to heat their eyes and brains. [13] Their eyes are heated to temperatures measured between 10 and 15 °C (18 and 27 °F) above the surrounding water temperature; this heating greatly improves their vision and, consequently, their ...
Yellow tangs in their natural habitat in Kona, Hawaii The larvae of the yellow tang can drift more than 100 miles and reseed in a distant location. [2] In a zoo aquarium. The yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), also known as the lemon sailfin, yellow sailfin tang or somber surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes ...
The kuhli loach is an eel-shaped fish with slightly compressed sides (Anguilliform body structure), [9] four pairs of barbels around the mouth, and very small fins.The dorsal fin starts behind the middle of the body, and the anal fin well behind this.
Wallago attu From Kerala, India. In many areas, Wallago attu is found alongside the externally similar and related catfish species Wallagonia leerii.In Indonesia and Malaysia, both species are referred to as ikan tapah, and in English, both are sometimes called helicopter catfish.