The Pictus Catfish, or Pimelodus pictus by its scientific name, is an absolute favorite freshwater fish among aquarists all over the world. This is due to their peaceful nature and the fact that they are easy to care for, as well as their distinctive and dramatic barbels of course! They are a surprisingly active species …
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The Pumpkinseed fish, also known as Lepomis gibbosus, is a freshwater member of the Centrarchidae family, which can be found primarily in North America. Other names you might hear used to refer to the Pumpkinseed are sunfish (colloquially reduced to ‘sunny’), pond perch, kivver, and punkie. Most Pumpkinseeds are geographically located in the northeastern United …
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Also known as a Billy Gar or Longnose Garpike, the Longnose Gar is a ray-finned fish pertaining to the family Lepisosteidae. This means that its fins are composed of webs off skin structured by hard spines, rather than the fleshy, free-moving fins of lobe-finned fish. Native to the freshwater lakes, brackish coastal waters, swamps, and …
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The Bumblebee Goby is a unique brackish and freshwater species that is native to Thailand and Indonesia. Usually, they are found inhabiting estuaries and swamps, although they can be kept in aquariums. Aside from bumblebee goby, they are also referred to as Brachygobius Xanththozona. As implied by its name, this species has a similar appearance …
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The Giant Snakehead is known by many names: Channa micropeltes, Indonesian Snakehead, Giant Mudfish, and more. Channa micropeltes is the largest member of the Channidae family, growing up to 4.9 feet in length. This fish species can be found distributed across bodies of fresh water in Southeast Asia. It also exists in an invasive capacity …
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The Mayan cichlid (also known as the Mexican mojarra or scientifically known as the Mayaheros urophthalmus) is a species of cichlid native to Central America. Its distribution has since spread throughout South Florida and Mexico all the way down to Nicaragua. Due to its wide distribution, the Mayan cichlid has a conservation status of Least …
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The Black Neon Tetra is a freshwater species that belongs to the Characin family. They come from the Paraguay Basin and the Taquari River in Brazil. They are a variety of another popular species and are sought after for their unique appearance. The scientific name for the Black Neon Tetra is Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi. These fish …
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Native to the vast and sprawling rivers of Southeast Asia, the iridescent shark is known by many names, a lot of which include “shark”, yet this is something of a misnomer, as they are, in fact, catfish. Their binomial name is Pangasianodon Hypophthalmus, and they’re part of the catfish family, Pangasiidae. The only reason they’re …
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The Convict Cichlid, (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) is an absolutely beautiful little freshwater fish that has been a favorite among aquarists for many years due to its striking zebra stripe pattern. The species hails from the streams and lakes of Central America, and can be found along the eastern coast from Guatemala to Costa Rica, and along …
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The Zebra Loach, or Botia striata by its Latin name, is a lovely little freshwater fish that hails from the slow moving streams and rivers of west India. It is named after the beautiful and distinctive zebra striped pattern covering its body that makes it such a favorite among aquarists. Not only is this fish …
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