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Pictures of Fish Devario Fishes Pictures and Devario Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Devario Fishes Pictures and Devario Fishes Kind

Devario is a genus of fishes with short barbels and deeper bodies than Danio species. Some of the species also have vertical and horizontal stripes. They range in size from 5-15 cm long. Devarios are native to freshwater rivers and streams of Southeast Asia. Many species of Devarios have beautiful colors and are available as popular aquarium fish all over the world. Some of the species have been recently discovered in remote inland areas of Laos and Myanmar.

Devarios usually do not live for more than two to three years and many species are annuals in the wild. Even in aquariums, Devarios never live for more than five years. They feed on small aquatic insects, crustaceans, worms and planktons. Large number of Devarios are used all over the world as aquarium fish, mainly due to their bright colors and easy care. In the aquariums, Devarios a wide variety of food items including flakes, frozen food and shrimps. They are generally good community fish but they should be kept in the tanks that are long enough for their active swimming.

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Pictures of Fish Electric Catfish Pictures and Electric Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Electric Catfish Pictures and Electric Catfish Fishes Kind

Electric Catfish have the ability to produce electric shock of up to 350 volts. They can generate the electric shock using electro plaques of their electric organ. They can be found in the tropical Africa and along the Nile River. Nile fish has been well known in the popular ancient Egyptian cultures, where it has been depicted in mural paintings and other artworks. Electric catfish generally use their electric organ to ward off their predators; however, their electric shock is not known to be fatal to human beings.

Electric catfish is usually a nocturnal fish. They feed mainly on other fish by incapacitating their prey with electric discharges. Although electro-receptive system is widely present in the catfishes but electric catfishes a very well-developed electric organ, which is derived from anterior body musculature and it lines the body cavity. Electric catfishes do not have dorsal fins or fin spines. Instead, they have three pairs of barbels. They can grow up to a size of 100 cm long and a weight of 20 kg.

Pictures of Fish Electric Catfish Pictures and Electric Catfish Fishes Kind

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Pictures of Fish Electric Ray Pictures and Electric Ray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Electric Ray Pictures and Electric Ray Fishes Kind

Electric Rays are known for generating an electrical discharge ranging from 8-200 volts depending upon the species. They use the electrical discharge for catching their prey and also as a defense against their predators. Electric rays have been known humans since ages. Ancient Greeks often used electric rays for providing relief from the pain of childbirth and headaches.

Electric ray fishes have enlarged and rounded pectoral fins with two moderately large rounded and angular dorsal fins. They have a stout and muscular tail with a fairly developed caudal fin. The entire body is thick and flabby with soft and loose skin lacking dermal denticles and thorns. They have a pair of kidney-shaped electric organs that are located at the base of the pectoral fins. Electric rays are usually bottom-dwelling fish that can be found from shallow coastal waters to a depth of over 1000 meters. Unlike other rays, electric rays are generally sluggish and slow moving fishes, which often propel themselves with their tails instead of using disc-shaped bodies. They feed on invertebrates and small fish

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Pictures of Fish Delta Smelt Fishes Pictures and Delta Smelt Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Delta Smelt Fishes Pictures and Delta Smelt Fishes Kind

Delta Smelt is a type of smelt fish endemic to the Sacramento Delta in California, where they are distributed from Suisun Bay upstream through the Delta in Sacramento, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Yolo Counties. Delta Smelts always move together in large schools (groups). Most of the species of Delta Smelt live up to one year and die after first spawning.

Delta Smelt is a slender-bodied fish with a steely blue sheen on the sides with which they appear almost translucent. They feed on small fishes and invertebrates. One female may lay 1400 to 1800 eggs. Their spawning occurs in spring season in river channels and across the interface of freshwater and saltwater. Once, Delta Smelt used to a common fish in Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers estuary; however from 1993, the species have been designated as critically endangered species. Recently, court s have also legally protected the rare and declining Delta Smelts.

Pictures of Fish Delta Smelt Fishes Pictures and Delta Smelt Fishes Kind

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Pictures of Fish Deepwater Stingray Fishes Pictures and Deepwater Stingray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Deepwater Stingray Fishes Pictures and Deepwater Stingray Fishes Kind

Deepwater Stingray is a species of ray fish that have a significant population on continental slopes from South Africa to Japan and Australia. Minor population of deepwater stingray or giant stingaree across Indo-West and Central Pacific. Some of the varieties have also been spotted on the East Coast of South Africa, Mozambique, Southern India, Southern China, Queensland, New South Wales and Hawaii.

Deepwater stingray is a heavy-bodied ray that can grow to at least 270 cm (9 feet) length. They have a moderately short and stout tail with a serrated stinging spine behind the pelvic fins. Their snout is moderately elongated and broadly angular. Small eyes are just ahead of the spiracles. Their mouth is straight and broad with small, oval rounded teeth. Dorsal fins are absent in deepwater stingrays. Caudal fin long, moderately large and leaf-shaped. Upperparts are purple brown or purple grey, underparts are white and tail is completely dark. Deepwater stingrays feed on fishes, lobsters, prawns and crabs. They are not very useful to humans though its meat is used at some places.

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Pictures of Fish Danio Fishes Pictures and Danio Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Danio Fishes Pictures and Danio Fishes Kind

Danio is a genus of fish species that comprises of many of the species of Danionins. The name comes from Bengali word that translates into ‘of the rice field’. Danios are native to fresh water rivers and streams of southeast Asia and are also found throughout the world as aquaculture species. Several species have been recently discovered in remote Islands of Myanmar.

Danios have two pairs of long barbels, which generally have horizontal stripes. Some of the species have vertical bars. Their size ranges from 4-15 cm in length. In the aquariums, they tend to live for 2-3 years while in wilds, they generally do not live for more than a year. Danios mainly feed on crustaceans, insects, worms and planktons in wild. In aquariums, they feed on a variety of foods including frozen food and flakes. They are very sociable and easy to maintain and thus are very popular for keeping in aquariums. Danios should be kept in tanks with water temperature in the range of 18-24 Celsius. They are good at jumping and therefore the lid of tanks should be tight fitting.

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Pictures of Fish Crucian Carp Fishes Pictures and Crucian Carp Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Crucian Carp Fishes Pictures and Crucian Carp Fishes Kind

Crucian Carp is a member of fish family that includes many other fish such as common carp and minnows. They can be found inhabiting lakes, ponds and slow-moving waters throughout Europe and Asia. Crucian Carp is one of the most favorite sport fish. Besides, they are also used as freshwater aquarium fish and in water gardens. However, Crucian Carps have a very low commercial demands, mainly due to the fact that there are much better choices of more colorful and edible fishes.

Crucian Carp is a medium-sized fish that rarely exceeds a weight of 3.3 pounds, highest recorded weight being 4 pounds. They have dark green black, golden sides and reddish fins. Many variations in colors are seen across other varieties. They have an almost perfect disc shape with well rounded fins. Crucian Carp is one of the most important aquaculture species. Many people claim that Crucian Carp is the wild version of goldfish, as they possess many similar characteristics.

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Pictures of Fish Crocodile Shark Fishes Pictures and Crocodile Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Crocodile Shark Fishes Pictures and Crocodile Shark Fishes Kind

Crocodile shark is a species of shark that are found in warm and tropical waters in the open ocean. They can be found worldwide in Guinea, Angola, South Africa, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Hawaiian islands, Panama and Costa Rica in eastern Pacific. They are not yet known in Western Atlantic.

Crocodile Shark has a spindle shaped body with a short head and moderately long conical snout. They have large eyes. Their pectoral fins are small, broad and rounded while pelvic fins are relatively larger. Crocodile sharks can grow to a maximum length of 1.1 meters and a weight of 6 kg. It is a deep water or nocturnal hunter, often relying on its large eyes. They often move to surface at night to feed and descend back to deeper waters during day time to avoid predators. They feed on moderate to large fish, squids and shrimps. Its meat is generally not suitable as food item; however, its oily liver finds value in other applications.

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Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Croaker is a family of fish that are known for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds made by them. They are also known by other names such as hard-heads or drums. Croakers can be found all over the world in both salt waters and freshwater. Most of the species avoid coral reefs and oceanic islands. They prefer warm temperate and tropical waters and can be found abundantly in Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of California and major rivers in South East Asia, UK and northeast South America.

Croakers have a long dorsal fin reaching nearly to its tail and a notch between the rays and spines of dorsal. Their drums are somberly colored, usually in brown shades. A lateral line extends to the tip of rounded or pointed caudal fin. Croaker is a small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling fish that usually lives in estuaries, bays and muddy river banks. Croakers are generally carnivores and feed on invertebrates and small fish. Croakers are very popular as food items and sports fish.

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Pictures of Fish Cookie Cutter Shark Fishes Pictures and Cookie Cutter Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cookie Cutter Shark Fishes Pictures and Cookie Cutter Shark Fishes Kind

Cookie Cutter Shark, also known as Cigar Shark or Luminous Shark, is a rarely seen dogfish shark, which can be found at depth of more than 1000 meters in deep water sea. Cookie cutter shark derives its name from its typical feeding habit and style in which it cuts perfectly circular (cookie-cutter-shaped) pieces from the skins of mammals and other preys. There have been stray incidences where cookie cutter shark took a bite out of rubber sonar dome of submarines and thereby causing damage to the submarine.

Measuring 20 inches in length, cookie cutter shark is a small fish with cigar-shaped body, large eyes with green pupils and prominent feeding teeth on its lower jaws. They have two dorsal fins towards its tail. Underside is bio-luminescent, glowing pale-blue green matching with the background light from the ocean’s surface, which serves as camouflage to creatures beneath it. Small patch remains black with which it deceived its prey into thinking that it is an even smaller fish. Thereby, the predatory fish itself becomes the prey of cookie cutter shark.