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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

Pictures of Fish Electric Catfish Pictures and Electric Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Electric Catfish Pictures and Electric Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Electric Catfish Pictures and Electric Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Electric Catfish Pictures and Electric Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Electric Catfish Pictures and Electric Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Cobia or black kingfish or black salmon or lemonfish can be found in areas of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans where water average temperature is more than 24 celsius. Generally, Cobia is a solitary fish except during spawning; however they can be seen congregating in large populations at reef, wrecks, buoys, harbors and  entering estuaries and mangroves in search of food.

Cobia has an elongate fusiform body and broad, flattened head. They have bands of fibrous teeth on their jaws, tongue and roof of mouth. Body is smooth with small scales with dark brown coloration, that gradually becomes white on their belly. Their large pelvic fins are carried horizontally due to which, they look like small sharks. They have forked, slightly lunate and dark brown fins. Largest species recorded a weight of 68 kg and a length of  two meters. Cobia feed mainly on crabs, squids and other fish. While locating their food, they often follow sharks, turtles and other larger fish in anticipation of scavenging their meal. Dolphin is the natural predator of Cobia fish. Due to their firm texture and excellent flavor, Cobia command a high price in the commercial fishing.

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cobia Fishes Pictures and Cobia Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Cisco is a salmonid (family of ray-finned fish) fish. They differ from other members of the genus by having upper and lower jaws of approximately equal length. Five endemic species of Laurentian Great Lakes are thought to be of very recent evolution. Cisco species have recently been subjected to lots of research that is being carried out to determine the relationships among the species that have evolved recently.

Ciscoes are extensively explored in commercial fisheries especially in the Laurentian Great Lakes, where deep water forms are considered as the basis of chub fishery. Chub fishery was exclusively based on the various species of Ciscoes. The fishery continues even when the stocks of Ciscoes are falling and other species are spreading through the system. At many places, Cisco species have declined in great numbers. Some of the breeders believe that Ciscoes represent  an incipient species flock. Lots of debates have taken place to  ascertain which were the true species and which were not, particularly due to the facts that some of the species have become extinct.

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cisco Fishes Pictures and Cisco Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cherry Salmon Fishes Pictures and Cherry Salmon Fishes Kind

Cherry Salmon or Japanese Salmon is a salmon fish of the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found all across Korea, Japan, Kuril  and other Islands. Cherry salmon prefers temperate climate and a depth of 0-200 meters. In Taiwan, a landlocked subspecies known as Taiwanese Salmon are found abundantly, where it has been declared as critically endangered species.

Adult cherry salmons have a dark back with bright red (with a tinge of crimson red) colored stripes on the sides of the body right up to the abdomen. That is why the name cherry salmon has been given to this species.  Adults weigh around 2.5 kg and measure 50 cm in length. Maximum size recorded is 9kg and 71 cm. While in the sea, cherry salmons feed extensively on crustaceans. Like other salmons, cherry salmons are also highly commercial species  for use as game fish, in aquaculture and as frozen foods. People love to eat cherry salmons broiled or baked.

Pictures of Fish Cherry Salmon Fishes Pictures and Cherry Salmon Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cherry Salmon Fishes Pictures and Cherry Salmon Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cherry Salmon Fishes Pictures and Cherry Salmon Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Cherry Salmon Fishes Pictures and Cherry Salmon Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Bull Shark is a shark that is widespread all over the world in warm and shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. The name bull shark comes from stocky shape, broad and flat snout and aggressive and unpredictable behavior. Since the bull sharks dwell in shallow waters, they are more dangerous to human beings than any other species of sharks. Three shark species that are most likely to attack human beings include bull sharks, tiger sharks and great white sharks. They can travel far up the rivers and thus are responsible for the majority of shark attacks on humans.

Bull sharks can tolerate fresh water unlike most of the other marine sharks. Due to its wide range and diverse habitats, there are many names for bull sharks such as Sundarbans or Ganges shark in India, Zambezi shark or simply Zambi in Africa and Nicaragua shark, among other. Bull shark is found in different geographical locations throughout the world and can travel long distances. Bull sharks are large and stout animals that can reach up to 7 feet in length and weigh up to 90 kg. They feed on fish, rays, dolphins, turtles, birds, mollusks and crustaceans.
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Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Bull Shark Fishes Pictures and Bull Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Antarctic Icefish Fishes Pictures and Antarctica Icefish Fishes Kind

Antarctic Icefish is a largely endemic, dominant fish in the cold continental waters surrounding Antarctica. Majority of the Antarctic Icefish live at seawater temperature -2 and 4 degree centigrades but some of the sub polar species inhabit waters that may be as warm as 10 degree centigrades around New Zealand and South America.

Antarctic Icefish have evolved a variety of interesting physiological and biochemical adaptations with which they can survive in cold and stable seawater temperatures of Southern Ocean, many being able to survive in the freezing and ice-laden waters. Most notable physiological aspect of Antarctic Icefish is they have only 1% hemoglobin unlike other animal species that have up to 45% hemoglobin in their blood. They can survive without large parts of hemoglobin due to high oxygen contents of cold waters of southern ocean and also due to the fact that oxygen is absorbed and distributed directly by the plasma. Antarctic Icefish is considered to the only marine fish species flock.

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Pictures of Fish Antarctic Icefish Fishes Pictures and Antarctica Icefish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Antarctic Icefish Fishes Pictures and Antarctica Icefish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Antarctic Icefish Fishes Pictures and Antarctica Icefish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Antarctic Icefish Fishes Pictures and Antarctica Icefish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Antarctic Icefish Fishes Pictures and Antarctica Icefish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Antarctic Icefish Fishes Pictures and Antarctica Icefish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Goldfish Fishes Pictures and Goldfish Fishes Kind

Goldfish is one of the most common aquarium fish and water garden fish. It is a small member of carp family of fish. It is one of the earliest domesticated fish. Goldfish are small, colorful, inexpensive and popular pond fish. They can survive in ponds as long there is enough oxygen and the pond does not freeze solid. They are usually classified as coldwater fish. They live in unheated aquariums.

Selective breeding of goldfish has produced several color variations over the years, with few being far away from the original golden color of the domesticated fish. Goldfish can lose their golden color by varying the spectrum of light under which they are kept. Goldfish can grow up to 22 inches in length and around 10 pounds in weight. Household goldfish kept in bowls can live up to 6-8 years. There are several varieties of goldfishes such as calico, celestial eye, comet, lionhead, bubble eye, butterfly tail and black moor, among others. Besides, several new varieties are also created by selective breeding.

Pictures of Fish Goldfish Fishes Pictures and Goldfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Goldfish Fishes Pictures and Goldfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Goldfish Fishes Pictures and Goldfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Goldfish Fishes Pictures and Goldfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Goldfish Fishes Pictures and Goldfish Fishes Kind

Antarctic Cod Fish Pictures and Antarctic Cod Fishes Kind

Antarctic cod fish is famous for producing antifreeze glycoprotein that allows it to survive in the ice laden waters of southern sea surrounding Antarctic sea. They are also known as antarctic toothfish. Antarctic cods have a heartbeat rate of once every six seconds. Scientists are doing research on antarctic cods for cardiac medicines especially in human conditions involving low heartbeats or patients with the conditions of hypothermia.

They are very large fishes and can be caught in the waters below 2000 meters depth. Fully grown antarctic cod fishes are grayish in color, weigh around 135 kg and have a length of more than 2 meters. The flesh of antarctic cod is white and is rich of high oil content. Although the name is antarctic cod but they do not belong to cod family. The taste is very similar to cod and that is why the name antarctic cod. They generally feed on various types of fish. However, they are also known to eat almost anything including the remains of penguins caught by seals and orca on the surfaces.

Antarctic Cod Fish Pictures and Antarctic Cod Fishes Kind

Antarctic Cod Fish Pictures and Antarctic Cod Fishes Kind

Antarctic Cod Fish Pictures and Antarctic Cod Fishes Kind

Antarctic Cod Fish Pictures and Antarctic Cod Fishes Kind

Antarctic Cod Fish Pictures and Antarctic Cod Fishes Kind

Antarctic Cod Fish Pictures and Antarctic Cod Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Atlantic salmon Fishes Pictures and Atlantic Salmon Fishes Kind

Atlantic salmon, known as king of fish, is found in northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. The title King of Fish is appropriate for several reasons. Foremost being their capacity to make a tremendous journey during their lifetime. They migrate from fresh water streams to feeding ground in North Atlantic Ocean and back again to spawn at the same place whether they were hatched. Atlantic salmon is an anadromous (habit of migrating from sea to fresh water for spawning) migratory fish unlike common eel, which are catadromous (migrating from fresh water to sea for spawning)

Atlantic salmons are most beautiful fishes; streamlined, silver and graceful. They are considered as symbol of clean and unspoiled waters that run wild into sea. They are very powerful fish and greatest fighters. They feed on larger foods such as Arctic Squids, sand eels, amphipods, arctic shrimp and occasionally herring. During their feeding season they grow rapidly. They do not require salt water. There are numbers of fully freshwater species existing throughout the northern hemisphere.

Pictures of Fish Atlantic salmon Fishes Pictures and Atlantic Salmon Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Atlantic salmon Fishes Pictures and Atlantic Salmon Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Atlantic salmon Fishes Pictures and Atlantic Salmon Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Atlantic salmon Fishes Pictures and Atlantic Salmon Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Atlantic salmon Fishes Pictures and Atlantic Salmon Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Atlantic salmon Fishes Pictures and Atlantic Salmon Fishes Kind