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Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Eagle Ray is a family of large ray fishes that live in the open sea. Eagle rays are excellent swimmers and can also jump several meters above the sea levels. Spotted eagle rays,  known as bonnet rays, have a very beautiful ray with numerous white spots on its overall inky body. Bonnet rays can grow up to 5 meters (16 feet) in length. Spotted eagle rays are widespread in the tropical areas of all the oceans including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Eagle rays have long tails and well-defined bodies as compared to other ray fishes. Their size range from 48cm (19 inches) to 9 meters (30 feet) long. They feed on snails, mussels and crustaceans by crushing their shells with the help of their extremely hard teeth. Common eagle rays are distributed all over the Eastern Atlantic including the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea. Bat eagle ray is an important species in the Pacific Ocean. Common eagle rays can grow up to 180cm (6 feet) including their tail. Eagle rays generally live close to coastal areas in the depths 1-30 meters. Their tail looks like a whip, which may be as long as the entire body, and is armed with a sting. They can be often spotted cruising along the sandy beaches in very shallow waters.

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray 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.

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

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

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

Pictures of Fish Deepwater Stingray Fishes Pictures and Deepwater Stingray 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.

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Croaker Fishes Pictures and Croaker 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 European Minnow Pictures and European Minnow Fishes Kind

European Minnow is a species of freshwater fish and member of carp family that can be found throughout most of Eurasia, Great Britain, and from Spain to eastern Siberia. They are predominant in cool streams and well-oxygenated lakes and ponds. They are known for moving in large schools (groups of hundreds and thousands of fishes). Although they are sometimes called as Eurasian Minnows but the name is misleading because they occur only in fewer parts of Asia.

European minnow is a small, slender and dark-colored fish with blunt snout and small scales. Their belly is cream to pearl colored and changes to red in males during spawning season. Their size ranges from 8 to 10 cm long. They are common in fast flowing freshwaters and well-drained vegetated ponds. They are rarely used as aquarium fish despite the breeding in captivity being feasible. In aquariums, they should be kept in cold and fresh waters with a good supply of oxygen and a reasonable water current. In Scotland and Germany, European minnows are rarely found, where they have been declared as legally protected species.

Pictures of Fish European Minnow Pictures and European Minnow Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish European Minnow Pictures and European Minnow Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish European Minnow Pictures and European Minnow Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish European Minnow Pictures and European Minnow Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish European Minnow Pictures and European Minnow 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 Channel Catfish Fishes Pictures and Channel Catfish Fishes Kind

Channel catfish is a type of catfish species, which is found abundantly in entire North America. With approximately 8 million anglers in the United States targeting channel catfish every year, it remains as one of the most fished catfish. In United States, channel catfish is one of the most prized fishes among the anglers. Due to its popularity as food item, USA has witnessed a rapid growth in the aquaculture of channel catfish. Channel catfish are distributed widely all over the United States where it can be found in rivers (small and large both), reservoirs, natural lakes and ponds.

Generally a standard variety of channel catfish weighs around 10 pounds but a catch of 20-pound channel catfish is considered as a spectacular specimen. Largest channel catfish on record weighed 58 pounds; however, 40-50 pounds is generally the top end. Channel catfish feed on crickets, shads, minnows, frogs, suckers and nightcrawlers, among other. Channel catfish possess keen senses of smell and taste. All over USA, most of the local stores sell diverse varieties of readymade baits made from garlic, meat, cheese, dough, shrimps and chicken levers  for the anglers to lure channel catfish.

Pictures of Fish Channel Catfish Fishes Pictures and Channel Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Channel Catfish Fishes Pictures and Channel Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Channel Catfish Fishes Pictures and Channel Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Channel Catfish Fishes Pictures and Channel Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Channel Catfish Fishes Pictures and Channel Catfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Channel Catfish Fishes Pictures and Channel Catfish 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 Angel Shark Fishes Pictures and Angel Shark Fishes Kind

Angel Shark fishes are unusual genus of sharks with flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins and almost ray-like. They have a strong resemblance to skates and rays. They can be found throughout the world in temperate and tropical seas. They are also known as monk sharks, sand devil and monkfish. They bury themselves in mud or sand with only eyes and part of the body exposed. With a blunt snout, they can easily camouflage to blend in the sand and rocks of the ocean bed.

Forward part of the body is broad and flattened and read part retains a muscular that is more typical of other sharks. Their eyes and spiracles are on the top and five gill slits are on the bottom. Pectoral and pelvic fins are large like wings and held horizontally. Majority of the angel sharks grow to a length of about 1.5 meters (5 feet). Japanese angel sharks are known to grow up to 2 meters. They feed on crustaceans, mollusks and other types of fish. They are generally not aggressive but they can bite when stepped on or handled.

Pictures of Fish Angel Shark Fishes Pictures and Angel Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Angel Shark Fishes Pictures and Angel Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Angel Shark Fishes Pictures and Angel Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Angel Shark Fishes Pictures and Angel Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Angel Shark Fishes Pictures and Angel Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Angel Shark Fishes Pictures and Angel Shark Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish African Lungfish Fishes Pictures and African Lungfish Fishes Kind

African lungfishes have their usual habitats in swamps and marshes in shallow waters and small rivers. They can also be found in large lakes like Lake Victoria. They have a snake-like appearance. There are total four species of African lungfishes. They are carnivores and feed on small fishes and frogs. They can live out of water for many months the burrow of hardened mud beneath dried-up streambed. Native Africans often dig the lungfishes up, burrow and store it for future use as a fresh fish.

African lungfishes have a strong taste; people like it very much or dislike it absolutely. They range in size from 60 to 200 cm. They have two lungs that enable them to breathe air through another lung when the water has dried-up. They are considered as fearless and aggressive fishes that attack any moving objects including human hands. In many states, export of lungfishes is legally banned. They can survive in any types of atmosphere including low oxygen areas.

Pictures of Fish African Lungfish Fishes Pictures and African Lungfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish African Lungfish Fishes Pictures and African Lungfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish African Lungfish Fishes Pictures and African Lungfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish African Lungfish Fishes Pictures and African Lungfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish African Lungfish Fishes Pictures and African Lungfish Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish African Lungfish Fishes Pictures and African Lungfish Fishes Kind