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Abudefduf vaigiensis
(Indo-Pacific sergeant)
Information on the Indo-Pacific sergeant is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Acanthurus sohal
(Sohal surgeonfish)
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Acipenser baerii
(Siberian sturgeon)
Information on the Siberian sturgeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Acipenser brevirostrum
(Shortnose sturgeon)
Information on the shortnose sturgeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Acipenser dabryanus
(Yangtze sturgeon)
A prehistoric-looking fish, the Yangtze sturgeon has a long and slender body covered with rough skin and bony plates. A pointed...
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Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
(Russian sturgeon)
Information on the Russian sturgeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Acipenser nudiventris
(Bastard sturgeon)
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Acipenser persicus
(Persian sturgeon)
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Acipenser ruthenus
(Sterlet)
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Acipenser sinensis
(Chinese sturgeon)
Information on the Chinese sturgeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Acipenser stellatus
(Star sturgeon)
Belonging to an ancient group of fish, the prehistoric-looking star sturgeon is notable for being one of the three main caviar...
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Acipenser sturio
(European sea sturgeon)
One of the largest European fish to breed in rivers, the European sea sturgeon has been fished to the brink of extinction...
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Aethaloperca rogaa
(Redmouth grouper)
The redmouth grouper is a robust, reef fish with a deep, compressed body. It is generally dark brown to black in colour...
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Aetobatus narinari
(Spotted eagle ray)
The spotted eagle ray is very distinctive with a flattened body and triangular corners to the wing-like pectoral fins. The snout...
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Alopias vulpinus
(Thresher shark)
With their enormous, curving upper lobe of the tail fin, which can be as long as the body, thresher sharks are one of the most...
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Alosa immaculata
(Black Sea shad)
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Altolamprologus calvus
(Tanganyika blackfin)
Altolamprologus calvus belongs to the Cichlidae, a family of freshwater fish that have adapted to a wide range of narrow ecological...
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Ameca splendens
(Goodeid)
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Anisotremus moricandi
(Brownstriped grunt)
Although the brownstriped grunt was discovered as long ago as 1842, very little is known about this reef fish, having been...
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Anoxypristis cuspidata
(Knifetooth sawfish)
The knifetooth sawfish is an unusual type of ray, with a shark-like body and a distinctive, elongated snout, or rostrum, known...
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Aphanius dispar
(Arabian killifish)
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Aphanius iberus
(Spanish toothcarp)
Information on the Spanish toothcarp is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Arapaima gigas
(Arapaima)
The arapaima, or pirarucu as it is known in Brazil, is one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world. Its local name derives...
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Astyanax mexicanus
(Mexican tetra)
The Mexican tetra is a small fish with a rather unremarkable appearance, but behind its uninteresting first impression...
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Atelomycterus marmoratus
(Coral catshark)
The coral catshark is a small, slender shark with a narrow head and the elongated, cat-like eyes typical of the catshark family....
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Austroglanis gilli
(Clanwilliam rock-catfish)
The Clanwilliam rock-catfish, found only in a few streams in South Africa, belongs to the family of Austroglanididae catfishes...
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Balantiocheilos melanopterus
(Silver shark)
Information on the silver shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Balistes vetula
(Queen triggerfish)
The deep-bodied queen triggerfish has suitably regal colouring; it is a flamboyant, and variable, mixture of blue, green and yellow...
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Barbus serra
(Sawfin)
The sawfin is a river-dwelling, South African fish with a long, pointed snout and a large first dorsal fin that is bony and...
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Bedotia geayi
(Zono)
Bedotia geayi is one of a number of small, attractively coloured fish species, commonly called zono or zona, which inhabit...
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Bedotia madagascariensis
(Zono)
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Bedotia sp. nov. Bemarivo
(Zono)
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Bedotia sp. nov. Sambava
(Zono)
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Bedotia tricolor
(Zono)
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Betta burdigala
(Betta)
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Betta livida
(Betta)
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Betta macrostoma
(Spotfin betta)
The spotfin betta is a small and attractively marked freshwater fish, and gains its common name from the black ‘eye' spot on the...
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Betta persephone
(Betta)
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Betta simplex
(Betta)
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Bolbometopon muricatum
(Humphead parrotfish)
The largest of all parrotfish, the humphead parrotfish is an olive or blue-green to slate-grey fish, with a yellowish to pink head....
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Brachaelurus waddi
(Blind shark)
This small, stout shark gets its name from its habit of retracting its eyeballs, which causes its thick eyelids to close, when...
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Brachionichthys hirsutus
(Spotted handfish)
The spotted handfish is one of the world's most endangered marine fish. This extremely distinctive fish is almost pear-shaped and...
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Carangoides bajad
(Orange spotted trevally)
Information on the orange spotted trevally is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Caranx ignobilis
(Giant trevally)
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
(Graceful shark)
Information on the graceful shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
(Grey reef shark)
Information on the grey reef shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Carcharhinus brachyurus
(Bronze whaler)
Named for its bronze, or sometimes greyish-bronze upperside, this is a large, fairly slender shark with a moderately long and...
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Carcharhinus brevipinna
(Spinner shark)
The spinner shark is a long, slender-bodied shark, so named for its habit of leaping from the water, when hooked or pursuing prey...
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Carcharhinus dussumieri
(Whitecheek shark)
A widespread species, the whitecheek shark is the most common shark in the Arabian Gulf. Possessing the typical shark form, the...
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Carcharhinus galapagensis
(Galapagos shark)
Named after the famous islands where it was first identified, the Galapagos shark is a large, rather slender species, with...
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