Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Tropical Fish




1. Butterflyfish (Chaetodon setifer)
2. Diagonal Butterflyfish (Chaetodon fasciatus)
3. Lineated Butterflyfish (Chaetodon vittatus)
4. Heniochus macrolepidotus
5. Angelfish (Holacanthus diacanthus)
6. Imperial Angelfish (Holacanthus imperator)

Sturgeon



The term Sturgeon includes over 20 species commonly referred to as sturgeon and several closely related species that have distinct common names, notably sterlet, kaluga and beluga. Collectively, the family is also known as the True Sturgeons. They are distinctive for their elongated bodies, lack of scales, and occasional great size: Sturgeons ranging from 7–12 feet (2-3½ m) in length are common, and some species grow up to 18 feet (5.5 m). Most sturgeons are anadromous bottom-feeders, spawning upstream and feeding in river deltas and estuaries. While some are entirely freshwater, very few venture into the open ocean beyond near coastal areas.

Blue Shark

American Plaice




The American plaice or sole, Hippoglossoides platessoides, is a flatfish that belongs, along with other right eyed flounders, to the Pleuronectidae family. Their range is from southern Labrador to Rhode Island. They spawn in the Gulf of Maine, with peak activity in April and May. They grow to a maximum length of 70 cm (28 inches). The species is considered by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization to be overfished, with no signs of recovery. American plaice may be an intermediate host for the nematode parasite Otostrongylus circumlitis, which is a lungworm of seals, primarily affecting animals less than 1 year of age.

Fish



1. Amphiprion percula - Clown Anemonefish, orange clownfish, True Percula Clown Anemonefish
2. Zanclus cornutus - "Crowned Scythe", Moorish idol from front and from side view
3. Cossyphus axillaris - Bodianus axillaris - turncoat hogfish
4. Platax ehrenbergii - Platax orbicularis - Circular Spadefish Batfish
5. Glyphidodon Unicellulatus
6. Anampses cuvier - Pearl Wrasse
7. Anampses godefroy
8. Dascyllus aruanus - Three-Stripe Damsel, Humbug Dascyllus, Banded Dascyllus or White-tailed Damselfish.
9. Aulostoma chinese - Trumpetfish

Sunday, 1 November 2009

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Sunday, 18 October 2009