Blue Sheatfish
March 13th, 2012 — 1:22pm
Known from the Malay Peninsula and Singapore plus Greater Sunda Islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java in Indonesia with populati0ns from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam formerly considered as conspecific now referred to K. geminus (Ng, 2003).
Type locality is given as ‘Bandjarmassing’ which corresponds to a town now more commonly referred to as ‘Banjarmasin’ in South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) province, Indonesia (Borneo).
Comment » | Category: Siluriformes, The Rest
Striped Glass Catfish
March 13th, 2012 — 1:22pm
Has been recorded in fast-flowing environments but most commonly associated with peat swamp forests and associated blackwater streams.
Many such habitats have suffered degradation of some kind but in unaltered cases the dense canopy of branches above means very little light penetrates the surface of such environments, and riparian vegetation also tends to grow thickly.
Comment » | Category: Siluriformes, The Rest
Asian Arowana
March 13th, 2012 — 1:22pm
This species is distinguished from its Australian congeners S. jardinii and S. leichardti by possessing a lower number of lateral line scales (21-26 vs 32-36).
It occurs naturally in a number of colour forms of which three were elevated to distinct species status in 2003, but the current majority view is that all represent S. formosus pending a detailed review. Kottelat (2013) mentions that the red form may…
Comment » | Category: Osteoglossiformes, The Rest
'Freshwater' Moray Eel
March 13th, 2012 — 1:22pm
Comment » | Category: Anguilliformes, The Rest
Bronze Featherback
March 13th, 2012 — 1:22pm
This species is also referred to as ‘Asian knifefish’ or ‘ghost knifefish’ in the aquarium trade in the aquarium trade but arguably has no place in the ornamental hobby given its adult size and specialised requirements.
It is sometimes confused with the African species Xenomystus nigri but is easily told apart by its larger adult size and presence (vs. absence) of a dorsal fin.
2 comments » | Category: Osteoglossiformes, The Rest
Freshwater Toadfish, Grunting Toadfish, Grunzender Krötenfisch (DE)
March 13th, 2012 — 1:22pm
This species is relatively common in the aquarium hobby but contrary to popular belief is not venomous in any way. Its dorsal and opercular spines can pierce the skin, however, meaning extreme caution is necessary when netting it or performing aquarium maintenance.
The genus Allenbatrachus was erected in 1997 to accom…
Comment » | Category: Batrachoidiformes, The Rest
Asian Banjo Catfish, Asiatischer Bratpfannenwels (DE)
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
This is the most commonly-encountered representative of the genus in the aquatic trade though is by no means common. As in other members of the genus body colouration is highly variable, even among individuals collected from a single locality, although a few useful regularities have been observed which can be used to distinguish certain species. This is thought related to the fact that Acrochordonichthys spp. periodically shed their skins and appear paler post-moulting.
A. rugosus lends its …
Comment » | Category: Siluriformes, The Rest
Crazy Fish
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
Butis spp. are largely nocturnal ambush predators with cryptic patterning to help them blend in with their surroundings. They can also lighten and darken their body colouration to an extent, have a habit of aligning themselves with solid surfaces whether horizontal, vertical, or inverted, and often swim in an upside-down position.
The genus is usually included in the family Eleotridae of which members are often referred to…
Comment » | Category: Gobies & Sleepers, Perciformes
Crystal-eyed Catfish
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
Aggressively territorial and incompatible with other fishes in all but the largest public installations and even then may attack its tankmates.
It’s also one of few freshwater fishes that appear unafraid of humans meaning care must be exercised when performing maintenance.
1 comment » | Category: Siluriformes, The Rest
Flying Fox
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Confusion with similar-looking fishes from other genera, such as Garra cambodgiensis, laterally-striped Crossocheilus spp. or Gyrinocheilus aymonieri is not uncommon, and are largely attributable to the use of trade names such as ‘false flying fox’ or ‘Siamese flying fox’. When compared with the other species E. kalopterus exhibits several unique characters but perhaps the simplest way to identify it is by the characteristic white-edged, red and black coloured fins and the presence of two pairs of barbels.
Comment » | Category: Cypriniformes, The Rest
Product reviewers wanted
Are you still looking for product reviewers?
19th Dec 2024
Product reviewers wanted
Hey! Interesting article!
17th Dec 2024
Site improvements
Got it! Thanks for the update. It's good to know that Seriously Fish is working on improving the site's performance and addressing the email and forum...
21st Nov 2024
Responsive design
Nice
13th Nov 2024
Responsive design
it is a complete malfunctioning horror on iphone and ipad.
10th Nov 2024