The Anableps is brackish water fish with an elongated body and a flat head with large protruding eyes. These eyes give the Anableps the remarkable ability to see both above and below the surface of the water, and are the attribute giving the fish... Read more >
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The Gold Wonder Killifish is a slender fish with brilliant yellow coloration. Females and juveniles are not quite as bright. This fish has its yellow color due to selective breeding. This is one of the larger and hardier killifish. It is also... Read more >
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The Six-Stripe Distichodus is a pretty fish that resembles a clown loach or a tiger barb in color. The body is orange to reddish in color, and is marked by six distinct black vertical bands. The fins are bright red and the body is somewhat... Read more >
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Electric eel
(Electrophorus electricus)
The Electric Eel is a long and slender fish that is greenish to olive in color and often has small yellowish spots. Its eyes are tiny and practically useless. This fish is not a true eel. It is more closely related to the knife fishes. Unlike... Read more >
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This little pencilfish features silvery-gray coloration with two horizontal black stripes that run from tip of the "nose" to the caudal peduncle. The tailfin is transparent, while the dorsal, anal, and ventral fins have a bright red tint, and in... Read more >
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The African Butterfly Fish is an interesting fish that spends most of its time at the surface of the water. It has a long slender body and large pectoral fins that angle upwards like wings. These wings enable the butterfly fish to jump... Read more >
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The Senegal Bichir is a long, slender fish, gray to light brown in color. It has large, paddle-like pectoral fins and a rounded tail. The dorsal fin is formed by a number of branched rays that run about 2/3 the length of the body and join the... Read more >
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Scat
(Scatophagus argus)
Green Scats are the most common species found. A Green Scat has black spots covering its dark green body, and the body shape itself is somewhere between a square and an oval with a pointed mouth. Though young Scats can be found in brackish water... Read more >
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Silver Scats are one of the smaller Scat species. They typically have silver bodies covered with black spots and vertical stripes. The body shape itself is somewhere between a square and an oval with a pointed mouth. Though young Scats can be found... Read more >
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Archer Fish are brackish water fish that inhabit coastal waters in their native range. They are silver fish with large eyes located close to the mouth, and a series of large black blotches on the upper half of the body. The belly is lighter, and... Read more >
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