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Betta Fish (Siamese Fighting Fish)

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Betta Fish are found mainly in the southern parts of South-East Asia, and are in abundance in Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia. It thrives in the wild especially in reedy ponds, slow moving creeks and rivers. It also can be found in shallow waters such as stagnant ponds, rice … [Read more...]

X-Ray Fish

The X-Ray Fish (Pristella maxillaris) is a small schooling fish native to the Amazon basin in South America. These fish are named for their transparent skin that allows you to see their internal organs and skeleton. They are popular in the aquarium trade and can be found in many … [Read more...]

Piranha Fish

The Piranha Fish (also known as the 'caribe' in Venezuela) is a ferocious, schooling, fresh-water fish. It is native to warm rainforest lowland streams and lakes in South America - the Orinoco river basin in Venezuela, in the Orinoco River and east of the Andes Mountains, up to … [Read more...]

Teira Batfish

The Teira Batfish (genus Platax) can be instantly recognised by the dark blotch below the pectoral fin, and a second elongated dark mark above the origin of the anal fin. From a side view, the body is quite circular with a low hump on the nape. The Teira Batfish has a silver, … [Read more...]

Marine Angelfish

Marine angel fish are a type of perciform fish that belong to the family Pomacanthidae. Found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian and mostly western Pacific Ocean, the family contains seven genera and approximately 86 species. They should not be confused with the … [Read more...]

Pollan Fish

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The Pollan (Coregonus autumnalis) is a freshwater salmonid fish and is one of the few Irish species that is not found elsewhere in western Europe outside Ireland. From a conservation viewpoint, it is one of the most important components of Irish biodiversity. Over the past 20 - … [Read more...]

Vendace Fish

The Vendace fish (Coregonus albula) is one of three whitefish species native to the British Isles. The preferred habitat of the Vendace fish is deep cold lakes, where it feeds on planktonic crustaceans, such as copepods. The Vendace fish is one of the UK's rarest freshwater fish. … [Read more...]

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