The cherry barb is an exceptionally famous and appealing fish among the freshwater aquarium devotees because of its splendid tinge. It is a freshwater ray finned cyprinid of order Cypriniformes. At present, this gorgeous fish is listed as threatened species on the IUCN Red List due to over exploitation and pollution. Systematic Position Phylum: Chordata … Read more
The rainbow shark is an eye-catching aquarium fish due to its brilliant tail coloration and hardiness. It was first made explanation by American Zoologist Henry Weed Fowler in 1934. It is an appealing actinopterygian ray-finned fish which belongs to the family Cyprinidae (minnow family) of order Cypriniformes. Synonyms of this species are Labeo frenatus Fowler, … Read more
The rosy barb is an extremely prominent aquarium fish among the pet fish enthusiasts because of its splendid body tinge and strength. In 1822, it was first discovered by well known zoologist and botanist Dr Francis Buchanan. It is a cyprinid fish under carp family (Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes. This barb is listed as Least Concern … Read more
The harlequin rasbora (Trigonostigma heteromorpha), is a very fashionable and nice-looking cyprinid aquarium fish. It is hardy fish with brilliant body coloration. In 1904, it was first described by Duncker and it has placed in Cyprinidae family (Minnows or carps)) under Order Cypriniformes of Class Actinopterygii (=Ostecihthyes). It is now listed as Least Concern (LC) … Read more
Bronze corydoras is an incredibly eye-catching fish among the aquarium enthusiasts which is also referred to as Brown Cory, Bronze catfish, Gold Lazer Cory, Light Spot Corydoras, Bronze Cory, Green Corydoras, or Albino Cory etc. It is a silurid fish under Callichthyidae family of class Actinopterygii. Body flank is often greenish in color which gives … Read more
Glass catfish is an exceptionally eye-catching aquarium fish among the pet fish keepers because of its glass-like fleshy body. This amazing fish was first discovered by well-known ichthyologist, Dr. Tyson Roberts in 1989. It is a ray-finned fish of Siluridae family under order Siluriformes of class Actinopterygii (=Osteichthyes). The genus name ‘Kryptopterus’ came from Greek, … Read more