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Goby. A goby of the genus Rhinogobius. Goby is a common name for many species of small to medium sized ray-finned fish, normally with large heads and tapered bodies, which are found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments. Traditionally most of the species called gobies have been classified in the order Perciformes as the suborder ...
Lysmata amboinensis is an omnivorous shrimp species known by several common names including the Pacific cleaner shrimp. It is considered a cleaner shrimp as eating parasites and dead tissue from fish makes up a large part of its diet. [2] [3] The species is a natural part of the coral reef ecosystem and is widespread across the tropics ...
These fish are also known from marine habitats. Indian glassy fish: Parambassis ranga: 3.1" These fish are often dyed. Targetfish, Jarbua terapon: Terapon jarbua: 14" These fish breed in saltwater and the young return to freshwater. Banded archerfish: Toxotes jaculatrix: 12" These fish have the ability to shoot water to hit their insect prey ...
Cypriniformes Botiidae Ambastaia. Ambastaia sidthimunki; Botia. Botia almorhae; Botia striata; Chromobotia. Chromobotia macracanthus; Yasuhikotakia. Yasuhikotakia modesta
These small fish maintain so-called "cleaning stations" where other fish, known as hosts, will congregate and perform specific movements to attract the attention of the cleaner fish. Cleaning behaviours have been observed in a number of other fish groups, including an interesting case between two cichlids of the same genus, Etroplus maculatus ...
Algae eater or algivore is a common name for any bottom-dwelling or filter-feeding aquatic animal species that specialize in feeding on algae and phytoplanktons. Algae eaters are important for the fishkeeping hobby and many are commonly kept by aquarium hobbyists to improve water quality. [1] They are also important primary consumers that relay ...
A study by Raymond Keyes addresses the atypical behavior of a few shark species when exposed to cleaner fish. In this experiment, cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) and various shark species were placed in a tank together and observed. The different shark species exhibited different responses and behaviors around the wrasse. For example ...
Polyandry in fish. Polyandry in fishes is a mating system where females mate with multiple males within one mating season. [1] This type of mating exists in a variety of animal species. [1] Polyandry has been found in both oviparous and viviparous bony fishes and sharks. [2] General examples of polyandry occur in fish species, such as green ...