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Siamese Fighting Fish

Facts Of Siamese Fighting Fish   Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Osphronemidae Genus: Betta Common Name: Siamese Fighting Fish Scientific Name: Betta Splendens Origin: Southeast Asia Diet: Carnivore Size (L): 6cm - 8cm (2.4in - 3.1in) Water Type: Fresh Optimum pH Level: 6.9 - 7.2 Lifespan: 1 - 4 years Conservation Status: Least Concern Colour: Skin Type: Scales Favourite Food: Insects Habitat: Mekong river in south-east Asia Average Clutch Size: 30 Main Prey: Insects, Brine Shrimp, Plankton Predators: Fish, Cat, Salamander Distinctive Features: Feisty temperament and long tail fin  The Siamese fighting fish is a little and beautiful predatory types of fish found in the Mekong River that goes through various nations in south-east Asia.  The Siamese fighting fish is local to the Mekong delta in south-east Asia and in spite of the fact that the Siamese fighting fish would ...

Guppy Fish

Facts Of Guppy   Kingdom: Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Poeciliidae Genus: Poecilia Common Name: Guppy Scientific Name: Poecilia Reticulata Origin: South America Diet: Omnivore Size (L): 4cm - 7.6cm (1.5in - 3in) Water Type: Fresh Optimum pH Level: 5.0 - 7.0 Lifespan: 2 - 4 years Conservation Status: Least Concern Colour: Skin Type: Scales Favourite Food: Algae Habitat:   Rivers in the Amazon Average Clutch Size: 80 Main Prey: Algae, Shrimp, Fish Predators: Fish, Birds, Mammals Distinctive Features: Brightly coloured body and fins and give birth to live young The guppy also known as millionfish is a little bright types of freshwater tropical fish that is discovered normally in the waterways and pools of South America. There are almost 300 unique kinds of guppy spread all through Barbados, Brazil, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. The gup...

Cuttlefish

Facts Of Cuttlefish   Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order:  Decapodiformes Family:   Sepiida Common Name: Cuttlefish Scientific Name: Sepiida Location: Worldwide Diet: Carnivore Size (L): 15cm - 50cm (5.9in - 20in) Weight: 3kg - 10.5kg (6.6lbs - 23lbs) Number Of Species: 120 Average Lifespan: 1 - 3 years Conservation Status: Threatened Colour:   Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Pink, White Skin Type: Smooth Favourite Food: Crab Habitat: Coastal and deeper waters Average Litter Size: 200 Main Prey: Crab, Shrimp, Fish Predators: Fish, Sharks, Cuttlefish Distinctive Features: Long body shape and large eyes The cuttlefish is a little medium measured mollusc that is found all through the sea waters of the world. Similarly as their squid and octopus relatives, cuttlefish have a substantial, prolonged body with arms encompassing their mouths. Cuttlefish are found in substantial numbers all th...

Spiny Dogfish

Facts Of Spiny Dogfish  Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Squaliformes Family: Squalidae Genus: Squalus Common Name: Dogfish Scientific Name: Squalus Acanthias Origin:  Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans Diet: Carnivore Size: 48-160cm (19-63in) Water Type: Salt Optimum pH Level: 6.5-8.5 Lifespan:  25-80 years Conservation Status: Threatened Colour:   Grey, Black, Brown, White Skin Type: Smooth Favourite Food: Fish Habitat: Bays and inshore waters Average Clutch Size: 6 Main Prey: Fish, Squid, Crustaceans Predators: Sharks, Whales, Humans Special Features: Lack of anal fin and poisonous spines on back The spiny dogfish  is a standout amongst the most plentiful types of shark on the planet is additionally regularly known as the spiny dogfish , the codshark and the thorndog. The spiny dogfish  is the most surely understood of the dogfish species and is ...

Star Fish

Facts Of Starfish  Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Scientific Name: Protoreaster Nodosus Type: Asteroidea Diet: Omnivore Size: 5-20cm (2-20in) Weight: 0.1-6kg (0.2-13lbs) Top Speed: 12.8km/h (8mph) Lifespan:  3-27 years Lifestyle:   Solitary Conservation Status: Threatened Colour:   Red, Brown, Blue Skin Type: Rough Favourite Food: Crustaceans Habitat: Shallow to deeper coastal waters Average Litter Size: 1,000,000 Main Prey: Crustaceans, Worms, Sea Urchins Predators: Fish, Rays, Sharks Special Features: Long arms and suckers on their feet The starfish (usually as an ocean star) is for the most part found with 5 arms that are connected to a focal circle. This focal plate is the movement focal point of the starfish and furthermore contains the mouth of the starfish. The starfish sustains on shellfish and mollusks, the 2 stomachs of the starfish assisting with the processing of complex living bein...

Angel Fish

Facts Of Angelfish Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Pomacanthidae Common Name: Angelfish Scientific Name: Pomacanthidae Origin: Southern Hemisphere Diet: Omnivore Size (L): 7cm - 30cm (3in - 12in) Water Type: Fresh, Salt Optimum pH Level: 6.5 - 7.2 Lifespan:   8 - 15 years Conservation Status: Threatened Colour: Black, White, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Silver, Blue, Green Skin Type:   The protective layer of the animal Scales Favourite Food: Fish Habitat: Rivers and coral reefs Average Clutch Size: 500 Main Prey: Fish, Algae, Plankton Predators: Fish, Birds, Sharks, Mammals Distinctive Features: Body shape and brightly coloured markings Around 100 of unique types of angelfish there are that occupy the waters of the southern half of the globe. There are two fundamental kinds of angelfish, those that live in the freshwater streams in South America (freshwater angelfish) and thos...

Butterfly Fish

Facts Of Butterfly Fish Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Chaetodontidae Common Name: Butterfly fish Scientific Name: Chaetodontidae Origin: Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans Diet: Omnivore Size (L): 7cm - 15cm (3in - 6in) Water Type: Salt Optimum pH Level: 8.1 - 8.6 Lifespan: 6 - 12 years Conservation Status: Endangered Colour: Black, White, Yellow, Orange, Silver Skin Type: Scales Favourite Food: Plankton Habitat: Tropical coral reefs Average Clutch Size: 200 Main Prey: Plankton, Coral, Crustaceans Predators: Fish, Eels, Sharks Distinctive Features: Elongated nose and bright colours The  butterfly angle is for the most part little estimated types of marine fish, found in tropical and subtropical waters, essentially around coral reefs. The butterfly angle is notable for its brilliantly hued body and expand markings. There are in excess of 100 unique types of butterfly angle disc...

Catfish

Facts Of Catfish  Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Siluriformes Scientific Name: Siluriformes Origin: Warm freshwater Diet: Carnivore Size (L): 1cm - 270cm (0.4in - 106in) Water Type: Fresh Optimum pH Level: 6.5 - 8.0 Lifespan: 8 - 20 years Conservation Status: Threatened Colour: Brown, Black, Yellow, White, Tan, Grey Skin Type: Scales Favourite Food: Fish Habitat: Fast-flowing rivers and lakes Average Clutch Size: 40 Main Prey: Fish, Frogs, Worms Predators: Large Fish, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles Distinctive Features: Flat, broad head and whiskers Catfish are a gathering of base sustaining fish that are found in freshwater environments and waterfront districts nearby every landmass on the planet except for Antarctica. Catfish are most effortlessly distinguished by their smoothed expansive heads and the long bristle like barbels that project from the mouth of the catfish. The long barbels of the catfi...

Clown Fish

Clown Fish Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Pomacentridae Genus: Amphiprion Common Name: Clown Fish Scientific Name: Amphiprioninae Origin: Indian, Pacific Oceans Diet: Omnivore Size (L): 10cm - 18cm (4in - 7in) Water Type: Salt Optimum pH Level: 7.9 - 8.4 Lifespan: 4 - 8 years Conservation Status: Least Concern Colour: Black, White, Orange, Red, Yellow Skin Type: Scales Favourite Food: Algae Habitat: Tropical coral reefs Average Clutch Size: 2,000 Main Prey: Algae, Plankton, Molluscs Predators: Fish, Eels, Sharks Distinctive Features: Bright markings and immune to stings from the sea anemone The clown fish (otherwise called the anemone fish) is a little type of fish that is found around tropical coral reefs. The most ordinarily known types of clown fish are orange with white markings however clown fish can be found in various hues and can likewise vary fit as a fiddle. There ar...