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Stonogobiops nematodes 🐟
This is a species of goby fish found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Known for their unique appearance and interesting behavior, these small fish are popular in the aquarium trade. They are typically found in shallow, coastal waters where they inhabit sandy or rubble bottoms. Stonogobiops nematodes are known to form symbiotic relationships with certain species of shrimp, sharing burrows and working together to maintain their shared home. 🏠🦐
Amur Mudminnow ✨
Another small but interesting fish found in the Amur River basin. Despite belonging to the subfamily of carp, its mouth structure is unusual for typical carps: it has a terminal mouth, not a ventral one.
Fun fact: The Amur Mudminnow is known for its ability to survive in a wide range of water conditions, including low oxygen levels, making it a hardy species in the river ecosystem.
Common Two-Pointed Blue Gourami 🐟
This charming fish is known for its attractive blue coloration and graceful swimming movements. It exhibits the typical labyrinth fish behavior, making it a delightful addition to any aquarium. Did you know that gouramis can breathe air directly from the surface, thanks to a special organ called the labyrinth organ? 🎨💨
Horned shark 🦈
This species of shark belongs to the Heterodontidae family and is found in the Pacific. They are named for their distinctive horn-like protrusions on their backs. Despite not posing a threat to humans, these sharks can produce sounds to defend their territory.
Fun fact: Horned sharks are known for their unique dentition, featuring flat crushing teeth in the back and sharp pointy teeth in the front, making them versatile hunters. 🦈🔍
Odontanthias borbonius 🔥
This is a species of fish from the grouper family, inhabiting the tropical Indo-Pacific region from the coast of South Africa through the Comoros Islands, Madagascar, and Mascarene Islands to Indonesia, Guam, Palau, New Guinea, and the southern part of Japan and the Ogasawara Islands.
Parapristipoma octolineatum 🐟
A species of marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the sweetlips family, subfamily Plectorhinchinae, one of two subfamilies in the Haemulidae family, commonly known as goatfish. It inhabits the eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Peppery moray eel
It is widespread in the Red Sea. Moray eels live in the bottom layer of water, you can say at the bottom. During the day, moray eels sit in the crevices of rocks or corals, sticking their heads out and usually waving them from side to side, looking for passing prey, at night they get out of shelters to hunt.
Rommboid squid 🦑
Namely for a large rhomboid fin, walking along the entire mantle of mollusk. In the West, it is more often called diamond (or diamond) squid.
Pictus Blenny 🥰
The type of sea fish from the bull -free family. It lives in the Indo-Pacific region on coral reefs at depths of 1 to 40 meters. Reaches a length of 10 cm. The body is painted white with blue stripes and spots. It feeds on small invertebrates, including shrimp, crustaceans and worms. It is a popular aquarium fish.
Caprellids 💀
Body length ranges from 2 to 62 mm. They lead a bottom lifestyle, attach to various underwater objects: algae, sponges, corals, sea feathers. They feed on both animal and plant foods. They got their name because of the powerful first pair of antennae, or antennas resembling horns.
Heliofunge 🧐
The genus of the rocky corals of the Fungiidae family. These corals live in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. They are ZOOXTELLATIONAL Corals and were previously considered a deterrent from the genus FUNGIA.
Cliopsis krohnii🪽🪽
The genus of sea angels belonging to the Cliopsidae family. It is monotypical, represented by the only type of Cliopsis Krohnii.
Sargasso sea clown 🥰
Type of radiant fish from the monotypic genistrio of the clown family. It lives among Sargas -algae, common in subtropics. The name comes from the Latin word "Histrio", meaning the "actor", and is associated with the behavior of the fish.
Argonauta Hines 🦑
This is a type of cephalopod mollusks related to the Argonautidae family. This is the only form in the kind of Argonauta. Argonauta Hines is found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. This is a small, fragile octopus female that reaches a length of about 10 cm. Argonauta Hins is known for its small, calcite shell, which it uses to protect its eggs.
Palmadusta Ziczac 🥰
This is a type of marine belly mollusks related to the Cypraeidae family. This is a small snail that reaches a length of about 20 millimeters. The color of the shell of the snail is orange - beige with white zigzag stripes.
Common Catfish 🐟
Common catfish inhabit the bottom of water bodies, usually finding a quiet spot - a hole between logs, and settling there. They don't stray far from their chosen hole even during hunting, and spend a significant amount of time right there. They rarely change their habitat and can even spend their entire life in one place.
Did you know that catfish have excellent senses of taste and smell, which helps them locate food in murky waters? They are also known for their distinctive whisker-like barbels on their faces, which they use to navigate and search for prey in the dark. 🌊
Decorated Anemonefish - Thalassoma pavo 🐟
One of the most abundant species in Mediterranean rocky habitats and highly suitable for home aquariums. They are brightly colored, grow up to 20-25 cm, quickly adapt, and start eating within a day.
Fun fact: Decorated Anemonefish have a unique relationship with sea anemones, providing them with nutrients and protection in exchange for shelter.
Tiny commensalism shrimp 🦐
This species of shrimp lives on the bodies of other marine animals, such as sea cucumbers and sea urchins, without causing them harm. They use their hosts for protection against predators and play a crucial role in marine ecosystems. Did you know that these shrimp can also help clean their hosts by removing parasites and debris? 🧼
Nudibranch
This is a species of sea slugs belonging to the Discodorididae family. They are typically known for their striking colors and vary in shape and size. These slugs inhabit tropical and subtropical seas and are subjects of study in marine scientific research.
Hypselodoris sagamiensis ❤️🔥
A species of sea slugs or dorids, sea cucumbers belonging to the family Chromodorididae.
Raccoon Butterflyfish 🐠
A species of angelfish commonly found in tropical regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as the Red Sea. Their coloration consists of white, yellow, and black. These fish are peaceful and are often used in aquariums.
Batipter 🌈
The genus of deep-sea fish-lane fish. They are a diverse genus belonging to the large IPNOPIDAE family and the ALOPIFORMES detachment. They differ in the presence of two elongated abdominal fins and an elongated tail fin, which allow them to move and stand at the bottom of the ocean, like a tripod, hence the general name.
Bornella Anguilla 🐌
Golozhaber mollusks are one of the most brightly painted and diverse in the form of marine invertebrates.
Bornella Anguilla - runs away from danger, clutching the appendages to the furnace and eluding, like an eel. Size 7 cm.
Board-bummer 🦐
Originally from Indian and Pacific Oceans. It got its name thanks to a pronounced hump on the abdomen, outwardly very attractive, reaches up to 4 cm in length.
Elysia marginata 🦠
Type of marine belly mollusks from the Plakobranchidae family of the Heterobranchia subclass. They are known by the fact that their head can separate from the body and grow a new body.
Bearded Vobbegong 🦈
This is a sea shark that lives on the sandy day in the coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea.
It has a flat body covered with brown and white spots, and long mustache that help her hunt for prey. A long -haired cat shark is not a danger to a person.
Tiny goby yongs 🥰
A bentic type of bull, widespread from the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean (including the Red Sea) to the islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Spider-fish 🕷
Spider-Fish is a kind of deep-sea fish from the Aulopian detachment (Bathypterois).
A distinctive feature of this kind is the long lower fins similar to stilts.
Cardinal Fish Bangai 🐠
This is a small fish that is found in the waters of Indonesia. It has a length of about 6 cm and has a characteristic color in the form of black and white stripes. Bangai cardinal fish is a popular aquarium fish.
Discis ❤️ tot
A genus of cichli fish, widespread in the Amazon River basin. They are characterized by a rounded body flattened from the sides, a pattern of nine vertical stripes is present in the color. Adult fish reach 12.3-13.7 cm long. Sexual dimorphism is not expressed.