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Giant Gourami
Osphronemus goramy
The giant gourami is a species of large gourami native to freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced elsewhere. The species is commercially important as a food fish and is also farmed. It can be found in the aquarium trade, as well. The species has been used for weed control on highly invasive aquatic plants like Salvinia molesta, as the giant gourami can be a voracious herbivore.
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Sparkling Gourami
Trichopsis pumila
The pygmy gourami, also known as the sparkling gourami, is a freshwater species of gourami native to Southeast Asia.
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Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
The chocolate gourami is a species of gourami native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.
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Boesemani Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Boeseman's rainbowfish, also known as the Boesemani rainbowfish, is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae.
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Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia praecox
The dwarf rainbowfish is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is known under a number of common names including diamond rainbowfish, neon rainbowfish, Praecox rainbowfish, dwarf neon rainbowfish, peacock rainbowfish, and Teczanka neonowa. It is endemic to the Mamberamo River basin in West Papua in Indonesia and common in the aquarium trade.
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Red Rainbowfish
Glossolepis incisus
The red rainbowfish or salmon-red rainbowfish is a species of rainbowfish from Lake Sentani in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Belonging to the family Melanotaeniidae, in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae, the Australian rainbowfishes. It is threatened in its native range, but easily bred in captivity and common in the aquarium trade.
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Threadfin Rainbowfish
Iriatherina werneri
The threadfin rainbowfish or featherfin rainbowfish is a rainbowfish, the only species in the genus Iriatherina. It is characterized by long beautiful fins, and is among the most attractive of the rainbowfishes.
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Turquoise Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia lacustris
The Lake Kutubu rainbowfish is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is one of 13 fish endemic to Lake Kutubu, a lake found within the Kikori River system in Papua New Guinea.
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Clown Killifish
Epiplatys annulatus
The clown killi or banded panchax, is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae, an African rivuline, native to fresh water habitats in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in West Africa.
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Golden Wonder Killifish
Aplocheilus lineatus
The striped panchax is a species of killifish, of the genus Aplocheilus. An aquarium variant of this species with a more yellowish coloration is known as golden wonder killifish. The striped panchax inhabits fresh and brackish waters of India and Sri Lanka. It is found in streams, rivers, swamps, and paddy fields. In the wild it feeds on insects, crustaceans, and even small fishes. It grows to a length of 10 cm (4 in). Most male A. lineatus measure around 7 centimetres (3 in), but the fish can grow up to 10 centimetres (4 in) under excellent conditions, especially if brought to the end of its life expectancy, around six years. It possesses a parietal eye which permits it to see prey insects and predators above it on the surface. A. lineatus can jump very well.
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Nothobranchius Rachovii
Nothobranchius rachovii
Nothobranchius rachovii, the bluefin notho, is a species of freshwater annual killifish from Mozambique. It can grow up to 6 cm (2.4"). It is popular among killifish enthusiasts, who raise them from eggs in aquaria.
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Aphyosemion Australe
Aphyosemion australe
Aphyosemion australe, the lyretail panchax, golden panchax or Cape Lopez lyretail, is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Aplocheilidae. It is found around Cape Lopez and in surrounding areas in Gabon.
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Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cirrhosus
Ancistrus is a genus of nocturnal freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes, native to freshwater habitats in South America and Panama. Fish of this genus are common in the aquarium trade where they are known as bushynose or bristlenose catfish. In the aquarium hobby they are often referred to as bushynose or bristlenose plecos instead, but this may lead to confusion as "pleco" usually is used for Hypostomus plecostomus and its allies and is often used as a catchall term for any loricariids remotely resembling that species.
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Zebra Pleco
Hypancistrus zebra
The zebra pleco is a species of catfish endemic to a small section of the Rio Xingu in Brazil. It occurs in the big bend area of the river, downstream from the town of Altamira, Para. It was first described in 1991. It gets its name from its black and white stripes, resembling the colouration of a zebra. This species grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL. This species was exported from Brazil in 1987 for sale as aquarium fish. However, currently, the Brazilian government bans the export of certain fish species, including H. zebra.
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Royal Pleco
Panaque nigrolineatus
Panaque nigrolineatus, the royal panaque, royal plec, or royal pleco, is an herbivorous freshwater armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela where it occurs in the Orinoco and Amazon basins. It is known for being one of the few fish that digest wood. They are able to survive for a long period of time only on a wood-only, xylophagous diet. It grows to a length of 43 centimetres (17 in) and is a popular aquarium fish.
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Sailfin Pleco
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela where it is found in the Orinoco and Amazon basins.
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Rubber Lip Pleco
Chaetostoma formosae
Chaetostoma, also known as the bristlemouth catfish, is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America with one species, C. fischeri, extending into Panama. Most species inhabit flowing rivers in the lower Andes and its foothills. Some species are kept in unheated aquaria.
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Clown Pleco
Panaqolus maccus
Clown Pleco (Panaqolus maccus)
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Mystery Snail
Pomacea bridgesii
Pomacea bridgesii, common name the gold Inca snail, spike-topped apple snail or mystery snail, is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae. These snails were most probably introduced to the United States through the aquarium trade.
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Nerite Snail
Neritina natalensis
Zebra nerite may refer to several species of nerite snails in the aquarium trade with striped shells, including:Vittina natalensis, also known as spotted nerite, native to the coastal plain of East Africa Vittina waigiensis, also known as the red racer nerites or gold racer nerites, native to the Philippines and parts of Indonesia Vitta zebra, native to northeastern coastline of South America and nearby islands in the Caribbean Puperita pupa, native to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico
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