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Discover 7 Spectacular Fish Found in the Bahamas

The Bahamas is a Caribbean nation that is made up of more than 3,000 islands. The unique history of this…

Jan 14, 2023
Polypterus ornatipinnis, (the ornate bichir) and P. senegalus (Senegal bichir), species of freshwater fish in the bichir family (Polypteridae) of order Polypteriformes. Animals

Ornate Bichir

Polypterus ornatipinnis, also called ornate bichir, is a species of freshwater fish native to Central and Eastern Africa. More specifically,…

Jan 13, 2023
Halibut caught by a fishing line Blog

Discover the Largest Halibut Ever Caught in Alaska

Fishermen flock to Alaska for the opportunity to catch their dream fish. Many charter companies happily wait for the anglers…

Jan 9, 2023
Conasauga River Articles

Discover 6 Endangered Animals That Call Georgia Home

For a species to be classified as endangered, it must be at risk of extinction within the foreseeable future throughout…

Jan 7, 2023
Viña del Mar, Valparaiso Region, Chile Blog

Discover 7 Spectacular Fish Found in Chile

Chile is a South American country on the western side of the continent. It is a long and narrow strip…

Jan 6, 2023
A pair of black and white Polka Dot Stingrays on the sea floor. They can reach lengths of 30 inches and a diameter of 18 inches. Animals

Xingu River Ray

The Xingu River ray is a freshwater cartilaginous fish in the Potamotrygonidae family. The species is found in the Brazilian…

Jan 3, 2023
Group of giant tuna Blog

Discover 8 Spectacular Fish Found in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a lush Central American country that has a lot of coastlines on the east and west sides…

Dec 31, 2022
Red-tailed catfish in the aquarium. Redtail Catfish is one of the three giant species of catfish in the Amazon. Blog

Discover 8 Spectacular Fish Found in Brazil

Brazil is a large country with a vast coastline. However, most of the country’s most popular fish come from the…

Dec 31, 2022
buenos-aires-tetra-swimming Blog

Discover 8 Spectacular Fish Found in Argentina

Argentina is a beautiful country in South America. It is the eighth largest country in the world based on land…

Dec 29, 2022
coral trout Blog

Discover 7 Spectacular Fish Found in Fiji

Fiji is a beautiful island country in the area of Melanesia, which is part of Oceania. This area consists of…

Dec 28, 2022
spotted garden eel Animals

Spotted Garden Eel

The spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi) is a fascinating and shy marine species found in tropical and subtropical waters of…

Dec 24, 2022
Rainbow trout Blog

Discover 9 Spectacular Fish Found in Canada

Canada is the world’s second-largest country by area, measuring 3.85 million square miles. There is a lot of beautiful wilderness,…

Dec 20, 2022
snailfish Animals

Snailfish

Snailfish are mysterious deep-sea dwellers. In fact, they are the deepest dwellers in the sea. These scaleless animals look more…

Dec 17, 2022
Clearnose Skate Animals

Clearnose Skate

The clearnose skate is a small, flat-bodied fish inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean. Alternate names for this species include brier…

Dec 15, 2022
Giant tree ally Animals

Giant Trevally

The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) is a large, predatory species of fish ranging throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Alternate names for…

Dec 15, 2022
Orchid Dottyback Animals

Orchid Dottyback

Orchid dottybacks are very popular aquarium pets because of the splash of color and activity they add to the environment.…

Dec 15, 2022
Oilfish Animals

Oilfish

The oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) is a species of snake mackerel found in the temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic…

Dec 15, 2022
pink salmon Animals

Pink Salmon

The pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) is an anadromous fish that thrives in the cold waters of the North Pacific and…

Dec 14, 2022
Kokanee salmon underwater Animals

Kokanee Salmon

The kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) is a non-anadromous type of sockeye salmon. Alternate names for this fish include kokanee trout,…

Dec 13, 2022
Yellow hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) Animals

Hairy Frogfish

The hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus), also known as the striated frogfish, is a species of anglerfish found in tropical and…

Dec 13, 2022
smallmouth vs largemouth bass Animals

Smallmouth Bass

The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a freshwater fish native to the rivers and lakes of eastern and central North…

Dec 9, 2022
Thornback Ray. A Thornback Ray caught while fishing in Huntington Beach California. Top view of a Thornback Ray. Bottom view of a Thornback Ray. Fishing in the ocean. Animals

Thornback Ray

The thornback ray is a cartilaginous fish that prefers to dwell on the sea floor, either in deeper water or…

Dec 8, 2022
Xanthic Red Line Torpeedo Barb (Sahyadria denisonii var.) beautiful fish from captive breeding by human Blog

Denison Barb

The Denison barb is native to Kerala and Karnataka areas, located in the southern part of India. These schooling fish…

Dec 6, 2022
Kelp Greenling at Shedd Aquarium Animals

Kelp Greenling

Hidden in the rocky kelp beds of the northern Pacific lurks a fish so unusual that males fertilize eggs in…

Dec 2, 2022
Rainbow krib, cichlid, (Pelvicachromis pulcher) Animals

Rainbow Kribs (Kribensis)

These magnificent fish are often referred to as Krib, but they go by many names, including cichlid or kribensis. The…

Dec 2, 2022
Wild white sturgeon caught and released on the Columbia River, near Astoria, Oregon Animals

White Sturgeon

The white sturgeon (also called the Oregon, Sacramento, Pacific, or Columbia sturgeon) is a massive, prehistoric fish that can survive…

Dec 1, 2022
Ember Tetra (Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon amandae) Animals

Ember Tetra

Ember tetras are small freshwater fish that are primarily kept as pets in aquariums. They are from South America, originating…

Nov 29, 2022
Big Bass Large mouth - Fishing on lake with blue sky at dawn, sunrise Animals

Bass

Bass are freshwater and marine fish that belong to the order of Perciformes. You can find them all over the…

Nov 28, 2022
Ocean whitefish Animals

Ocean Whitefish

A staple in Southern California, the ocean whitefish is a member of the tilefish family Malacanthidae. While commonly caught as…

Nov 26, 2022
A emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator Animals

Emperor Angelfish

With neon stripes bold enough to inspire artists and a Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation so dramatic that scientists once classified juveniles as…

Nov 25, 2022
Smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) Animals

Smooth Hammerhead Shark

The second largest hammerhead shark, the smooth hammerhead shark, belongs to the hammerhead shark family Sphyrnidae. Like other hammerheads, they…

Nov 25, 2022
Xiphactinus 3D Illustration Animals

Xiphactinus

The Xiphactinus is an extinct genus of bony fish that lived during the Late Cretaceous. This voracious sea creature lived…

Nov 23, 2022
Haikouichthys 3D Illustration Animals

Haikouichthys

The Haikouichthys is an extinct animal closely related to present-day hagfishes and lampreys. It was first identified in 1999 and…

Nov 22, 2022
White catfish Animals

White Catfish

The white catfish (Ameiurus catus), also known as the white bullhead, is one of the smallest species of the large…

Nov 21, 2022
King salmon Animals

King Salmon

The largest and most sought-after of Pacific salmon, the king salmon, goes by many names, including the Chinook salmon, blackmouth,…

Nov 19, 2022
Eagle ray, French Polynesia, south Pacific Animals

Eagle Ray

Eagle rays are a group of fish that belong to the family of cartilaginous fish known as Myliobatidae, a relative…

Nov 19, 2022
Orange Roughy Animals

Orange Roughy

Able to live over 200 years, the orange roughy is a deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family Trachichthyidae. They…

Nov 19, 2022
Elephant Nose Fish, gnathonemus petersii Animals

Elephant Fish

The elephant fish, also known as the Australian ghost shark, is a unique-looking fish with an elongated, protruding snout. It…

Nov 18, 2022
Tallest Animals: American Bison Blog

Discover the 6 Largest Animals in South Dakota, and Where You’ll Find Them

South Dakota is located in the Midwestern United States and consists mostly of rolling hills and grasslands. Thanks to its…

Nov 16, 2022
A shoal (school) of glue/silver striped bass swimming in an aquarium with a background that is very blue on the left side of the frame, and almost black on the right. Blog

What Do Striped Bass Eat?

Striped bass, or stripers, as many anglers call them, are an anadromous fish that can be found in either freshwater…

Nov 16, 2022
Electric Fish - Knifefish Animals

Knifefish

Capable of producing electric fields, knifefishes belong to the order Gymnotiformes. The order currently contains 5 families and over 250…

Nov 16, 2022
Barreleyed fish Animals

Barreleye Fish (Barrel Eye)

The barreleye fish (also known as the spook fish) is a bizarre species that has a transparent head filled with…

Nov 16, 2022
A very colorful male Nothobranchius rachovii killifish. Animals

Killifish

Killifish are vibrant freshwater fish widely distributed across the world. Antarctica and Australia are the only two places where they…

Nov 15, 2022
stoplight loosejaw fish Animals

Stoplight Loosejaw

One of nature’s sneakiest hunters, stoplight loosejaws belong to the dragonfish family Stomiidae. They get their name from the light-producing…

Nov 15, 2022
The amano shrimp close-up shot in aquarium Caridina japonica Animals

Amano Shrimp

Popular in the aquarium trade, the Amano shrimp goes by many names, including the Yamato shrimp, Japanese shrimp, and algae…

Nov 14, 2022
Biggest Fish: Kaluga Animals

Kaluga Sturgeon

The Kaluga sturgeon is a large, carnivorous fish found throughout the Amur River basin in Russia and China. One of…

Nov 13, 2022
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10 Notable Facts About Siamese Fighting Fish

If you’re looking for a pet that is both beautiful and fierce, then you can’t go wrong with a Siamese…

Nov 12, 2022
Ozark bass Animals

Ozark Bass

Native to White River tributaries in Arkansas and Missouri, Ozark bass populations do not extend far beyond this region. This…

Nov 10, 2022
goldfish swimming in aquarium Blog

Male vs. Female Goldfish

Sexing your goldfish can be important if you own more than one fish, which is probably best to prevent them…

Nov 7, 2022
Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) swimming. Animals

Stonefish

One of the most venomous fish in the world, the stonefish, is a ray-finned fish in the family Scorpaenidae. They…

Nov 3, 2022
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