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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 29 - 30.Possess a prominent dark blotch posterodorsally on opercle and two rows of irregular blackish blotches along side. Differs from B. blosyrus by shorter jaw, upper jaw 9.7-10.9 SL vs. 12.0-13.6; lower jaw 12.7-14.6%SL vs. 16.3-18.5, having more scales in lateral row (28-29 vs. 27-28), fewer PSEUDOBALISTES FUSCUS, YELLOW-SPOTTED TRIGGERFISH Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24.Dark brown, scales with yellow spot; pectoral, soft dorsal, anal and caudal fins dark with yellow margins; juveniles yellowish brown with bluish grey spots and blotches (Ref. 4420).Juveniles under about 5 cm, tan with dark saddles and numerous dark wavy lines on the body. TRIAENODON OBESUS, WHITETIP REEF SHARK : FISHERIES, GAMEFISH Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449), with 1 to 5 young per litter (Ref. 244); usually 2 or 3 pups after a gestation period of > 5 months (Ref.58048).Size at birth 52-60 cm TL (Ref. 9997).Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).During courtship and prior to copulation, the male bites the female on her right pectoral fin and uses his medially flexed right clasper in copulation (Ref. 49562, 51119). HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX, SILVER CARP : FISHERIES Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1-3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 14.Body olivaceous to silvery. Barbels absent. Keels extend from isthmus to anus. Edge of last simple dorsal ray not serrated. Branched anal rays 12-13.5 (Ref. 13274).Differs from Hypophthalmichthys nobilis by having sharp scaleless keel from pectoral region to anal origin, 650-820 long,

slender

ALOSA AESTIVALIS, BLUEBACK SHAD : FISHERIES Inhabits rivers, estuaries, coastal waters, lakes and reservoirs (Ref. 117456).Adults are found in saltwater except during the spawning season and occur up to at least 200 km offshore (Ref. 117456).Forms schools and possibly wintering near the bottom and out from the LEPIDONOTOTHEN SQUAMIFRONS, GREY ROCKCOD : FISHERIES Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and Bouvet Island. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Indian and Pacific Oceans. SEARCH FISHBASETRADITIONAL CHINESEDATADOWNLOADSCIENTIFIC NAMEWHY NAME ASSESSMENTS MAY BE DIFFERENT Associated Journal. Publish in our journal partners Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria (0.708, 2017-2018 impact factor) and Journal of Fish Biology (2.038, 2019 impact factor) the results of your primary research on fish growth, weight-length relationships, reproduction (maturity, fecundity, spawning), food and diet composition, introductions and range extensions for faster subsequent entry in

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 29 - 30.Possess a prominent dark blotch posterodorsally on opercle and two rows of irregular blackish blotches along side. Differs from B. blosyrus by shorter jaw, upper jaw 9.7-10.9 SL vs. 12.0-13.6; lower jaw 12.7-14.6%SL vs. 16.3-18.5, having more scales in lateral row (28-29 vs. 27-28), fewer PSEUDOBALISTES FUSCUS, YELLOW-SPOTTED TRIGGERFISH Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24.Dark brown, scales with yellow spot; pectoral, soft dorsal, anal and caudal fins dark with yellow margins; juveniles yellowish brown with bluish grey spots and blotches (Ref. 4420).Juveniles under about 5 cm, tan with dark saddles and numerous dark wavy lines on the body. TRIAENODON OBESUS, WHITETIP REEF SHARK : FISHERIES, GAMEFISH Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449), with 1 to 5 young per litter (Ref. 244); usually 2 or 3 pups after a gestation period of > 5 months (Ref.58048).Size at birth 52-60 cm TL (Ref. 9997).Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).During courtship and prior to copulation, the male bites the female on her right pectoral fin and uses his medially flexed right clasper in copulation (Ref. 49562, 51119). HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX, SILVER CARP : FISHERIES Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1-3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 14.Body olivaceous to silvery. Barbels absent. Keels extend from isthmus to anus. Edge of last simple dorsal ray not serrated. Branched anal rays 12-13.5 (Ref. 13274).Differs from Hypophthalmichthys nobilis by having sharp scaleless keel from pectoral region to anal origin, 650-820 long,

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ALOSA AESTIVALIS, BLUEBACK SHAD : FISHERIES Inhabits rivers, estuaries, coastal waters, lakes and reservoirs (Ref. 117456).Adults are found in saltwater except during the spawning season and occur up to at least 200 km offshore (Ref. 117456).Forms schools and possibly wintering near the bottom and out from the LEPIDONOTOTHEN SQUAMIFRONS, GREY ROCKCOD : FISHERIES Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and Bouvet Island. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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(Ref. 12693).

PANGASIANODON HYPOPHTHALMUS, STRIPED CATFISH : FISHERIES Inhabits large rivers (Ref. 12693).Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549).Omnivorous (Ref. 6459), feeding on fish and crustaceans as well as on vegetable debris (Ref. 12693).A migratory species, moving upstream of the Mekong from unknown rearing areas to spawn in unknown areas in May-July and returning to the mainstream when the river waters fall seeking rearing CARCHARHINUS ALBIMARGINATUS, SILVERTIP SHARK : FISHERIES An inshore and offshore shark found over or adjacent to continental and insular shelves and offshore banks (Ref. 244).Prefers offshore islands, coral reefs and banks (Ref. 244).Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).Feeds mainly on benthic and midwater fishes (including scombrids), also rays, cephalopods (Ref. 244, 1602), and small sharks and crustaceans (Ref. 89972). ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS, RAINBOW TROUT : FISHERIES Pacific Slope from Kuskokwim River drainage in Alaska to Otay River drainage in California, USA. Widely introduced and established in Canada and USA, including Arctic, Atlantic, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, and Rio Grande basins, and elsewhere in the world (Ref. 86798).Eastern Pacific: Kamchatkan Peninsula and have been recorded from the Commander Islands east of Kamchatka and sporadically

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 29 - 30.Possess a prominent dark blotch posterodorsally on opercle and two rows of irregular blackish blotches along side. Differs from B. blosyrus by shorter jaw, upper jaw 9.7-10.9 SL vs. 12.0-13.6; lower jaw 12.7-14.6%SL vs. 16.3-18.5, having more scales in lateral row (28-29 vs. 27-28), fewer HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX, SILVER CARP : FISHERIES Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1-3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 14.Body olivaceous to silvery. Barbels absent. Keels extend from isthmus to anus. Edge of last simple dorsal ray not serrated. Branched anal rays 12-13.5 (Ref. 13274).Differs from Hypophthalmichthys nobilis by having sharp scaleless keel from pectoral region to anal origin, 650-820 long,

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LEPIDONOTOTHEN SQUAMIFRONS, GREY ROCKCOD : FISHERIES Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and Bouvet Island. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Indian and Pacific Oceans. TRIAENODON OBESUS, WHITETIP REEF SHARK : FISHERIES, GAMEFISH Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449), with 1 to 5 young per litter (Ref. 244); usually 2 or 3 pups after a gestation period of > 5 months (Ref.58048).Size at birth 52-60 cm TL (Ref. 9997).Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).During courtship and prior to copulation, the male bites the female on her right pectoral fin and uses his medially flexed right clasper in copulation (Ref. 49562, 51119). PSEUDOBALISTES FUSCUS, YELLOW-SPOTTED TRIGGERFISH Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24.Dark brown, scales with yellow spot; pectoral, soft dorsal, anal and caudal fins dark with yellow margins; juveniles yellowish brown with bluish grey spots and blotches (Ref. 4420).Juveniles under about 5 cm, tan with dark saddles and numerous dark wavy lines on the body. ALOSA AESTIVALIS, BLUEBACK SHAD : FISHERIESBLUEBACK HERRING PICTURESKEEPING BLUEBACK HERRING ALIVE Inhabits rivers, estuaries, coastal waters, lakes and reservoirs (Ref. 117456).Adults are found in saltwater except during the spawning season and occur up to at least 200 km offshore (Ref. 117456).Forms schools and possibly wintering near the bottom and out from the EUTHYNNUS AFFINIS, KAWAKAWA : FISHERIES, GAMEFISH Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 15; Vertebrae: 39.This species is distinguished by the following characters: medium-sized fish with a robust, elongate and fusiform body; teeth small and conical, in a single series; total gill rakers on first gill arch 29-34; D1 XI-XIV with both dorsal fins separated by only a narrow LUTJANUS GRISEUS, GREY SNAPPER : FISHERIES, GAMEFISH, AQUARIUM Western Atlantic: Massachusetts south along U.S. coast, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Records from Brazil are based on misidentifications (Ref. 113893).Records from the eastern Atlantic are vagrants (Ref. 10795). SEARCH FISHBASETRADITIONAL CHINESEDATADOWNLOADSCIENTIFIC NAMEWHY NAME ASSESSMENTS MAY BE DIFFERENT Associated Journal. Publish in our journal partners Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria (0.708, 2017-2018 impact factor) and Journal of Fish Biology (2.038, 2019 impact factor) the results of your primary research on fish growth, weight-length relationships, reproduction (maturity, fecundity, spawning), food and diet composition, introductions and range extensions for faster subsequent entry in

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 29 - 30.Possess a prominent dark blotch posterodorsally on opercle and two rows of irregular blackish blotches along side. Differs from B. blosyrus by shorter jaw, upper jaw 9.7-10.9 SL vs. 12.0-13.6; lower jaw 12.7-14.6%SL vs. 16.3-18.5, having more scales in lateral row (28-29 vs. 27-28), fewer HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX, SILVER CARP : FISHERIES Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1-3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 14.Body olivaceous to silvery. Barbels absent. Keels extend from isthmus to anus. Edge of last simple dorsal ray not serrated. Branched anal rays 12-13.5 (Ref. 13274).Differs from Hypophthalmichthys nobilis by having sharp scaleless keel from pectoral region to anal origin, 650-820 long,

slender

LEPIDONOTOTHEN SQUAMIFRONS, GREY ROCKCOD : FISHERIES Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and Bouvet Island. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Indian and Pacific Oceans. TRIAENODON OBESUS, WHITETIP REEF SHARK : FISHERIES, GAMEFISH Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449), with 1 to 5 young per litter (Ref. 244); usually 2 or 3 pups after a gestation period of > 5 months (Ref.58048).Size at birth 52-60 cm TL (Ref. 9997).Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).During courtship and prior to copulation, the male bites the female on her right pectoral fin and uses his medially flexed right clasper in copulation (Ref. 49562, 51119). PSEUDOBALISTES FUSCUS, YELLOW-SPOTTED TRIGGERFISH Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24.Dark brown, scales with yellow spot; pectoral, soft dorsal, anal and caudal fins dark with yellow margins; juveniles yellowish brown with bluish grey spots and blotches (Ref. 4420).Juveniles under about 5 cm, tan with dark saddles and numerous dark wavy lines on the body. ALOSA AESTIVALIS, BLUEBACK SHAD : FISHERIESBLUEBACK HERRING PICTURESKEEPING BLUEBACK HERRING ALIVE Inhabits rivers, estuaries, coastal waters, lakes and reservoirs (Ref. 117456).Adults are found in saltwater except during the spawning season and occur up to at least 200 km offshore (Ref. 117456).Forms schools and possibly wintering near the bottom and out from the EUTHYNNUS AFFINIS, KAWAKAWA : FISHERIES, GAMEFISH Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 15; Vertebrae: 39.This species is distinguished by the following characters: medium-sized fish with a robust, elongate and fusiform body; teeth small and conical, in a single series; total gill rakers on first gill arch 29-34; D1 XI-XIV with both dorsal fins separated by only a narrow LUTJANUS GRISEUS, GREY SNAPPER : FISHERIES, GAMEFISH, AQUARIUM Western Atlantic: Massachusetts south along U.S. coast, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Records from Brazil are based on misidentifications (Ref. 113893).Records from the eastern Atlantic are vagrants (Ref. 10795). SOLEA SOLEA, COMMON SOLE : FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE Adults occur at a temperature range of 8.0-24.0°C (Ref. 4944).Usually solitary. They burrow into sandy and muddy bottoms. Retreat to deeper water during winter (Ref. 9988).Juveniles are found during the first 2 to 3 years in coastal nurseries (bays and nurseries) before migrating to deeper waters (Ref. 92286).Adults feed on worms, mollusks and small crustaceans at night.

LUTJANUS ALEXANDREI

Southwestern Atlantic: the Brazilian snapper, L. alexandrei is only recorded from the tropical portion of the southwestern Atlantic continental shelf, and has a narrower latitudinal range than other Western Atlantic species of Lutjanus.It is known from the state of Maranhão (00°52’S) to the southern coast of the state of Bahia (18°0’S), Brazil, in areas under the influence of the west PANGASIUS LARNAUDII, SPOT PANGASIUS : FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE Anal soft rays: 28 - 32.A large black spot above the base of the pectoral fin and a black longitudinal stripe along each caudal lobe (Ref. 27732).Dorsal and pectoral fins with a strong spine and a long, filamentous rays (Ref. 4792).With 13-17 gill rakers in first arch

(Ref. 12693).

DANAKILIA FRANCHETTII SUMMARY PAGE Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.00747 - 0.04041), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). POECILIA RETICULATA, GUPPY : AQUARIUM Inhabits warm springs and their effluents, weedy ditches and canals (Ref. 5723).Found in various habitats, ranging from highly turbid water in ponds, canals and ditches at low elevations to pristine mountain streams at high elevations (Ref. 11225).Occurs in wide variety of habitats with low predation pressure, usually in very small streams and densely vegetated lakes and springs (Ref. 59043). REEF-ASSOCIATED FISHES OCCURRING REPORTED FROM NICARAGUA Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name; Beloniformes: Belonidae: Ablennes hians: native : Flat needlefish : Ovalentaria/misc: Pomacentridae: Abudefduf PARACHELA CYANEA SUMMARY PAGE Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00268 - 0.01234), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). CARCHARHINUS ALBIMARGINATUS, SILVERTIP SHARK : FISHERIES An inshore and offshore shark found over or adjacent to continental and insular shelves and offshore banks (Ref. 244).Prefers offshore islands, coral reefs and banks (Ref. 244).Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).Feeds mainly on benthic and midwater fishes (including scombrids), also rays, cephalopods (Ref. 244, 1602), and small sharks and crustaceans (Ref. 89972). SPECIES POPULATION GROWTH LIST Publish in our journal partners Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria (0.708, 2017-2018 impact factor) and Journal of Fish Biology (2.038, 2019 impact factor) the results of your primary research on fish growth, weight-length relationships, reproduction (maturity, fecundity, spawning), food and diet composition, introductions and range extensions for faster subsequent entry in FishBase. REFERENCES - FISHBASE.DE Ref No. Description Page; 003126 : Balon, E.K.,1974 Fishes of Lake Kariba, Africa. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 67: 003509 : Poll, M., G.G. Teugels

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