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Afrikansk tigerfisk
Hydrocynus vittatus
Afrikansk tigerfisk (Hydrocynus vittatus) er en hurtig, rovdyrslevende afrikansk characin, der er kendt for eksplosive angreb og kraftfulde løb. Den lever i store floder og oversvømmelsesfladens søer over det meste af det sydlige og centrale Afrika.
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Barramundi er en stærk tropisk rovfisk, som ofte findes i egnede vande og strukturfyldte områder for arten. Guiden samler kendetegn, levested og fisketips.
Karpe
Cyprinus carpio
Karpe er en almindelig fiskeart, som ofte findes i egnede vande og strukturfyldte områder for arten. Guiden samler kendetegn, levested og fisketips.
Nile Perch
Lates niloticus
Large predatory freshwater fish native to African rivers and lakes, including the Nile basin and Lake Victoria. It is a powerful ambush hunter and one of Africa’s most important commercial and recreational species.
Vundu Catfish
Heterobranchus longifilis
Vundu Catfish (Heterobranchus longifilis) is a large African air-breathing catfish that inhabits big rivers, floodplains, lakes, and swamps. It is a nocturnal predator and scavenger that can reach very large sizes, making it a prized trophy fish where it occurs.
Aba
Gymnarchus niloticus
Gymnarchus niloticus – aba, aba aba eller frankfisk – er en elektrisk fisk, der lever på bunden af floder og søer. Det er den eneste art i slægten Gymnarchus og familien Gymnarchidae inden for ordenen Osteoglossiformes. Det er en lang, slank fisk uden bækken- eller gatfinner og med en halefinne formet som en rottehale. Den svømmer ved hjælp af sin forlængede rygfinne, så den kan holde kroppen...
Abbott's muræne
Gymnothorax eurostus
Abbott's muræne er en rev-associeret muræneål fra tropiske indopacifiske farvande, men artsniveau naturhistorie er ikke så veldokumenteret som for mere almindelige revfisk. Den gemmer sig i sprækker om dagen og kommer frem om natten for at jage fisk og krebsdyr.
Abdurahmanov's pugolovka
Benthophilus abdurahmanovi
Abdurahmanov's pugolovka is a brackishwater fish of family Gobiidae. It is found in the northern Caspian Sea and the lower reaches of the rivers Volga and Terek. FishBase treats this taxa as a subspecies of the Azov tadpole goby, and is reported as Benthophilus magistri abdurahmanovi.
Abe's Angelfish
Centropyge abei
Centropyge abei is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a small marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Abrau Sprat
Clupeonella abrau
The Abrau sprat is a species of freshwater fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found landlocked in Russia in a single locality, Lake Abrau, located at 70 m above sea level near the Black Sea coast close to Novorossiysk. The lake is small and has been stocked by several alien species, whence the Abrau sprat is considered critically endangered. As a result of the 2019 expedition, several individu...
Abudjubbe Wrasse
Cheilinus abudjubbe
Cheilinus abudjubbe, the Abudjubbe wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. This species was formally described by Eduard Rüppell in 1835, no type locality was given but it is thought to have been Jeddah. This taxon is regarded as a synonym of the tripletail wrasse by some authorities.
Abyssal halosaur
Halosauropsis macrochir
The abyssal halosaur is a species of bottom-dwelling, deep-sea fish in the family Halosauridae that is found in all oceans at depths from 1100 to 3500 meters. It is the only member of its genus.