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Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Barramundi on vahva trooppinen petokala, jota tavataan usein lajille sopivat vedet ja rakenteiset alueet. Opas kokoaa tunnistuksen, elinympäristön ja kalastusvinkit.
Catla
Labeo catla
Catla is a large South Asian carp found in warm rivers, reservoirs, and floodplain lakes. It is a fast-growing surface and midwater feeder, valued as an aquaculture and food fish rather than a premier sport species.
Karppi
Cyprinus carpio
Karppi on yleinen kalalaji, jota tavataan usein lajille sopivat vedet ja rakenteiset alueet. Opas kokoaa tunnistuksen, elinympäristön ja kalastusvinkit.
Mrigal Carp
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
Mrigal carp is a South Asian freshwater cyprinid widely cultured and also found in rivers and floodplain waters. It is a bottom-feeding fish that roots through soft sediment for detritus and benthic organisms.
Rohu
Labeo rohita
Rohu is a large South Asian carp prized for food and pond culture, native to major river systems like the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus. It is an herbivorous to omnivorous bottom- and midwater feeder that often schools in rivers, reservoirs, and floodplain waters.
Aba
Gymnarchus niloticus
Gymnarchus niloticus – aba, aba aba eli frakinkala – on sähkökala, joka elää jokien ja järvien pohjilla. Se on ainoa laji sukussa Gymnarchus ja heimossa Gymnarchidae, lahkossa Osteoglossiformes. Se on pitkä ja hoikka kala ilman lantio- tai peräevää, ja sen pyrstöevä muistuttaa rotan häntää. Se ui käyttämällä pitkää selkäevää, mikä mahdollistaa sen kehon suorana pitämisen...
Abbottin mureeni
Gymnothorax eurostus
Abbottin mureeni on riuttoihin liittyvä mureenikäärme, jota esiintyy trooppisissa indopasifisissa vesissä, mutta lajitason luonnonhistoria ei ole yhtä hyvin dokumentoitu kuin yleisempien riuttakalojen. Se piilottelee halkeamissa päivällä ja tulee esiin yöllä saalistamaan kaloja ja äyriäisiä.
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.