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Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Bonefish (Albula vulpes) is a fast, schooling flats fish prized for stealthy sight-fishing and long runs on light tackle. It lives in warm shallow coastal waters, often feeding on small invertebrates over sand and turtle grass.
Storkjeftet bass
Micropterus salmoides
Storkjeftet bass er en vanlig fiskeart som ofte finnes i egnede vann og strukturrike områder for arten. Guiden oppsummerer kjennetegn, leveområde og fisketips.
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
Permit are powerful, deep-bodied jack family fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters, prized for their wary behavior and brutal runs on light tackle. They feed on crabs, shrimp, and small fish over flats, reefs, and wrecks.
Rød snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
Rød snapper er en vanlig fiskeart som ofte finnes i egnede vann og strukturrike områder for arten. Guiden oppsummerer kjennetegn, leveområde og fisketips.
Aba
Gymnarchus niloticus
Gymnarchus niloticus – aba, aba aba eller frankfisk – er en elektrisk fisk som lever på bunn i elver og innsjøer. Den er eneste art i slekten Gymnarchus og familien Gymnarchidae, innenfor ordenen Osteoglossiformes. Den er en lang og slank fisk uten buk- eller analfinner, med en halefinne som ligner en rattens hale. Den svømmer med sin forlengede ryggfìn, noe som lar den holde kroppen...
Abbott's murene
Gymnothorax eurostus
Abbott's murene er en rev-assosiert murene kjent fra tropiske indo-pasifiske farvann, men artsspesifikk naturhistorie er ikke like godt dokumentert som for vanligere revfisk. Den gjemmer seg i sprekker om dagen og kommer fram om natten for å jakte på fisk og krepsdyr.
Abdurahmanov's pugolovka
Benthophilus abdurahmanovi
Abdurahmanov's pugolovka er et brakkvannsfisk fra familien Gobiidae. Den finnes i det nordlige Kaspihavet og nedre deler av elvene Volga og Terek. FishBase behandler denne taxa som en underart av Azov tadpole goby, og rapporteres som Benthophilus magistri abdurahmanovi.
Abe's Angelfish
Centropyge abei
Centropyge abei er en art av marine finfisker, en liten havengelharpiks som tilhører familien Pomacanthidae. Den finnes i det vestlige Stillehavet.
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.
Abyssal Spiderfish
Bathypterois longipes
The abyssal spiderfish, Bathypterois longipes, is a species of deepsea tripod fish, a demersal fish living on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, even on the abyssal plain. It is one of the deepest-dwelling fish known.