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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 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.
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.
Abyssal Whiptail
Coryphaenoides murrayi
The abyssal rattail, Coryphaenoides murrayi, is a species of rattail found around southern Australia, Fiji, and the east coast of New Zealand at depths of between 1,196 to 2,350 metres. Its reaches a length of 37 centimetres (15 in) TL.
Acadian Redfish
Sebastes fasciatus
The Acadian redfish, also known as the Atlantic redfish, Acadian rockfish, or Labrador redfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is native to the deep waters of the northwestern Atlantic.
Acapulco Major
Stegastes acapulcoensis
Acapulco major er en sjøkjeks funnet på korall- og steinrev i det østlige Stillehavet, spesielt rundt Mexico og nærliggende offshoreøyer. Den er territorisk og beiter typisk på alger nær lyet sitt, så den er ikke et hovedmål for fiskere.
Alabama Bass
Micropterus henshalli
Alabama Bass (Micropterus henshalli) er en svartabbor som er hjemmehørende i Mobile River-bassenget og nært beslektet med flekkabbor. Den foretrekker klare til moderat grumete bekker, reservoarer og etterslep med stein, treverk og stranddekke.