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Fish Glossary
| Horn shark (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These sharks are also known as the “Bullhead shark”. They can grow up to 4 feet. The weight will go up to 10 kilos. The body is brown in color and contains black spots on it. These are nocturnal fishes. They like to have fishes and invertebrates in their diet. They can bite only when they feel disturbed or instigated. |
| Nurse shark (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These sharks can grow into large adults. They can grow up to 14 feet and the weight can reach up to 150 kilos. They mainly stay in the tropical regions. They are nocturnal by nature. Often 40 nurse sharks form a group. They like a lot of hiding places. A large aquarium is required fro them. |
| Remora (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These are also known as the sucker fish and they have an elongated brown body. They can be as large as 3 feet. Their dorsal fin undergoes transformation to create a sucker organ. They are good swimmers but they often attach themselves with the boats or the bodies of the sharks. They do not have any swim bladder. |
| Wobbegong shark (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The Wobbegong sharks are a particular type of carpet shark. They are generally found in the waters of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. They can also be seen around Indonesia and Australia. They are basically bottom dwellers and often perch on the sea bed. They rarely become dangerous and harmful especially when they are disturbed. |
| Tiger shark (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These are considered to be one of the most powerful predatory sharks. They grow into huge specimens like which can be as long as 14 feet. The maximum weight can be around 909 kilos. They are mostly found in the tropical ocean waters. They have dark stripes on their body and often hunt alone in the night. |
| Naso or lipstick tang (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These fishes are gray or brown in color. Their lips are orange and the dorsal fins are yellow. These fishes are quite active and this is the reason why they need plenty of space to swim about in an aquarium. They will also need a lot of places to hide themselves. They like to have microalgae in their diet. |
| Blue hippo tangs (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These fishes are royal blue in color. The color of the tail is yellow and there is a pattern on their body which looks like a palette. They are mostly found in various parts of the Pacific Ocean. These fishes often act shy initially. They should be provided with branched corals. They are comparatively passive by nature. |
| Powder Brown tang (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The basic color of their body is brown. The anal and dorsal fins are yellow and there is a white spot under their eyes. They can be shy at the initial stage and often need a lot of hiding places. They will like to have plenty of algae that will grow in the tanks naturally. They need a 40 gallon aquarium or larger than that. |
| Achilles tang (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The color of their body is chocolate brown and there are orange patches on it. Their tail is orange as well. They are pretty active by nature and often look for a lot of space to swim about. There should be hiding places in the aquarium. They are herbivorous and only one specimen should be kept per tank. |
| Atlantic blue tang (Saltwater Fish) | |
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At the juvenile stage these fishes look yellow with blue borders. But gradually as they grow up into adults they start looking perfectly blue. These are also active by nature and this is the reason why they will require a lot of room to swim around. They should be kept as a single specimen in a tank but they are not aggressive. |