Little facts about fish

Here are facts about some fish (its size, where it lives, who discovered it (last name), when it was discovered, and its scientific name).

Tiger Barb: Scientific name: Barbus Tetrazona Tetrazona, size: 3 in., discoverer: Bleeker, 1855, and distribution: Sumatra, Borneo, and Indonesia.

Giant Danio: Scientific name: Danio Aequipinnatus, size: 4 in., discoverer: McClelland, 1839, and distribution: Sri Lanka and India.

Cherry Barb: Scientific name: Barbus Titteya, size: 2 in., discoverer: Deraniyagala, 1929, and distribution: Sri Lanka.

Golden Barb: Scientific name: Barbus Schuberti (size same as Cherry Barb) discoverer: Hamilton, 1822, distribution: Same as Cherry Barb.

Zebra Danio: Branchydanio Rerio, size: 2 1/2 in., discoverer: Hamilton, 1822, and distribution: Eastern India.

Neon tetra: Scientific name: Cheirodon Innesi, discoverer: Myers, 1936, distribution: Amazon river.

Black-winged Hatchetfish: Scientific name: Carnegiella marthae, size:almost 1 1/2, discoverer: Myers, 1927, distribution: basins of Amazon and Orinoco rivers, Venezuela and Peru.

Marbled Hatchetfish: Scientific name: Carnegiella Strigata, size: 1 1/2 in. discoverer: Guenther, 1864, distribution: Peru

Freshwater Angelfish: Scientific name: Pterophyllum Scalare, size: 4 in., discoverer: Lichtenstein, 1823, distribution: Widespread in South America.

Discus fish: Scientific name: Symphysodon aequifasciata, size: can get up to the size of a dinner plate!, discoverer: Heckel, 1840, distribution: Brazilian Amazon.

Swordtail: Scientific name: Xiphophorus Helleri, size: Males 4 in. females 4 3/4 in. discoverer: Heckel, 1848, distribution: Central America.

Golden pecilfish: Scientific name: Nannostomus beckfordi beckfordi, size: around 2 1/2 in., discoverer: Gunther, 1872, distribution: Guiana.

Dwarf Pencilfish: Scientific name: Nannostomus marginatus, size: approximately 1 1/2 in., . discoverer: Eigenmann,1909, distribution: Guiana and lower parts of Amazon.

Betta(also called Siamese Fighting Fish): Scientific name: Betta Splendens, size: 21/2 in. to 3in. discoverer: Regan, 1910, distribution: Thailand and Cambodia.

Dwarf Gourami: Scientific name: Colisa Lalia, size: 2 in., discoverer: Hamilton, 1822, distribution: Assam, Bangladesh, and Northeast India.

Honey Gourami: Scientific name: Colisa Chuna, size: 2 in., discoverer: Hamilton, 1822, distribution: same as Dwarf Gourami.

Percula Clownfish: Scientific name: Amphiprion Ocellaris, size: 3.54 in., discoverer: Cuvier, 1830, distribution: Indo-Pacific.

Clark's Clownfish: Scientific name: Amphiprion Clarkii, size: 4 in, discoverer: Bennet, 1830, distribution: Sri Lanka, Persian Gulf, and Indo-Pacific.

Royal Gramma: Scientific name: Gramma Loreto, size: 4 3/4 in., discoverer: Poey, 1868, distribution: Western Atlantic. Note: these fish jump.

Pygmy Angelfish (a good beginner marine fish): Scientific name: Centropyge Argi, size: 2 3/4 in., discoverers: Woods and Kanazawa, 1951, distribution: Western Atlantic.

Bibliography

Sandford, G, Tropical Fish. London: New Burlington Books, 1994

Levine S. Joseph, The Complete Fishkeeper. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1991.

The Complete Aquarium. London: The Promotional Reprint Company Limited, 1995.

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