Tag: freshwater fish
Lake Whitefish
The Lake Whitefish is a North American species of fish in the Salmonidae family. Their closest relatives include trout, salmon, grayling, char, and more....
Whitefish
People refer to a number of different fish as “Whitefish.” However, for our purposes, we will focus on the group of fish in the...
Pleco
The Pleco is a species of catfish that people commonly keep in aquariums. The species commonly known by this name is the Hypostomus Plecostomus,...
Bullhead
The Bullhead, or Bullhead Catfish, is a group of catfishes in the family Ictaluridae. Some other members of the family include channel catfish, blue...
Channel Catfish
The Channel Catfish is a common species in the taxonomic order Siluriformes. The Siluriformes order contains thousands of species of catfish across the globe....
Blue Catfish
The Blue Catfish is a species in the large taxonomic order Siluriformes. The Siluriformes order contains the thousands of different species of catfish on...
Tetra
A Tetra is any member of a large group of fishes in the taxonomic order Characiformes. Researchers divide them into three different families, the...
Platy
The Platy, or Platyfish, is a small species of fish that people commonly keep in aquariums. Researchers place them in the taxonomic genus Xiphophorus,...
Cichlid
The Cichlid, or Cichlidae, family contains a variety of different fish species. In fact, researchers recognize at least 1,650 different species! People often keep...
Catfish
The Catfish is a well-known creature easily recognized by its whisker-like fleshy barbels. Researchers place these fish in the taxonomic order Siluriformes. Scientists recognize...