Tag: saltwater fish
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...
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...
Angelfish
People refer to many different species as “Angelfish.” Several species live in saltwater habitats, and a handful of unrelated species occupy freshwater habitats. People commonly...
Black Molly
The Black Molly is a small, dark colored fish in the Poeciliidae family. Other members of the family include other mollies, swordtails, platys, and...
Sprat
The Sprat is a group of fish in the Clupeidae family. Other members of the family include herrings, menhaden, sardines, shads, and more. Researchers place...
Tarpon
The Tarpon is a large fish in the Megalopidae family. Researchers recognize two living species within the family, the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific. The...
Alligator Gar
The Alligator Gar is a species of gar that lives in the southern United States and into Mexico. This fish is one of seven...