As shown , it could be ? Stick Fish Scientific Name

Cyprinidae ? Cyprinidae ? Cyprinidae ? Abbottina ? Fish

The picture below shows ? Abbottina rivularis , ? commonly known as the Creeping Tiger Fish, Sand Hammer, and Flowery Stick Fish

The body is long and slightly laterally compressed. Head short, snout short, anterior end rounded. Eyes small, lateral superior, wide and flat between eyes. Dorsal fin without hard spines, pectoral fins rounded, both shorter. Caudal fin? Forked. Dorsum of head slightly black, with an inconspicuous longitudinal stripe on the side of the body with 9-11 black dotted patches, also with 8-11 black patches on the back. The dorsal and caudal fins have markings consisting of small black dots.

Small fish, living in the bottom of still or running water, staple food invertebrates. 1-year-old fish sexually mature, April to May breeding, digging pits in the sandy bottom for nests, spawning among them, the males have the habit of nest building and nest protection.