Species of small ornamental fish Picture Species of ornamental fish:
There are many kinds of ornamental fish, and the world ornamental fish market is usually divided into three categories, namely, temperate freshwater ornamental fish, tropical freshwater ornamental fish and tropical seawater ornamental fish.
1, temperate freshwater fish
The freshwater ornamental fishes in temperate zone mainly include red crucian carp, China goldfish and japanese koi, mainly from China and Japanese. The body shape of red crucian carp is similar to that of edible crucian carp, and it can be divided into red crucian carp, red and white crucian carp and five-flowered crucian carp according to different body colors. They are mainly kept in the fountains of lakes or tourist attractions, such as "Jiuqu Bridge" in Shanghai Old Town God Temple and "Huagang Fish Watching" in Hangzhou. The originator of China goldfish is the wild red crucian carp hundreds of years ago, which was first seen in the releasing pond in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province in the early Northern Song Dynasty. 1 163, Emperor Zhao Gou of the Southern Song Dynasty raised a large number of golden crucian carp in the palace. Family-raised goldfish spread from the palace to the people and gradually spread.
2. Tropical freshwater fish
Tropical freshwater ornamental fish mainly come from rivers and lakes in tropical and subtropical regions. They are widely distributed, with a wide variety, different sizes, different physical characteristics, colorful and very beautiful. According to the different origin, it mainly comes from three regions: first, many countries and regions in the Amazon basin of South America, such as Colombia, Paraguay, Guyana, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and other places; Second, many countries and regions in Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and other places; The third is the three major lakes in Africa, namely, Lake Malawi, Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika.
There are three kinds of famous tropical freshwater ornamental fish. First, the variety of lights, such as traffic lights, taillights, blue triangle, red lotus lights, black lotus lights and so on. , small and exquisite, beautiful, looming, very popular. The second is the angelfish series, such as red colorful, blue colorful, striped blue-green colorful, black fairy, sesame fairy, Yuanyang fairy, red-eyed diamond fairy and so on. , are elegant, gentle and elegant, very beautiful. Three, arowana series, such as silver dragon, red dragon, golden dragon, black dragon fish, etc., are known as "living fossils", precious and beautiful, and popular.
3. Tropical marine fish
Tropical marine ornamental fish are composed of more than 30 families. The common species are Sparidae, Papilionidae, Echinopteridae, Sparidae and so on. Its famous species are Queen Fairy, Queen Fairy, Emperor Fairy, Moon Butterfly, Moon Eyebrow Butterfly, Herringbone Butterfly, Hippocampus, Red Clown, Blue Devil and so on. Ornamental fish in tropical seawater are particularly bright in color and rich in body patterns. Many varieties have the nature of self-protection, some have artificial eyes on the body surface, some have sharp blades on the tail handle, some have hard and poisonous thorns, some can secrete poisonous juice in the body, some can change their body color at will, and some are good at imitating, which fully shows the magical charm of nature.
Pictures of small ornamental fish species Common tropical fish species:
1. Glass Cat: Thailand, Java, Sumatra, Malaysia, Borneo and Indonesia. Crystal fish, also called Cat Head, is very beautiful. Its biggest feature is that the fish body is transparent, the bones are clearly visible, and the internal organs only account for less than 5% of the whole body.
2. Kissing fish: also known as kissing fish, kissing fish, peach blossom fish, kissing fish, kissing fish, kissing betta fish and so on. Taxonomically, it belongs to the order Perciformes, Kissing Family, and is famous for kissing each other. The body length of kissing fish is generally 20 ~ 30 cm. The body is rectangular. The head is big, the mouth is big, especially the lips are thick and big, and there are thin serrations.
3, blind fish: native to Mexico. It is a very beautiful ornamental fish, about 8 cm long, covered with bright silver scales, and all the fins are cream.
4. Zebrafish: also known as lanyu and striped fish. Origin: India and Bangladesh. Zebrafish is spindle-shaped, about 5 cm long, with a round chest and abdomen and a flat tail. The whole body is yellow and the back is olive. From the back to the abdomen and gluteal fin, there are many dark blue longitudinal stripes extending all the way to the caudal fin, named after zebra stripes.
5. Pearl vest: Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia in Asia. Pearl vest is perhaps the most beautiful tropical fish in the fighting fish family, and it is also the most popular fish among aquarium lovers. The silvery brown body and even the fins are covered with pearl-like spots, which is particularly elegant, which is also the origin of its name.
6. Elf: It is famous for the destructive power of crawling algae and its varieties. Even so, Janet's personality is shy and introverted, and she is easily disturbed by other cohabitants when eating seaweed.
7. Yellow fin pomfret; From the coast of Southeast Asia to the coast of South Africa. Body length 10-23 cm, rhombus, flat side, similar shape and size of dorsal fin and anal fin, and the front end of anal fin is bent backwards into a finger shape. The body color is silvery white, the dorsal fin and tail are golden yellow, and the head has two black stripes running through the eyes and the back edge of the gill cover.
8. Black lotus lantern: also known as black neon fish and black lantern fish. Originally from Brazil. The body shape is similar to that of red lotus lantern fish. The body color is dark. There are three longitudinal stripes on the side of the body, the top is yellow-green, the middle is white, and the bottom is a wider black stripe. Fins are all transparent.
9. Head taillight: also known as electric fish. Guyana and the Amazon basin in South America. Body length is 4~5 cm. It has a long body and flat sides, a short head and a round abdomen. There is a golden spot on the top and tail of both eyes, which reflects gold and red under the illumination of light.
10, peacock fish: also known as rainbow fish, million fish. Original real estate in Venezuela, Guyana, West Indies and other places. The guppy is slender and has a very beautiful flower tail, so it is named guppy. The male fish is about 4 cm long, and the tail (including tail stalk and tail fin) accounts for about 2/3 of the total length. The female fish is 5-6 cm long, and the tail length accounts for more than 1/2 of the total length. Recommended reading: guppy breeding guide manual, a must-see for guppy breeding!
1 1, tennis fish: Guyana distributed in the Amazon River in South America; Length: about10cm; Water temperature: 22 ~ 26 (suitable); Water quality: weak acid to neutral; Spindle-shaped, with a sharp point; Silver-gray scales are very large, and each scale has black spots, so there are even black spots on the whole fish body and on the sides.
12, Madagascar rainbow: also known as Madagascar rainbow fish, Shimei, native to Madagascar, rainbow whitebait. 6-8 cm long, oval, flat, with two dorsal fins, dorsal fin and gluteal fin are symmetrical up and down, and the fins are low and equal in width. The whole body is turquoise, and the color changes with the light environment, including pink, light yellow, light purple and silvery white. It's beautiful. The dorsal fin, anal fin and caudal fin all have black edges.
13, moonlight fish: also known as mermaid and crescent fish. Distributed in Mexico and Guatemala. Adult males are 5 ~ 6 cm long and females can reach 8 ~ 9 cm. The body is short and flat with a slightly rounded abdomen. In natural waters, its original species is brown-black, with scattered blue spots on its side and half-moon black spots on its tail stalk.
14, tiger skin fish: also known as four fish and four crucian carp. Origin: Malaysian, Indonesian Sumatra, kalimantan island and other inland waters. Tiger skin fish is tall, prismatic, flat on its side, 5? /FONT6 cm. The body color is light yellow with red stripes and dots, and there are four vertical black stripes from beginning to end, like tiger skin.
15, blue triangle fish: also known as triangle fish, abnormal side. Origin: Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Indonesia. The blue three characters are 1 a very beautiful small fish, which is spindle-shaped and 3-5 cm long, usually 4 cm. Big eyes, red luster of iris. The back is vermilion, the front of the trunk is silver, the dorsal fin, caudal fin and anal fin are red, and the pectoral fin and ventral fin are transparent. The prominent feature of the blue triangle fish is that there are 1 black triangle spots from the middle of the trunk to the tail, flashing blue light.
16. Rose crucian carp: native to India. Fish is spindle-shaped, 5-7 cm long, and can reach 14- 15 cm in the wild. The young fish is silvery white, with the growth, the back is silvery white, the back is yellow-green, there is a black round spot on the back and black spots on the dorsal fin.
17, black tail fish: also known as half-length black butterfly fish, native to Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and so on. , belonging to CYPRINIDAE. 6-8 cm long, flat and disc-shaped. The body color is silver-gray, the hip fin is wider, the color is darker, and it is particularly eye-catching, so it is named black skirt. The color of the black skirt will fade temporarily when changing fresh water or encountering fright, but once it is quiet, it will turn black again.
18, snakehead: Also known as Baiyun Mountain Fish, Baiyun Snakehead and Tangyu. Origin: Baiyun Mountain Stream on the outskirts of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The snakehead is spindle-shaped, with a total length of 3-4 cm and large eyes. Body color: brown with blue on the back and silvery white on the abdomen. There are 1 golden threads along the lateral lines on both sides of the body. One end of this gold thread is black eyes, and the other end is a black spot equivalent to black eyes.
19. Anti-swimming cat: Also known as anti-swimming catfish, it is found in Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, Lake Victoria, Lake Nigeria, Lake Niger and River Say in Africa. A very interesting tropical ornamental fish, its color and shape are not very beautiful, but the attraction is its swimming posture-they swim with their stomachs facing the sky and their movements are agile. The color of the fish is brown, and when swimming, the abdomen is over the sky, which is a must among ornamental fish, and the upper color is lighter than the lower one.
20. Congo swordfish: also known as Congo neon fish and Congo fish. Origin: Congo River system in Africa. The fish is 8- 10 cm long and spindle-shaped. Small head, big eyes, and an upturned mouth. The dorsal fin is tall and narrow. The ventral fin and the anal fin are bigger.
Photo of small ornamental fish species Red tropical fish species:
1, Red Apple: Also known as Rainbow Fish, Tongue Scale Fish and Red Beauty in New Guinea, it is native to New Guinea and belongs to the family Epinephelus. Body length 10- 15cm, oval flat, head pointed, dorsal fin divided into two parts. The belly of the fish is bright red, the dorsal fin and anal fin are bright red, and the caudal fin is bright red. It is very beautiful in the aquarium, like a swimming fire.
2. Silver screen lamp: also known as silver screen fish, it is native to the Amazon River and Guyana in South America and belongs to the CYPRINIDAE. 5-7cm long, rotating cone. Silver gray, scales with black edges, bright red spots on the upper part of the eyes, red reflective spots on the iris, and a wide black horizontal stripe at the base of the tail fin.
3. Swallow Beauty: Found in western Ireland and Queensland waters. It belongs to CYPRINIDAE and is an eel from Australia. The body is 3 cm long and spindle-shaped. The body color is light yellow-green, the dorsal fin is divided into two parts, the ends of the second dorsal fin and anal fin extend backward like needles, and the tip of the fin is long and elegant, like a dovetail. The dorsal fin is pink, the front end of the anal fin is black, and the upper and lower leaves of the caudal fin have pink edges.
4, electro-optic beauty: also known as Little Rainbow, native to Australia, belonging to the rainbow, whitebait, Chinese fish family. 5-6cm long, rotating cone. The dorsal fin is divided into two parts, the dorsal fin and the gluteal fin are symmetrical up and down, and the fins are low and equal in width. The body color is yellow-green, and there are several dotted pink longitudinal stripes on the side. There is a red dot on the gill cover. The dorsal fin and anal fin are bright red, but the caudal fin is red. The fish is surrounded by red edges, like a blue ghost with red light in the light. It is very beautiful.
5. Blood-winged fish: also known as red-winged fish, red-winged fish and red-winged fat carp. Origin Argentina. The fish is sub-spindle-shaped, with a body length of about 5 cm and a flat side. The dorsal fin is in the middle, shaped like a flag-raising fish. The ventral fins are backward, as are the gluteal fins and fat fins. Tail fin fork Silver-white, light blue-brown back, blood-red fins.
6. New Hook Flag: Origin of Amazon River in South America, Colombia, etc. , belonging to CYPRINIDAE. Body length is 5-6cm, body color is pink, dorsal fin is straight and black, gluteal fin is wide and pink with black border, and upper and lower leaves of caudal fin have a red spot respectively, which is more beautiful.
7. Neon Swallow: It is native to Australia and belongs to Cyprinidae. 4-5CM long, cylindrical. The body color is composed of yellow, blue, orange and black, and the head and chest are golden yellow. The dorsal fin is divided into two sections, the lower part of the second dorsal fin is black with yellow edge, and the upper and lower leaves of the gluteal fin and caudal fin are yellow with black edge in the middle. This fish is colorful and very beautiful.
8. Siniperca chuatsi: also known as Siniperca chuatsi sunset red Origin: Morphology and habits in southern Mexico: The tricolor fish looks like a peacock mother fish, 6-8 cm long and stout. It is amazing when the tall dorsal fin exceeds its own length and width and is held high on its back. The body color composed of three colors is clear and distinct. The shallow blue body, the Xu red tail fin and the yellow low fin are so bright and harmonious that people can never get tired of watching them.
9. Bound fish: origin Sumatra (country). Body shape and habits The fish is 4 ~ 5 cm long and presents a diamond shape. The back and dorsal fin are both high, the gluteal fin is wide, the caudal stalk is short, and the caudal fin is bifurcated. The body color is olive mixed with red, dotted with red, blue and green dots, and each fin is rose red. The biggest feature is that the edges of fins and scales are inlaid with black edges. It is still in the larval stage, and each fin has obvious black edges.
10, red-tailed catfish: also known as red-tailed cat and paparazzi whale. Originated in the Amazon River. The fish has a body length of 1 m, a flat and wide head, back, chest and abdomen, and a flat and narrow hip and tail. Small eyes, wide mouth, three pairs of beards around the mouth. The color of head and back is light black with black spots, and the abdomen is milky yellow. Between black and milky yellow, there is a white belt running from the snout to the tail handle, which is very distinct.
1 1, Baiyun Jinsi: Baiyun Jinsi is native to China! The whole body is rose purple, the lateral line has gold thread, and the abdomen is pale pink. The pectoral fin is transparent, the tail fin is red near the tail C, and the outer edges of other fins are red.
12. Red-winged crucian carp: also known as Thai crucian carp and red-winged crucian carp. Origin: Thailand, Sumatra and kalimantan island. The fish is spindle-shaped, much like the crucian carp in China, but 30? /font 35cm, which is also a local edible fish. The body color is silver, the dorsal fin and caudal fin are bright red, and the caudal fin has a red-black edge line.
13, traffic lights: it is a famous ornamental fish in tropical fish, which is cheap and easy to breed, and is very suitable for growing in straw tanks. It is about 4 centimeters long. The whole body is covered with turquoise luster. There is a bright turquoise belt from beginning to end, and there is a red belt under the turquoise belt in the back half of the body. The abdomen is blue and white, and the red belt and blue belt run through the whole body, dazzling, and I like to swim in groups in the middle and lower layers of the aquarium.
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14, red nose scissors: Brazil native to South America. The body shape is similar to that of other varieties of the same genus. The head is red and the snout is bright red, so it is also called red-nosed fish. The whole body is silvery white, almost transparent, and the tail fin has black and white stripes similar to scissors fish, hence the name.