Fish > Gymnotiformes
The Black Ghost Knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons) is an extraordinary, ribbon-bodied weakly electric teleost fish native to the murky, fast-flowing rivers of the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. Belonging to the ghost knifefish family Apteronotidae, this...
Fish > Perciformes
The Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) is one of the most recognizable, widely distributed, and visually spectacular coral reef fishes in the tropical oceans of the world. Belonging to the iconic butterflyfish family Chaetodontidae, this pancake-flat,...
Fish > Cypriniformes
The Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii, sometimes spelled coolie loach), named in honor of German zoologist Heinrich Kuhl, is an endearing, snake-like freshwater benthic teleost native to the shaded peat swamp forests and sandy streams of Southeast Asia. Belonging to the true...
Fish > Cypriniformes
The Harlequin Rasbora (Trigonostigma heteromorpha, formerly Rasbora heteromorpha) is an iconic, exquisitely patterned freshwater cyprinid native to the shaded blackwater peat swamp forests and forest streams of Southeast Asia. First described in 1904, this beloved...
Fish > Anabantiformes
The Dwarf Gourami (Trichogaster lalius, formerly Colisa lalia) is a globally beloved, brilliantly colored freshwater labyrinth fish native to the sluggish waterways, marshes, and rice fields of South Asia. Belonging to the family Osphronemidae, this compact teleost is...
Fish > Cypriniformes
The White Cloud Mountain Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is one of the most famous, historically significant freshwater fishes in the world. Discovered in 1932 by a Chinese scoutmaster named Tan Kam Fei on the slopes of Baiyun (White Cloud) Mountain near Guangzhou...
Fish > Atheriniformes
Boeseman’s Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani) is widely revered as the crowning jewel of the freshwater rainbowfish family Melanotaeniidae. Discovered in 1954 by Dutch ichthyologist Marinus Boeseman and introduced to the global aquarium hobby in the early...
Fish > Cypriniformes
The Cherry Barb (Puntius titteya) is a stunning, miniature cyprinid fish endemic exclusively to the shaded rainforest hill streams of the southwestern wet zone of Sri Lanka. Belonging to the family Cyprinidae, this charismatic freshwater species takes its common name...
Fish > Anabantiformes
The Pearl Gourami (Trichopodus leerii, formerly Trichogaster leerii), widely celebrated as the mosaic gourami or lace gourami, is one of the most exquisitely patterned freshwater labyrinth fishes in the world. Native to the tranquil blackwater peat swamp forests and...
Fish > Perciformes
The Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) is a visually breathtaking, micro-endemic marine teleost restricted naturally to the tiny Banggai Archipelago off eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Belonging to the cardinalfish family Apogonidae, this shimmering jewel of the...
