Back caption: Piranha / Serrasalmo rhombeus. A small but dangerous species. In its native habitat it is known to attack human beings in packs. The teeth are so sharp that it is enabled to bite large c...
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Back caption: Zebra and Pearl Danios / Brachydanio rerio and albolineatus. These two species, native to India, are among the most popular of small aquarium fishes.
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Back caption: Queen Trigger-Fish / From a painting by Chas. R. Knight / Florida and West Indies. Shows four different phases of color. Can change color instantly.
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Back caption: Angel fish, Squirrel fish and Spanish hogfish, at the Government Aquarium and Museum, Bermuda. Painted by Dr. Andrey Avinoff, eminent naturalist, entomologist, artist, and late Director ...
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Back caption: Wrasse Fish, at the Government Aquarium and Museum, Bermuda. Painted by Dr. Andrey Avinoff, eminent naturalist, entomologist, artist, and late Director of the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh...
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Back caption: Eigenmann's gymnotus / Eigenmania virescens. A peculiar species which propels itself almost entirely by a long fin attached to the lower surface. A relative to the well-known Electric Ee...
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Back caption: Broad Headed Cichlid. Aequidens latifrons. One of the better known aquarium fishes from South America. Although handsome, it is somewhat disposed to fight.
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Back caption: Periophthalmus koelreuteri. A remarkable fish that spends much of its time out of water in pursuit of insects. It is here shown with its eyes protruding from the water in a frog-like fas...
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Back caption: Pike Killie / Belenesox belizanus. A ferocious but small fish which gives birth to active young. Sometimes kept in home aquaria. A native of Central America.
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Back caption: Glass Fish / Ambassis lala. A remarkable, nearly transparent fish from the East Indies. The internal details of anatomy can be plainly seen.
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Back caption: Mexican Swordtail / Xiphophorus helleri. One of the better known species of small aquarium fishes which gives birth to active young. The male is distinguished by a long sword-like proces...
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Back caption: Yellow Characin / Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus. Popularly known as the Yellow Tetra, frequently kept in small aquaria. A native of Southeastern Brazil.
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Back caption: Flying Characins / These small fishes, Gasteropelicus and Carnegiella strigata, are true flying fishes capable of skimming over the water for short distances. They are natives of South A...
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Back caption: Sturgeon and Small Shark. The sturgeon enters rivers from Maine to Florida to spawn. Reaches a weight of 500 pounds. Eggs used for caviar.
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