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This page will give a completely detailed profile of the selected fish, from A to Z. The profiled fish will be chosen randomly by Badman, and will come from the complete genre of tropical fish. New profiles are added on a regular basis. If you would like to submit a profile for the site please contact me. Don't forget to let us know you experiences with this fish by filling out the

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Featherfin squeaker

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Some notes on the Profiles:

Common name: This is the name usually used in the aquarium trade Many species go by a number of common names. Use the scientific name as the final guide to identifying your fish.
Scientific name: All fish are assigned a two-part scientific name. As the relationships between species are revised, new scientific names are sometimes assigned. The scientific names used for each species were correct at the time of writing, but are may not be the most current.
Fish Size: Almost all the sizes quoted come from the fishbase site (www.fishbase.org), this is the best referance available.
Use the fishbase: site (www.fishbase.org) to find the current valid scientific name of a species. Where the scientific name has changed recently, or where an incorrect synonym is still in common use, this synonym is provided in brackets

Profiled Fish

Alphabetical Order / Family Order, Common Name / Family Order, Scientific Name

Cichlids

Common

Scientific

Auratus Melanochromis auratus

Angelfish Pterophyllum scalare

Blue Acara Aequidens pulcher

Caudopunctatus Neolamprologus caudopunctatus

Christmas Fulu Cichlid Xystichromis phytophagus

Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid Apistogramma cacatuoides

Convict Amatitlania (Archocentrus) nigrofasciata

Discus Symphysodon aequifasciata

Eartheater Satanoperca jurupari

Electric Blue Maingano Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

Electric Yellow Labidochromis Labidochromis caeruleus

Fairy Cichlid Neolamprologus brichardi

Festivum Mesonauta festivus

Firemouth Thorichthys (Cichlasoma) meeki

Flower Horn Fish Hybrid species

Frontosa Cyphotilapia frontosa

Giraffe Cichlid Nimbochromis venustus

Green Terror Aequidens rivulatus

Jack Dempsey Rocio octofasciata,(Cichlasoma octofasciatum)

Keyhole Cichlid Cleithracara maronii

Kribensis Pelvicachromis pulcher

Oscar Astronotus ocellatus

Panda Cichlid, Nijssen's Dwarf Cichlid Apistogramma nijsseni

Pseudotropheus Ornatus Pseudotropheus elongatus-ornatus

Rainbow Cichlid Herotilapia Multispinosa

Ram Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Red Devil Amphilophus labiatum

Redfin Kandango Copadichromis borleyi

Red Striped Eartheater Geophagus surinamensis

Three-Striped Dwarf Cichlid Apistogramma trifasciata

Severum Heros efasciatus

Sunshine Peacock Aulonocara baenschi

Uaru Uaru amphiacanthoides

Umbrella Cichlid Apistogramma Borelli

Zebra Cichlid Metriaclima callainos (Maylandia zebra)

Livebearers
Common	Scientific
Black Molly (and other mollies)	Poecilia latipinna, Poecilia sphenops
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata
Platy	Xiphophorus maculatus
Swordtail	Xiphophorus hellerii
Wrestling Halfbeak	Dermogenys pusilla

Tetras (Characoidei)

Common

Scientific

Anostomus Anostomus anostomus

Banded Leporinus Leporinus fasciatus

Black-Finned Pacu Colossoma macropomum

Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

Black Phantom Tetra Hyphessobrycon megalopterus

Blackskirt (Goldskirt) Tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

Bleeding Heart Tetra Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi

Congo Tetra Phenacogrammus interruptus

Diamond Tetra Moenkhausia pittieri

Emperor Tetra Nematobrycon palmeri

Glass Bloodfin Tetra Prionobrama filigera

Glowlight Tetra Hemigrammus erthrozonus

Green Fire Tetra Aphyocharax rathbuni

Lemon Tetra Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Marbled Hatchet Carnegiella strigata

Neon Tetra Paracheirodon innesi

Penguin Fish Thayeria boehlkei

Pinktail Chalceus Chalceus macrolepidotus

Pristella Tetra Pristella maxillaris

Red-Bellied Piranha Pygocentrus nattereri

Red Phantom Tetra Hyphessobrycon sweglesi

Rummy Nose Tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus

Serpae Tetra Hyphessobrycon serpae

Silver Dollar Metynnis argenteus

Silver Hatchet Gasteropelecus sternicla

Slender Tetra Iguanodectes spilurus

Barbs, Danios and Rasbora (Cyprinids)

Common

Scientific

American Flag Fish Jordanella floridae

Arulius Barb Puntius arulius

Bala Shark Balantiocheilos melanopterus

Chinese Algae Eater Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

Denison Barb, Red Line Torpedo Barb Puntius denisoni

Dwarf Rasbora Boraras maculatus

Filament Barb Puntius filamentosus

Glofish Danio rerio

Glowlight Rasbora, Hengel Rasbora. Trigonostigma hengeli

Harlequin Rasbora Trigonostigma heteromorpha

Red-Finned Shark (Rainbow Shark) Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

Red-Tailed Black Shark Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

Rosy Barb Puntius conchonius

Siamese Algae Eater Crossocheilus siamensis

Striped Barb Puntius johorensis

Tee Barb Puntius lateristriga

Tiger Barb Puntius tetrazona

White Cloud Tanichthys albonubes

Zebra Danio Danio rerio

Anabantids

Common

Scientific

Banded Gourami Colisa fasciata

Betta Betta splendens

Dwarf Gourami Colisa lalia

Honey Gourami Colisa chuna, Colisa sota

Kissing Gourami Helostoma temmincki

Opaline Gourami Trichogaster trichopterus

Paradise Fish Macropodus opercularis

Pearl Gourami Trichogaster leeri

Sparkling Gourami Trichopsis pumila

Spotted Climbing Perch Ctenopoma acutirostre

Loach

Common

Scientific

Angelicus Botia Loach Botia kubotai

Blue Loach Botia modesta

Burmese Border Loach Schistura mahnerti

Butterfly Hillstream Loach Beaufortia kweichowensis

Chain Loach Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

Cheni Loach Psuedogastromyzon cheni

Clown loach Chromobotia macracanthus

Dojo, Weather Loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Horsefaced Loach Acanthopsis choirorhynchus

Kuhli Loach Pangio kuhlii

Yo yo loach Botia almorhae

Zebra Loach Botia striata

Zipper Loach Acanthocobitis botia

Rainbows

Common

Scientific

Axelrodi Rainbow Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

Boesemani Rainbowfish Melanotaenia boesemani

Celebes Rainbow Marosatherina ladigesi

Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox

Dwarf Rainbow Melanotaenia maccullochi

Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish (Turquoise Rainbow) Melanotaenia lacustris

Madagascan Rainbow Bedotia geayi

Red Irian Rainbowfish Glossolepis incisus

Threadfin Rainbowfish Iriatherina werneri

Catfish- common terms
Common	Scientific
Adolph's Cory	Corydoras adolfoi
Adonis - L155 Pleco	Acanthicus adonis
Bristlenose Pleco	Ancistrus temminckii
Bronze Catfish	Corydoras aeneus
Channel Catfish	Ictalurus punctatus
Chinese Algae Eater	Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
Clown Pleco	Panaque maccus
Columbian Shark	Sciades seemanni (Arius seemani)
Common Pleco	Hypostomus plecostomus
Cuckoo Catfish	Synodontis multipunctata
Electric Catfish	Malapterurus electricus
Farlowella Cats	Farlowella acus (SP)
Featherfin Squeaker	Synodontis euptera
Giant Black Upside Down Asian Catfish	Mystus leucophasis
Green Phantom Pleco	Hemiancistrus subviridis (L200)
Jaguar Catfish	Liosomadoras oncinus
Magnum Pleco	Baryancistrus sp. (L047)
Oto Cat	Otocinclus sp.
Panda Cory	Corydoras panda
Pictus Cat	Pimelodus pictus
Pygmy Cory	Corydoras Pygmaeus
Red Fin Dwarf Pleco	Parotocinclus maculicauda
Sailfin Pleco	Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (L083 & L165)
Skunk Cory	Corydoras arcuatus
Snowball Pleco	Baryancistrus sp.(L142)
Sudan Squeaker	Synodontis frontosus
Sun Catfish	Horabagrus brachysoma

Miscellaneous species and Inverts
Common	Scientific
African Clawed Frog	Xenopus laevis, etc.
African Dwarf Frog	Hymenochirus Sp.
Amano Algae Eating Shrimp	Caridina multidentata (Caridina japonica)
American Flag Fish	Jordanella floridae
Anableps	Anableps anableps
Apple Snail	Pomacea bridgesii
Archer Fish	Toxotes jaculatrix
Arowana	Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Badis Badis	Badis badis
Black Crappie	Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black Ghost Knife	Apteronotus albifrons
Bumble Bee Goby	Brachygobius xanthozona
Butterfly Fish	Pantodon buchholzi
Cherry Red Shrimp	Neocaridina denticulata sinensis?
Clown-Knife Fish	Chitala chitala
Dragon Goby, Dragon Fish	Gobioides broussonnetii
Dwarf Puffer	Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Elephantnose	Gnathonemus petersi
Fahaka Puffer	Tetraodon lineatus
Four-Eyed Fish	Anableps anableps
Ghost Shrimp	Palaeomonetes species
Green Puffer	Tetraodon nigroviridis
Jardini Arowana	Scleropages jardini
Knight Goby	Stigmatogobius sadanundio
Limpit Fish	Humanicus fishicus strangeicus
Mbu Puffer	Tetraodon mbu
Mudskipper	Periophthalmus argentilineatus
Peacock Gudgeon	Tateurndina ocellicauda
Red Claw Crab	Perisesarma bidens
Reedfish / Ropefish	Erpetoichthys calabaricus
Scat	Scatophagus argus
Senegal (Cuvier) Bichir	Polypterus senegalus
Tire-Track Eel	Mastacembelus armatus

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