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the name of the
Lasiognathus
genus
of
anglerfish
(L. amphirhampus pictured)
, distinctive for its huge upper jaw, derives from the
Greek
for "hairy jaw"?
the deep-sea
anglerfish
Thaumatichthys
(pictured)
has been called "one of the oddest creatures in the teeming variety of the fish world"?
it is unknown what
Rhynchactis
anglerfish
eat or how they feed, as they have no "fishing lure" and barely any teeth?
black seadevils
are a
family
of
anglerfish
named for their baleful appearance and pitch
black
skin?
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Catfish
catfish
species
of the
genus
Hypophthalmus
are unusual among
neotropical
fishes because they feed on
plankton
by straining water over a fine
sieve
created by numerous long, thin
gill rakers
?
catfish
of the
genus
Dekeyseria
can rapidly change their colouration to fit their mood or their surroundings?
catfish
of the
genus
Leporacanthicus
are also known as
vampire
plecostomus
because of the presence of very long teeth on their upper jaw?
Hypancistrus
is a
genus
of
catfish
with
suckermouths
, including popular
aquarium
fish such as the
zebra pleco
?
Pareuchiloglanis
catfishes
can be distinguished from other members of the
Sisoridae
family
only by their
premaxillary
tooth bands?
Phreatobius cisternarum
, a
species
of
catfish
, is one of the few
fish
species that lives underground?
Pinirampus pirinampu
, a
species
of
migratory
catfish
, is one of the most important
fishery
resources in certain
reservoirs
in its
native range
?
Sorubim
is a
genus
of
catfish
with
shovel
-shaped long
noses
?
Bagrichthys macracanthus
, the black lancer, is the only
species
of
Bagrichthys
, a
genus
of
catfishes
, that is traded in the
aquarium
hobby
?
a
catfish
of the
genus
Helogenes
is known to jump out of the stream during
rotenone
fishing by locals, and jump back afterwards?
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