Over 40 per cent of ornamental fish seizures from Brazil between 2012 and 2019 were of the iridescent cardinal tetra. Authorities in Brazil have seized thousands of live freshwater fish native to the ...

But which of the colorful, iridescent underwater creatures are ... All these factors should be considered when choosing ornamental fish before moving them into their new home.

They are the most economically valuable ornamental fish of the Amazon state ... But in the presence of external light, the stripe becomes iridescent. Moreover, by focusing the light at different ...

Neon tetras are rather small ornamental fish. They grow to an average of ... Neon tetras' most stunning features are the two iridescent stripes on each side of their body. A blue one runs from ...

The roughly 5-centimeter-long freshwater fish is a popular ornamental species ... the mostly transparent ghost catfish becomes iridescent. Microscopic striped structures in the fish’s ...

With flashy colors, iridescent scales ... the Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association, and Ornamental Fish International—that emailed a joint statement to National Geographic.

These small fish, popular for home aquariums because ... When light shines through their bodies, they take on a colourful iridescent shimmer despite having no pigment in the transparent parts ...

To understand why this rumor is unproven, we must first dive into the physiology of fish. Fish have two layers ... has not been proven to turn the ornamental pets white. “If such a procedure ...

C. supapae's big, iridescent, green eyes help the animal see in the pitch-black waters. Its dark-brown skin showed no noticeable lines or patterns, and the fish has a dorsal spine on the top of ...