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Occurs in tannin stained blackwater streams (Ref. 12693). Found in forest covered streams including peat adjacent areas. Take around three months for free swimming fries (Ref. 57235). Young individuals feed on insects at the water surface, adults prey on fishes (Ref. 12693, 57235). A mouth brooder, young about 6 cm at birth (Ref. 7050, 57235). Valued as an aquarium fish, its flesh commands a moderate price.
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Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835
Yellowfin surgeonfish |
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Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852)
Hartzfeld's wrasse |
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Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875)
Purple tuskfish |
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Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & Thompson, 1910
Ocellated turbot |
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Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Thintail thresher |