Animals Described in 1851 - Flying Fox, Pagurus Hirsutiusculus, Pinnixa Faba, Galathea Intermedia, Pagurus Armatus, Yellow Shore Crab (Paperback)

Chapters: Flying Fox, Pagurus Hirsutiusculus, Pinnixa Faba, Galathea Intermedia, Pagurus Armatus, Yellow Shore Crab, Cardisoma Armatum, Purple Shore Crab, Scyllarides Herklotsii, Discoplax Hirtipes, Tunnelling Mud Crab, Pandalus Platyceros, Sesarma Reticulatum, Idotea Wosnesenskii. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Barbus kalopterusBarbus kallopterus (lapsus)Epalzeorhynchos kallopterus (lapsus) The flying fox (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) is a popular freshwater community-aquarium fish that belongs to the Cyprinidae family. It is known to eat green algae. It is also known as kuonobarbi in the aquarium trade and is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Siamese Algae Eater. The flying fox fish has a characteristic long body with a flat abdominal area. Its dorsal area has a coloration ranging from olive to dark brown. The lower half of its body has a yellowish white hue. A brownish-black line is apparent from its mouth, eye and the caudal fins. On top of this brownish-black line is a gold-colored stripe. The eyes of a flying fox may have a reddish iris. Its dorsal, anal and ventral finnage comprise of a black band and a white edge. Although known to grow up to 6 inches (15.24 cm), flying foxes have an average length of 4.7 inches (11.94 cm) in an aquarium setting. The flying fox is a bottom-dweller that thrives in fast-flowing foothill rivers and streams of Borneo, Java and Sumatra in Indonesia of Southeast Asia. They are also found in Thailand. A 30 to 40 gallon tank lined with fine gravel substrate is suitable for an average-sized flying fox fish. Being bottom-dwellers, the aquarium for flying foxes require broad-leaved plants, rocks, and driftwood to serve as hiding places. Because the flying fox is a known algae-eater, the tank is normally pr...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1286776