Mar 11 2015
This video has been filmed during December 2014 in the Sea World, San Diego, California, USA. Before going over the biological information, I was surprised to see how these peaceful fish –as their name tells- can fight. In fact, angelfish are generally peaceful especially when not mating but they under certain conditions such as overcrowding, …
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Feb 11 2015
This 8-min video was filmed at the sea lion and otter stadium in the Sea World, San Diego, California, USA. The full show is about twice as long as the current video. The interaction between the audience and the performers along with the well- trained sea lions is high as the whole show is …
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Jan 09 2015
This video was filmed at the Sea World, San Diego, USA Source: www.fishconsult.org Introduction: The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), also known as the “bimac” octopus, is an octopus species found off the coast of California (from central California to northern Baja California). The species is normally found in the shallow areas of about 20-m depth so they …
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Jul 27 2014
The photo of this model was taken in Sea World, San Diego, USA Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Introduction: Flying fish is the common term for about 50 species within the family Exocoetidae. Flying fish has captured the imagination of people throughout the world for centuries because of its ability to …
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Jul 24 2014
This model photo was taken in the Sea World, San Diego, USA Introduction: Parrotfishes are a group of about 80- 90 identified species of fishes which are now often considered a subfamily (Scarinae) of the wrasses to which they are close relatives. Parrot fish are abundant in and around the tropical reefs of all the world’s oceans. …
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Mar 03 2014
Source: www.fishconsult.org The video was taken in the Sea World, San Diego, USA Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) General: The short-nosed unicornfish (Naso brevirostris) which belongs to the family Acanthuridae has other names including spotted unicornfish, and brown unicornfish. In general, it is a very peaceful fish whether in the wild …
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Feb 01 2014
The video was taken in freshwater aquarium (Sea World), San Diego, California, USA Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Introduction and description: Silver dollar is a common name for a fish species that belongs to the Characidae family; Dollar d’argent is another common name. These fishes have metallic color with deep …
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Nov 03 2013
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Introduction: The spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) is a primitive freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae, native to North America. Its name Lepisosteus which is Greek means “bony scale”. The spotted gars are among the few fish species with ganoid scales. Females on average are known to live longer …
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Sep 17 2013
This video was taken in freshwater aquarium, the Sea World, San Diego, California, USA Introduction: The fish is so named because of its translucent flesh whereas all the organs of the fish are completely visible like their bones etc. So due to this nature they gain some name in the aquarium world. There are several …
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Sep 15 2013
This video was taken in June 2012 at the World of the Sea aquarium, Sea World, San Diego, California, USA Introduction: Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus that belongs to the family Megalopidae is also known as the silver king and Sábalo in Spanish. Although this species has no commercial value as a food fish due to its …
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