Temperature as an environmental factor has been a frequent subject of study, since it affects either directly or indirectly all living organisms. The determination of thermal limits (critical thermal ...

If you’re looking for simple, colorful additions to your freshwater aquarium, then you can go for the platyfish. Platies are small fish that come in many colours and easily adapt to life in tank ...

†Post-doctoral fellow of the American Cancer Society. Fellowship was jointly sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and Columbia University. Departments of Zoology, Barnard College and Columbia ...

The swordtail is a beginner-friendly tropical fish species. This hardy fish comes in various vibrant colors and can be kept in a freshwater tank as small as 10 gallons. These traits make swordtails ...

Xiphophorus gordoni, the third new species of this genus to be made known since 1959, is described and figured from the arid, semi-isolated Cuatro Ciénegas basin of central Coahuila, México. It is ...

[Question]This fish is native to South America and is one of the most popular choices for freshwater aquariums.[/Question] [Answer-Correct]Guppy[/Answer-Correct ...

African dwarf frogs are small fully aquatic amphibians that make popular pets. They originate from Africa where they inhabit shallow freshwater ponds, rivers, streams, and swamps. These frogs rarely ...

The family Poeciliidae (274 species) is mainly characterized by small-sized individuals with distinctive sexual dimorphism and ovoviviparity (Fricke et al., 2023). The males often display vibrant ...

This article has been written by Neelesh Kumar, Department of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi. The habit of keeping ornamental fish in ...

Xiphophorus fish exhibit a clear phenotypic polymorphism in puberty onset and reproductive strategies of males. In X. nigrensis and X. multilineatus, puberty onset is genetically determined and linked ...

Platies are beautiful aquarium fish that have been found in the pet trade industry since the 20 th century. They make popular additions to tropical aquariums, where they can be kept in groups or with ...