1.

Mandarinfish

 Scientific Name: Synchiropus splendidus

 Family: Callionymidae
 Class: Actinopterygii
 Lifespan: 5 to 10 years
 Phylum: Chordata
About: The most colorful and attractive
Mandarinfish is native to Indo-Pacific region.
Their body is in blue-green mixed color with
orange lines. They live in lagoons and coral reefs.
It is one of very active and peaceful aquarium
fishes in the world. Mandarin fish makes rapid
movements in water. Small worms and ocean
isopods are the main foods of mandarin fish.
 2. Clownfish

 Scientific Name: Amphiprioninae

 Family: Pomacentridae
 Class: Actinopterygii
 Lifespan: 5 to 10 years
 Phylum: Chordata
About: Clown fish one of most attractive
colorful fishes in the world, found in most of all
coral reefs. There are 28 different species of
clown fishes are in total. They have an attractive
orange body with three brighter distinctive
white bars. All clown fishes are born as males,
and they switch to female upon growing stage.
They also make quick and attractive
movements while swimming.
 3. Banggai
Cardinalfish
 Scientific Name: Pterapogon kauderni
 Family: Apogonidae
 Class: Actinopterygii
 Lifespan: 2 to 3 years
 Phylum: Chordate
About: Banggai cardinalfish is one of the
peaceful aquarium fish endemic to the banggai
Island of Indonesia. They inhabit in shallow
waters across the island. This species of fish are
very small in size which measures only 8cm in
length. Their body has a beautiful pattern of
black and white bars. The one thing that
differentiate male fish from a female is an
enlarged oral cavity. They mainly feed on
planktons and copepods.
4. French Angelfish

 Scientific Name: Pomacanthus paru

 Family: Pomacanthidae
 Class: Actinopterygii
 Lifespan: 5 to 10 years
 Phylum: Chordata
About: French Angel fish is one of sub species
of angel fish native to Caribbean seas. The fish
has an attractive pale mouth, yellow and black
body. It grows up to a size of 24 inches. French
angel fish inhabit in different reef systems and
rocks. Marine algae are the main food of french
angel fish.
 5. Triggerfish
 Scientific Name: Balistidae
 Family: Balistidae
 Class: Actinopterygii
 Lifespan: 7 to 13 years
 Phylum: Chordata
About: There are 40 different species of
triggerfish in the world native to the Eastern
Pacific ocean. The larger one among the species
has a length of 3.3 meters. Triggerfishes have
strong, tough teeths help them to catch preys
like crabs very easily. The oval shaped
triggerfish have various colors in different parts
of the body, make them so attractive. The color
of triggerfish varies as blue, green and yellow.
6. Moorish Idol
 Scientific Name: Zanclus cornutus
 Family: Zanclidae
 Class: Actinopterygii
 Lifespan: 2 to 4 years
 Phylum: Chordata
About: Moorish idol is one of smallest marine
aquarium fish species found in the Indian ocean,
Japan and South Africa. These species have
special yellow and black ribbons within their
body. Moorish idol is also social in nature, found
in group of large numbers. They live in coral
reefs and spend lots of time in surface of the
ocean.
 7. Discus
 Scientific Name: Symphysodon
 Family: Cichlidae
 Class: Actinopterygii
 Lifespan: 10 to 15 years
 Phylum: Chordata
About: Unlike other aquarium fishes
symphysodon discus fishes shows intelligent
behaviors, that is displaying of different moods.
This behavior of discus fishes makes them as a
common aquarium fish. It is native to the
Amazon basin of South America, found in blue,
brown, green, reddish and golden colors. They
are very social, always travel in groups. Sea
turtles and large fishes are the main predators
of discus fish.