5 Types of Fish Frequently Called Dragon Fish



We FISHWORLDs - Often many people once called dragon fish from its physical characteristics. these fish do have some characteristics of a dragon. 5 species of fish is often called dragon fish.

1. fish Palmas


Fish Palmas, a fish belonging to the Family Polypteridae (Bichir), finned fish that mean a lot. Fish Palmas called dragon fish because it looked so much like the dragon in legend Tiongkok.Ikan include primitive fish and often referred to as "snake like fish" (snake-like fish). Palmas, is one type of ancient fish / Jurassic fish. Deployment is in Africa Barat.Palmas are predatory fish (predators), Carnivora. This fish has the ability to take the air with a tool that has been modified in such a way to resemble the lungs, besides that he was able to creep on the ground by using the kuat.Oleh chest fins for mememihara palmas advised to shut down the former well to prevent the fish disappeared / jumps.

2. fish Hamster
 


Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a type of salamander that spends its life in the larval form. Exotic and unique animals is sometimes referred to as "Mexican Walking Fish" because he looks like a fish that has hands and feet. However, Axolotl is not actually a type of fish, but a type of salamander is found in Mexico City. Axolotl length can reach 30 cm, but the average size is only 15 cm. Their body color black or brown pirangan average and more of the albino with pink color. This funny animal has gills that are outside his body. Gills seem to be on the side of his head so that a cursory look like horns. Easterners often creates a fantasy associated with the legend of the dragon, so they are often referred to as dragon fish. Axolotl including lizards that have longevity, Axolotl can live up to 10-15 years and can grow up to 60cm, and some have never caught a giant Axolotl tails in the interior of Mexico are up to 1.4 meters, the discovery was really surprising, but after carefully by experts that only a rare abnormal situation (gigantism)

3. Arowana fish
 


Arowana fish families including "ancestor", ie fish families Osteoglasidae or "bony-tongue" (bony tongues), because the base of the mouth in the form of bone that serves as a tooth. Arowana thinking about a variety of nicknames, such as: Fish Dragon (Dragon Fish), Barramundi, Saratoga, PlaTapad, indolent, Siluk, Kayangan, peyang, Tangkelese, Aruwana, or Arowana, depending on the place.

Arowana including shape and appearance beautiful and unique. His body elongated, slender, and "stream line", with a very graceful swimming motion. Arowana in nature has a variety of colors such as green, silver, or red. At the lower lip there are two barbels which serves as a vibration sensor to determine the position of the prey at the water surface. Tentacle is included in the assessment criteria of beauty fish.
In the wild they swim near the surface to hunt prey. Arowana can accept all kinds of feed for carnivorous fish, but often they are so very fond of one type of food only, and reject other types.

4. Arapaima fish


Including close relatives with arowana, Amazonian arapaima is sometimes considered to be the largest freshwater fish in the world. According to early descriptions, these fish can grow up to 4.5 meters in length, but now, individuals are very big like this is rare and the average adult arapaima found that only 2 meter length. The slow-moving predators and eat small fish, and whatever little that can fit their mouth. An interesting trait of this fish is that they need oxygen from the air, to survive. Arapaimas harmless to humans and are often hunted for their meat, unfortunately, they are very rare nowadays. Although the arapaima seemingly appeared in the Miocene, but they get much older family, the Osteoglossidae, and its origins can be traced back to the age of dinosaurs.

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5. oarfish


 Oarfish belong to a family that has four species Regalecidae. One species, Regalecus Glesne, never entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for having found living with a body length up to 11 meters (36 feet). This fish has a single fin is red and includes a solitary fish. But when the fish are sick or dying, like the loner is not want to die in loneliness. So he climbed to the top surface of the sea and survived there until death. Likely to attract the attention of the sailors, or just want to look at the sun for the last time. The sailors of the past may have seen this fish on the surface and perceive it as a sea monster. For example, in 1860, when a 5-meter long Oarfish beached Bermuda, the residents immediately link it with the legendary sea monster.
Some scientists believe that it is likely there Oarfish whose size exceeds 11 meters. But until now no one has membuktikanya.

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