striped panchax
The striped panchax has always fascinated me with its iridescent white spot on top of its head. It not only has the ability to flaunt it like a princess with its ornament, it can...
Tagged: freshwater fish
the stone suckers
The stone suckers (sp. garra mullya ,malayalam: kalle-mutti) are one of our favorite fish species. They get their name from their habit of sticking to the rocky substratum in the streams. If you dip your...
babur and the skittering frog
Its unique habit of skittering on the water surface was first recorded by the Mughal Emperor Babur (1483-1530) in his autobiography. This is the skittering frog, also known as the Indian skipper frog, a...
the tire track eel
Spiny eels are not eels, but elongated fresh water fishes with eel-like bodies and numerous spines preceding the dorsal fin. Very often they stay under the mud substratum, and are mostly nocturnal. These are images of a Tire track...
