Anchovy Anchovy An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. The more than 140 species are placed in 17 genera; they are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish. Anchovies are small, green fish with blue reflections due to a silver-colored longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal (tail) fin. They range from in
Blackline rasbora Blackline rasbora The blackline rasbora ("Rasbora borapetensis") is a fish of the family Cyprinidae found in Asia in the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Mae Klong basins, and also the northern Malay Peninsula. In the aquarium trade, it is known by a variety of other names, including red-tailed rasbora, bora bora rasbora, and brilliant rasbora. The blackline rasbora is a streamlined, silver fish with a dark brown or black, mid-lateral stripe reaching from the gill opening to the front of the caudal fin base. Above this line is a gold stripe. The caudal fin is bright red, and unlike "Rasbora einthovenii",