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Broad-headed cichlid
Title
Broad-headed cichlid
Description
Back caption: Broad Headed Cichlid. Aequidens latifrons. One of the better known aquarium fishes from South America. Although handsome, it is somewhat disposed to fight.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-783
Crescent fish
Title
Crescent fish
Description
Back caption: Crescent Fish / Pterophyllum scalare. One of the most handsome of small aquarium fishes. A native of the Amazon River.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-767
Eigenmann's gymnotus
Title
Eigenmann's gymnotus
Description
Back caption: Eigenmann's gymnotus / Eigenmania virescens. A peculiar species which propels itself almost entirely by a long fin attached to the lower surface. A relative to the well-known Electric Eel, a native of South America.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-787
Flying characins
Title
Flying characins
Description
Back caption: Flying Characins / These small fishes, Gasteropelicus and Carnegiella strigata, are true flying fishes capable of skimming over the water for short distances. They are natives of South America.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-769
Glass fish
Title
Glass fish
Description
Back caption: Glass Fish / Ambassis lala. A remarkable, nearly transparent fish from the East Indies. The internal details of anatomy can be plainly seen.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-775
Mexican swordtail
Title
Mexican swordtail
Description
Back caption: Mexican Swordtail / Xiphophorus helleri. One of the better known species of small aquarium fishes which gives birth to active young. The male is distinguished by a long sword-like process on the lower part of the tail.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-773
Mud springer
Title
Mud springer
Description
Back caption: Periophthalmus koelreuteri. A remarkable fish that spends much of its time out of water in pursuit of insects. It is here shown with its eyes protruding from the water in a frog-like fashion. A native of West Africa.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-781
New York Aquarium, Battery Park
Title
New York Aquarium, Battery Park
Description
Back caption: Opened as an aquarium under city management in 1896. Transferred to the New York Zoological Society in 1902. Averages about 5,000 specimens of 200 species. Average daily attendance since 1902, 5,500. Attendance 1927, 2,239,305. Open daily. Free Hours 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., October-March; 9 A.M. to 5 P.M., April-September.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-799
Pearl danio / striped danio
Title
Pearl danio / striped danio
Description
Back caption: Zebra and Pearl Danios / Brachydanio rerio and albolineatus. These two species, native to India, are among the most popular of small aquarium fishes.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-765
Pike killie
Title
Pike killie
Description
Back caption: Pike Killie / Belenesox belizanus. A ferocious but small fish which gives birth to active young. Sometimes kept in home aquaria. A native of Central America.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-777
Piranha
Title
Piranha
Description
Back caption: Piranha / Serrasalmo rhombeus. A small but dangerous species. In its native habitat it is known to attack human beings in packs. The teeth are so sharp that it is enabled to bite large chunks of flesh with ease.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-785
Sea horse -- New York Aquarium
Title
Sea horse -- New York Aquarium
Description
Back caption: Sea-Horse / Atlantic coast. Sometimes found in New York bay. One of the few fishes with a grasping tail. Grows seven inches long.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-705
Slender cichlid
Title
Slender cichlid
Description
Back caption: Elongate Cichlid / Crenicichla lepidota. A handsome fish not common in household aquaria. Native of South America.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-779
Yellow characin
Title
Yellow characin
Description
Back caption: Yellow Characin / Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus. Popularly known as the Yellow Tetra, frequently kept in small aquaria. A native of Southeastern Brazil.
Type
still image
Genre
Postcards
Local Identifier
2016-pc-771