Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Flowerhorn Jardini Arowana (Scleropages jardinii)

Jardini Arowana (Scleropages jardinii)

moderate flow

Synodontis schoutedeni

in Rio Curare a branch from the Rio Negro

Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Flowerhorn Jardini Arowana (Scleropages jardinii)This a scaleless fish with a cartilage skeleton, a very large mouth and a long, paddle shaped rostrum. They are considered filter feeders and such, paddlefish feed by straining zooplankton from the water column as they swim. Paddlefish have a gray, shark like body with a deeply forked tail, and a long, flat blade like snout (looks like a kitchen spatula) almost one third of its body's entire length. It opens its huge mouth when feeding. Paddlefish