It is a small tropical fish. It only grows like 2'' long. It is grayish-brown and has black "blades" on its stomach and back... they are the fins... I've always called it a lancet blade fish, but what's its real name? Can you give me a website? I want one...
Thanks
2006-11-22 00:14:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
no... not like an eel...
2006-11-22 00:16:46 · update #1
Its none of those...
2006-11-22 00:28:50 · update #2
Based on the description and my limited knowledge, this is my best guess. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1086
If this isn't your fish, you can probably find it somewhere on this website. Good luck, and best wishes.
2006-11-22 06:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by cichlidgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lancet fish.
...either of two species of widely distributed, deepwater marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus (the family Alepisauridae). Lancet fish are elongated and slender, with a long, very tall dorsal fin and a large mouth that is equipped with formidable fanglike teeth. The fish grow to a large size, attaining a maximum length of about 1.8 m (6 feet). Voracious and carnivorous, they feed…
2006-11-22 00:25:48 · answer #2 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a kind of knife fish- maybe a young black ghost
2006-11-22 00:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it look like an eel ?
2006-11-22 00:15:26 · answer #4 · answered by rottentothecore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋