Chanda ranga: Distichodus Noboli

Monday 23 July 2012

Distichodus Noboli

Long Nosed Distichodus

Long-nosed Distichodus is also known as Longsnout Distichodus. It was first described by Schilthuis in 1891. This fish is elongated. Its body has golden orange colour with black or dark blue strips. Its fins have a ting of red color and fins are forked. Its appearance is similar to its other species like the Sixbar Distichodus etc. More about this fish is described in the following lines.
Common Name- Long-nosed Distichodus. Scientific Name- Distichodus lusosso. Designation-Tropical