Haplochromis

•  Cyprinid

  

  0.0%
  

  25.0%
  

  75.0%
  
•  Catfish

  Catfish are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), and even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the candiru, Vandellia cirrhosa. There are armour-plated types and also naked types, neither having scales.

  

  45.5%
  

  27.3%
  

  27.3%
  
•  Characiformes

  The Characiformes are an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. There are a few thousand different species, including the well-known piranha and tetras.

  

  50.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  50.0%
  
•  Cypriniformes

  The Cypriniformes are an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. This order contains 5-6 families, over 320 genera, and more than 3,250 species, with new species being described every few months or so, and new genera being recognized regularly. They are most diverse in southeastern Asia, but are entirely absent from Australia and South America. Their closest living relatives are the Characiformes, the Gymnotiformes and the Siluriformes (catfishes).

  

  66.7%
  

  16.7%
  

  16.7%
  
•  Denticle herring

  The denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides) is a small (15 cm) species of ray-finned fish found only in the rivers of Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon, related to the herrings, but notable for its large anal fin and its array of denticle like scales under the head giving it almost a furry appearance. It is the sole living member of the family Denticipitidae.

  

  100.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  
•  Bichir

  The bichirs are a family, Polypteridae, of archaic-looking ray-finned fishes, the sole family in the order Polypteriformes. All species occur in freshwater habitats in tropical Africa and the Nile River system, mainly swampy, shallow floodplains and estuaries.

  

  0.0%
  

  100.0%
  

  0.0%
  
•  Airbreathing catfish

  Airbreathing catfishes are fishes comprising the family Clariidae of order Siluriformes. There are about 14 genera and 100 species of clariids. All the clariids are freshwater species.

  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  
•  Claroteidae

  The Claroteidae are a family of catfish (Order Siluriformes) found in Africa. This family was separated from Bagridae. However, the monophyly of the family is sometimes contested. There are 13 genera and 86 known species of Claroteids in two subfamilies, Claroteinae and Auchenoglanidinae. The subfamily Auchenoglanidinae is sometimes classified as a separate family Auchenoglanididae. This group was also often formerly placed in Bagridae.

  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  100.0%
  
•  Mochokidae

  The Mochokidae are a family of catfishes that are known as the squeakers and upside-down catfish. There are 10 genera and about 188 species of mochokids. All the mochokids are freshwater species originating from Africa. They have three pairs of barbels, with the nasal barbels absent; sometimes, the mandibular barbels may be branched. The lips are be modified into a suckermouth in Atopochilus, Chiloglanis, and Euchilichthys. The adipose fin is usually very long.

  

  0.0%
  

  100.0%
  

  0.0%
  
•  Mastacembelidae

  The Mastacembelidae are a family of fishes, known as the spiny eels. The Mastacembelids are part of the Order Synbranchiformes, the swamp eels, which are part of the Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes). In an evaluation of the family in 2004, the subfamilies of Mastacembelidae were found to not be well supported and were rejected. Also, the genera Caecomastacembelus and Aethiomastacembelus were placed in synonymy with Mastacembelus.

  

  100.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  

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•  Louis Freeh

  Louis Joseph Freeh (born January 6, 1950) was the 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving from September 1993 to June 2001. Freeh began his career as an agent of the FBI, and was later an assistant United States Attorney and a United States district court judge, the position he held when appointed FBI director. He is now a lawyer and consultant in the private sector. He acquired Italian citizenship on October 23, 2009

  

  30.8%
  

  36.5%
  

  32.7%
  
•  Ngamda

  Ngamda is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  
•  Macready Field

  Merced Regional Airport, also known as MacReady Field, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of the central business district of Merced, a city in Merced County, California, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Merced. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also used by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

  

  32.0%
  

  24.0%
  

  44.0%
  
•  Combolói

  

  37.5%
  

  37.5%
  

  25.0%
  
•  High altitude/high opening

  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%