Fig. 288. Badis badis (Half size) 



Although without striking coloration, Badis badis has long been a popular aquarium 

 fish. Color purplish to bluish black with belly lighter. A carnivorous fish from India. 

 Breeding habits, page 241 (No. 14). 



Fig. 2S q . Tetraodon fluviatilis (Life Size) 

 A strange little fish from India. It reminds one somewhat of the "Box Fish" which 

 we see in the large city aquaria. They are very broad and although the body seems rigid, 

 the fins and tails work with great vigor and the fish is never still an instant. The lower 

 part of the body is white and the upper part is suffused with green, dotted over with large 

 black spots. This fish is full of fight and not well suited to be in an aquarium with other 

 fishes. Breeding habits, unknown. 



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