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Fresh Water Aquarium 



limes appear on the fish and which are very 

 hard to destroy, eventually killing it. 



The Speckled Sunfish (Eiincacantlius simu- 

 lans) is a beautiful little fish, found in slow 

 running waters with dense vegetation. Its 



Fig. 75. Speckled Sunfish, Enneacanthus simulans. 



color is dark olive green with bluish blotches 

 and spots of a mother of pearl-like appear- 

 ance. On the male fish during mating time, 

 these blotches and spots increase in intensity 

 and together with the bright orange colored 

 belly make it a very conspicuous and orna- 



