Glossary
base
The bottom or lowest part of something.
Biology. The point of attachment of a part or organ, e.g., a fin.
Chemistry. A substance that can accept protons or donate pairs of electrons. The chemical opposite of an acid. Bases have a pH greater than 7.0 and a solution containing one or more bases is often referred to as an alkali.
Used in 1,192 species profiles
- Cynodon gibbus
- Cyphotilapia frontosa
- Cyphotilapia gibberosa
- Cyprinodon alvarezi
- Cyprinodon julimes
- Cyprinodon pachycephalus
- Cyprinodon variegatus
- Cyprinodon veronicae
- Danio aesculapii
- Danio albolineatus
- Danio choprae
- Danio erythromicron
- Danio feegradei
- Danio flagrans
- Danio jaintianensis
- Danio kerri
- Danio kyathit
- Danio margaritatus
- Danio meghalayensis
- Danio nigrofasciatus
- Danio rerio
- Danio roseus
- Danio sp. 'hikari'
- Danio sp. 'TW01'
- Danio tinwini
- Danionella dracula
- Danionella priapus
- Danionella translucida
- Darienheros calobrensis
- Dario dario
- Dario dayingensis
- Dario hysginon
- Dario kajal
- Dario tigris
- Datnioides campbelli
- Datnioides microlepis
- Datnioides polota
- Datnioides pulcher
- Datnioides undecimradiatus
- Dawkinsia arulius
- Dawkinsia assimilis
- Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis
- Dawkinsia denisonii
- Dawkinsia exclamatio
- Dawkinsia filamentosa
- Dawkinsia rohani
- Dawkinsia rubrotincta
- Dawkinsia tambraparniei
- Desmopuntius endecanalis
- Desmopuntius foerschi
- Desmopuntius gemellus
- Desmopuntius hexazona
- Desmopuntius johorensis
- Desmopuntius pentazona
- Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus
- Desmopuntius trifasciatus
- Devario acrostomus
- Devario acuticephala
- Devario aequipinnatus
- Devario affinis
- Devario apogon
- Devario assamensis
- Devario chrysotaeniatus
- Devario devario
- Devario interruptus
- Devario laoensis
- Devario malabaricus
- Devario pathirana
- Devario regina
- Devario shanensis
- Devario sondhii
- Devario xyrops
- Dianema longibarbis
- Dianema urostriatum
- Discherodontus ashmeadi
- Discherodontus halei
- Discherodontus schroederi
- Eirmotus insignis
- Eirmotus octozona
- Enteromius candens
- Enteromius fasciolatus
- Enteromius guirali
- Enteromius holotaenia
- Enteromius hulstaerti
- Enteromius jae
- Enteromius sublineatus
- Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
- Epalzeorhynchos frenatum
- Epalzeorhynchos kalopterum
- Epalzeorhynchos munense
- Epiplatys annulatus
- Epiplatys dageti
- Epiplatys fasciolatus
- Epiplatys lamottei
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus
- Erromyzon sinensis
- Erromyzon sp. 'ER01'
- Erromyzon sp. 'ER02'
- Esmaeilius arakensis
- Esmaeilius persicus
- Esmaeilius vladykovi
- Esomus caudiocellatus
- Esomus danrica
- Esomus longimanus
- Esomus metallicus
- Etroplus canarensis
- Etroplus suratensis
- Exodon paradoxus
- Folifer brevifilis
- Formosania lacustris
- Fundulus xenicus
- Garra bicornuta
- Garra dampaensis
- Garra flavatra
- Garra hughi
- Garra kalpangi
- Garra notata
- Garra rotundinasus
- Garra rufa
- Garra salweenica
- Garra sp. 'redtail'
- Garra spilota
- Gasteropelecus levis
- Gasteropelecus sternicla
- Gastrodermus elegans
- Gastrodermus gracilis
- Gastrodermus guapore
- Gastrodermus hastatus
- Gastromyzon aeroides
- Gastromyzon cornusaccus
- Gastromyzon ctenocephalus
- Gastromyzon extrorsus
- Gastromyzon farragus
- Gastromyzon introrsus
- Gastromyzon lepidogaster
- Gastromyzon monticola
- Gastromyzon ocellatus
- Gastromyzon scitulus
- Gastromyzon sp. 'SK01'
- Gastromyzon sp. 'SK02'
- Gastromyzon sp. 'SK03'
- Gastromyzon sp. 'SK04'
- Gastromyzon stellatus
- Gastromyzon viriosus
- Gastromyzon zebrinus
- Geophagus abalios
- Geophagus altifrons
- Geophagus argyrostictus
- Geophagus brachybranchus
- 'Geophagus' brasiliensis
- Geophagus brokopondo
- Geophagus camopiensis
- 'Geophagus' crassilabris
- Geophagus dicrozoster
- 'Geophagus' iporangensis
- Geophagus megasema
- Geophagus neambi
- Geophagus parnaibae
- 'Geophagus' pellegrini
- Geophagus proximus
- Geophagus sp. 'orange head'
- Geophagus sp. 'Pindaré'
- 'Geophagus' steindachneri
- Geophagus taeniopareius
- Geophagus winemilleri
- Gymnochanda filamentosa
- Gymnochanda verae
- Gymnocorymbus bondi
- Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
- Gymnothorax tile
- Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
- Haludaria fasciata
- Hampala bimaculata
- Hampala dispar
- Hampala macrolepidota
- Hampala sabana
- Hampala salweenensis
- Haplochromis polli
- Hasemania nana
- Hassar orestis
- Helostoma temminckii
- Hemiancistrus sp.
- Hemiancistrus subviridis
- Hemibagrus filamentus
- Hemibagrus macropterus
- Hemibagrus peguensis
- Hemibagrus planiceps
- Hemibagrus punctatus
- Hemibagrus spilopterus
- Hemibagrus wyckii
- Hemibarbus labeo
- Hemibarbus maculatus
- Hemigrammus barrigonae
- Hemigrammus belottii
- Hemigrammus boesemani
- Hemigrammus cupreus
- Hemigrammus erythrozonus
- Hemigrammus hyanuary
- Hemigrammus levis
- Hemigrammus rodwayi