Glossary: crater lake
Type of lake formed by accummulation of water in a volvanic crater or caldera.
Lake Pinatubo in the Philippines is a typical crater lake. © Chris Tomnong
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Channa andrao – Lal Cheng (Channa sp. Assam, Channa sp. lal cheng)
Hi, the images with fry are included here. Just click on one of the photos to make it bigger, then use the arrows to scroll through until you find the...
26th Nov 2019
Synodontis decorus – Clown Synodontis (Synodontis vittatus, Synodontis decora)
Fixed!
26th Nov 2019
Synodontis angelicus – Polka Dot Synodontis (Synodontis angelica)
Fixed, thanks for the heads up!
26th Nov 2019
Synodontis decorus – Clown Synodontis (Synodontis vittatus, Synodontis decora)
Similar to the Angelicus, this scientific name is off. Its Decorus, not Decora.
6th Nov 2019
Synodontis angelicus – Polka Dot Synodontis (Synodontis angelica)
The scientific name for this fish is incorrect. It is Synodontis angelicUS, not angelicA. Fishbase lists angelica as a common misspelling, and Esch...
6th Nov 2019