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wild-collected

In reference to aquarium fishes, caught in the natural habitat; not bred in captivity.

Used in 10 species profiles

Apistogramma sp. 'breitbinden'
Betta splendens
Chromobotia macracanthus
Geophagus altifrons
Hypergastromyzon humilis
Oryzias latipes

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bycatch
Species other than the target caught incidentally when fishing with a net. Sometimes used when referring to aberrant specimens exported among shipments of wild-collected ornamental fishes.

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