Fresh Water Fish

The scientific name for the freshwater angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare (ter o fill' um ska lar' e), is only but appropriate for it. Pterophyllum comes from the Greek word "winged leaf". On the other hand, scalare means "like a flight of stairs", which refers to the angel’s dorsal fin.

Also called as the Dragon Fish, there are six known species of Arowanas and many more names for it. They can can grow to up to 36" long making these fishes ideal for very large aquariums. However, the word Arowana is often spelled in varied ways such as Arrowana, Arawana, or Aruana.