Marine angelfish have around 85 species, while freshwater angelfish have three. Freshwater angelfish species include the common angelfish, teardrop angelfish, and deep angelfish.

A 17-year-old high school student in California has sequenced the genome of the freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) for the first time.Indeever Madireddy sequenced the genome of his pet ...

"The angelfish's appeal has to do with its spectacular finnage," says Steve Rybicki of Angels Plus in Olean, N.Y., who has been breeding these South American charmers for three decades.

Angelfish Are a Freshwater Species . Angelfish hail from the rivers of South America and are a freshwater species. This means that owners must take care to replicate their natural environment.

Genome Spotlight: Freshwater Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) A high school student uses crowdfunding to produce the first genome assembly for this popular aquarium species, underscoring the ...

17-Year-Old Indian American Student Becomes First To Sequence Angelfish DNA The estimated cost of sequencing was around $2000 and Madireddy managed to raise over $1000 by crowdfunding.

Angelfish, or pterophyllum, are freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae. All angelfish species originate from the Amazon River, Orinoco River and Essequibo River basins in tropical South America.

When Denver Zoo staff noticed a French angelfish “swimming abnormally,” they brought it to the zoo’s hospital for a CT scan, the zoo said. Senior Director of Animal Health Dr. Jimmy Johnson ...

Local News Oyster farmers find northernmost blue angelfish ever reported off the coast of Cape Cod, org says The fish will go on to live at the New England Aquarium.