ANABAS : COMMENTS, HABIT AND HABITAT, CLASSIFICATION, DIAGRAM, CHARACTERISTICS

                                Anabas

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=> Habit and Habitat: Anabas is a common south Indian fresh-water fish. It can live out of water for a long time.

                             


  • Anabas is commonly called as climbing perch.
  • Its body is covered by flat, bony, and rounded, cycloid scales.
  • The dorsal and anal fin is well developed and provided with long backwardly directed spines. The same is with the operculum.
  • Anabas can walk on land with the help of the dorsal or anal fin.
  • Their tail is perfectly symmetrical and homocercal.


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