Ornamental Fish Production and Management

1.2.1 Commercially important ornamental fishes - exotic species

1.2.1 Exotic species

(i) Egg layers

Scientific Name	Common Name
Carassius auratus	Goldfish
Cyprinus carpio var koi	Koi carp
Balantiocheilus melanopterus	Bala shark / Silver shark
Labeo bicolor	Red-Tailed black shark
Rasbora heteromorphy	Rasbora, Harlequin Fish
Paracheirodon axelrodi	Cardinal Tetra
Paracheirodon innesi	Neon Tetra
Colisa lalia	Dwarf gourami
Trichogaster trichopterus	Three spot gourami
Helostoma temmincki	Kissing gourami
Betta splendens	Siamese Fighting Fish
Pterophyllum scalare	Angel fish
Symphysodon discus	Discus / Pompadour fish
Astronotus ocellatus	Oscar
Cichlasoma meeki	Firemouth cichlid
Scleropages formosus	Asian arowana

(ii) Live bearers

Poecilia reticulata	Guppy
Poecillia velifera	Sail fin molly
Poecillia sphenops	Marble molly
Xiphophorus helleri	Sword tail
Xiphophorus maculatus	Platy