California Academy of Sciences, Outlying Exhibits
Steinhart Aquarium, the Living Collection, is home to 38,000 live animals from around the world, representing more than 900 separate species. Come nose-to-beak with an African penguin, watch sharks and stingrays cruise beneath your feet, check out the set of teeth on a piranha, and learn about ...more ↓
Puntius nigrofasciatus
The black ruby barb (Pethia nigrofasciata) or purplehead barb is a tropical cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka where it occurs in forested streams from the Kelani basin to the Nilwala basin, they are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft (300 m) in elevation. The brightly colored population introduced to Mahaweli at Ginigathena, Sri Lanka are said to have diminished in ...more ↓
Yasuhikotakia modesta
The blue botia, Yasuhikotakia modesta, is a tropical freshwater fish of the Botiidae family. In the wild, it comes from large rivers in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The blue botia is a widely available fish in the aquarium trade and can be purchased globally.
Hypsibarbus wetmorei
Hypsibarbus wetmorei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypsibarbus. It is native to rivers and streams in Mainland Southeast Asia.
