Hand-picking Fishes

Mark Sabaj Perez/ANS

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, United States

The clear waters of the Xingu River provide ample clarity for diving and hand-picking fishes, especially plecos, an archetype of the tropical fish hobby. Ornamental fishermen carve slender pointed sticks to pin and grab or coax plecos from their hiding places in rocky crevices.

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Title: Hand-picking Fishes
Creator: Mark Sabaj Perez/ANS

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