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Fish of South America (16 C, 427 P) Pages in category "Aquatic animals of South America" This category contains only the following page.
A well-camouflaged aquarit anole An aquatic anole in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. Anolis aquaticus, commonly known as the water anole, is a semi-aquatic species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae, native to southwestern Costa Rica and far southwestern Panama. [2]
Aquatic animals of South America (5 C, 1 P) I. Invertebrates of South America (15 C, 1 P) V. Vertebrates of South America (7 C) Pages in category "Fauna of South America"
A. Acestrocephalus; Acestrorhynchus; Acnodon; Acrobrycon; Adontosternarchus; Agamyxis; Agoniates; Amaralia; Amazonsprattus; Amblydoras; Amblydoras bolivarensis ...
The Antillean subspecies (T. manatus manatus) occurs in the Caribbean, South America, and Central America and frequent drowned cays, mangroves, lagoons, and sea grass beds. [21] The Amazonian manatee (T. inunguis) has been documented in all parts of the Amazon River Basin in South America. River channels that connect allow easy travel to other ...
The South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, formerly Otaria byronia), also called the southern sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the western and southeastern coasts of South America. It is the only member of the genus Otaria. The species is highly sexually dimorphic. Males have a large head and prominent mane.
The smallest species is the Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), which grows to 1.2 to 1.5 m (3.9 to 4.9 ft) long. There are six different species of caiman found throughout the watery jungle habitats of Central and Southern America. The average length for most of the other caiman species is about 2 to 2.5 m (6.6 to 8.2 ft) long.
Cichlid species Picture Common name Species Region Size Aggression Level Description Green Terror: Aequidens rivulatus: North-West South America: 12 inch or 30.48 cm: Moderate: Bottom: Males grow much larger than females Freshwater Angelfish: Pterophyllum scalare: North-Central South America: 3.937 inch or 10 cm