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Abudjubbe Wrasse reference image
Freshwater

Abudjubbe Wrasse

Cheilinus abudjubbe

Cheilinus abudjubbe, the Abudjubbe wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. This species was formally described by Eduard Rüppell in 1835, no type locality was given but it is thought to have been Jeddah. This taxon is regarded as a synonym of the tripletail wrasse by some authorities.

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Abyssal halosaur reference image
Freshwater

Abyssal halosaur

Halosauropsis macrochir

The abyssal halosaur is a species of bottom-dwelling, deep-sea fish in the family Halosauridae that is found in all oceans at depths from 1100 to 3500 meters. It is the only member of its genus.

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Abyssal Spiderfish reference image
Freshwater

Abyssal Spiderfish

Bathypterois longipes

The abyssal spiderfish, Bathypterois longipes, is a species of deepsea tripod fish, a demersal fish living on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, even on the abyssal plain. It is one of the deepest-dwelling fish known.

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Abyssal Whiptail reference image
Freshwater

Abyssal Whiptail

Coryphaenoides murrayi

The abyssal rattail, Coryphaenoides murrayi, is a species of rattail found around southern Australia, Fiji, and the east coast of New Zealand at depths of between 1,196 to 2,350 metres. Its reaches a length of 37 centimetres (15 in) TL.

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Acadian Redfish reference image
Freshwater

Acadian Redfish

Sebastes fasciatus

The Acadian redfish, also known as the Atlantic redfish, Acadian rockfish, or Labrador redfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is native to the deep waters of the northwestern Atlantic.

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Acapulco Major reference image
Saltwater

Acapulco Major

Stegastes acapulcoensis

Acapulco major é um castanhete encontrado em recifes de coral e rochosos no Pacífico oriental, especialmente em torno do México e ilhas costeiras vizinhas. É territorial e tipicamente pasta algas junto ao seu refúgio, pelo que não é um alvo principal para pescadores.

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African Tigerfish reference image
Freshwater

Peixe-tigre Africano

Hydrocynus vittatus

O peixe-tigre africano (Hydrocynus vittatus) é um caracídeo predador rápido e agressivo, conhecido por investidas explosivas e corridas poderosas. Habita grandes rios e lagoas de planícies aluviais em grande parte da África austral e central.

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Alabama Bass reference image
Freshwater

Achigã-do-Alabama

Micropterus henshalli

O Achigã-do-Alabama (Micropterus henshalli) é um achigã preto nativo da bacia do rio Mobile e estreitamente aparentado com o achigã manchado. Prefere águas límpidas a moderadamente turvas, riachos, reservatórios e correntes de cauda com cobertura rochosa, de madeira e das margens.

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Alewife reference image
Freshwater

Alosa

Alosa pseudoharengus

A alosa é um pequeno clupeídeo anádromo que passa grande parte da sua vida em águas costeiras salgadas ou em grandes lagos e entra nos rios para desovar. É um peixe forrageiro importante e é frequentemente capturado incidentalmente pelos pescadores, em vez de ser uma espécie visada como desportiva.

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Freshwater

Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

Alligator gar is a large, ancient ray-finned fish of slow rivers, backwaters, oxbows, and floodplain lakes in the Mississippi basin and nearby coastal drainages. It ambushes fish at the surface and can breathe air, allowing it to survive low-oxygen water.

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Ambon Damsel reference image
Saltwater

Pomacentrus amboinensis

Pomacentrus amboinensis

O Pomacentrus amboinensis é um pequeno pomacêntrido do Indo-Pacífico, intimamente associado a corais ramificados e bordas de recifes pouco profundos. É um omnívoro territorial que se alimenta de algas e pequenos invertebrados, sendo muito mais observado por mergulhadores do que procurado por pescadores.

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American Eel reference image
Freshwater

Enguia-americana

Anguilla rostrata

A enguia-americana (Anguilla rostrata) é uma enguia catádroma que passa a maior parte da sua vida em água doce, água salobra e estuários costeiros antes de migrar para o Mar dos Sargaços para desovar. É uma predadora noturna e esquiva, frequentemente ignorada pelos pescadores, mas que pode ser muito eficaz com isco.

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