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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.
Carpa-comum
Cyprinus carpio
Carpa-comum é uma espécie de peixe comum encontrado frequentemente em águas adequadas e zonas com estrutura para esta espécie. Este guia resume identificação, habitat e cuidados de pesca.
Nile Perch
Lates niloticus
Large predatory freshwater fish native to African rivers and lakes, including the Nile basin and Lake Victoria. It is a powerful ambush hunter and one of Africa’s most important commercial and recreational species.
Vundu Catfish
Heterobranchus longifilis
Vundu Catfish (Heterobranchus longifilis) is a large African air-breathing catfish that inhabits big rivers, floodplains, lakes, and swamps. It is a nocturnal predator and scavenger that can reach very large sizes, making it a prized trophy fish where it occurs.
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.
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.
Sável Americano
Dorosoma cepedianum
O Sável Americano é um peixe forrageiro clupeídeo prateado comum em águas quentes e lentas de grande parte do leste e centro da América do Norte. Alimenta-se por filtragem de plâncton e detritos, e é presa importante para achigã, bagre, pombo e outros predadores.
American Pickerel
Esox americanus
American Pickerel (Esox americanus) is a slender, ambush-predatory esocid found in vegetated fresh waters across eastern North America. It is smaller and more delicately built than northern pike or muskellunge, with a duck-bill snout and chainlike markings.
Amur Carp
Cyprinus rubrofuscus
Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) is a cyprinid carp native to East Asia and widely introduced beyond its original range. It inhabits warm, slow waters and is an adaptable bottom-feeder that can grow large in ponds, lakes, and lowland rivers.
Amur Goby
Rhinogobius similis
Amur goby (Rhinogobius similis) is a small benthic goby associated with cool, clear running water. It is reported from freshwater streams and rivers in East Asia, but available public records can be scattered and some identifications in occurrence data may be uncertain.
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas
Arapaima gigas is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, native to the Amazon Basin. It breathes air and often rolls or gulps at the surface, making it easy to notice but very challenging to land.
Arctic Char
Salvelinus alpinus
Arctic Char é uma espécie de peixe comum encontrado frequentemente em águas adequadas e zonas com estrutura para esta espécie. Este guia resume identificação, habitat e cuidados de pesca.