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Description: It is a member of the Snakeheads family. It is widely distributed from the Senegal River to the Chad system , including the Volta and Niger basins and many coastal basins in West Africa, up to the Nile and Congo River basins. It is a obligate air breather, meaning it will drown if not given access to breathe air. It inhabits marginal vegetation and flood plains. It feeds on insects and small fish. It can reach a maximum length of 50cm (about 20 inches).
Description: It is a member of the Carp family and is native to the Rusizi River, Lake Kivu, Lake Edward, Lake George, Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga drainages, and northern part of Lake Tanganyika, in Africa. It is an omnivore and feeds on molluscs, insects, plants, fishes and crustacea. It can reach a maximum length of 90cm (about 35 inches) with a maximum published weight of 10kg (about 22 pounds).
Description: It is a member of the Osteoglossidae family and is native to much of Africa including the Nile River Basin. Unlike its cousin, the predatory Arowana, it feeds on plankton, vegetable debris and small invertebrates. It can reach a maximum length of 100 cm (39.4 inches) with maximum published weight of 10.2 kg (about 22.5 pounds).
Description: It is a member of the Airbreathing Catfish family and is native to most of Africa and the Middle East, and live in freshwater lakes, rivers, and swamps, as well as human-made habitats, such as oxidation ponds or even urban sewage systems. It can leave the water at night using its strong pectoral fins and spines in search of land-based food or move into the breeding areas. It can reach a maximum length of 130cm (about 4.3 pounds) and a maximum published weight of 60.0 kg (about 132 pounds).
Description: Is also known as the Graham's tilapia and is a species of cichlid endemic to the Lake Victoria basin in Africa. It feeds almost entirely of phytoplankton but also higher plants, insects and their larvae, crustaceans and worms. It is considered a near threatened species. It can reach a maximum length of 50.0 cm (about 20 inches) with a maximum published weight of 2.5 kg (about 5.5 pounds). Note: spawning colors used.
Description: Also known as the African Knifefish and is a member of the Gymnarchidae family. It is native to the Nile River Basin also the Senegal, Gambia, Volta, Niger and Chad River Basins in West Africa. It is nocturnal and has a poor vision, it navigates and hunts smaller fish using a weak electric field. It can swim equally well both backwards and forwards. It can reach a maximum length of 167cm (5 and a half feet) with a maximum published weight of 18.5kg (about 41 pounds).
Description: It is a member of the Distichodus family and is native to Senegal to the Chad basin, Nile River and other parts of Africa. It is a macro-herbivore and feeds on submerged plants. It can reach a maximum length of 76cm (30 inches) and a maximum published weight of 6.3kg (about 14 pounds).
Description: It is a member of the Alestidae family. It is an omnivore and feeds on seeds, zooplankton, insects or fish fry. It is native to the Nile River Basin and other parts of Africa. It can reach a maximum length of 55cm (about 22 inches) and a maximum published weight of 600g ( about 1.3 pounds).
Description: It is a Member of the Puffers and Filefishes family and is also known as the Nile puffer, Fahaka pufferfish. It is native to the Nile, Chad , Senegal, Gambia, Geba, Volta River basins and in Lake Turkana in Kenya, Africa. Found in large rivers, open water, weed beds and vegetated fringes and it feeds on mollusks. It can reach a maximum length of 43.0 cm (17 inches) and a maximum published weight of 1.0 kg (2.2 pounds).
Description: It is a member of the Elephantfish family. It is native to the White Nile,and inland waters from Senegal to Chad, rivers in Cameroon. It is also widespread in the Congo River basin, Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika, the Volta River basin and parts of southern Africa. It can generate weak pulses of electricity for navigation, finding food, and communication. It feeds at night mainly on fish and crustaceans. They can reach a maximum length of 150 cm (59 inches) with a maximum published weight of 15 kg (33 pounds).
Description: Also known as Bubu and is a member of the Claroteid catfishes family. It can be found in most rivers and lakes of west Africa, including the Nile River Basin in Ethiopia and Sudan. It is a omnivore and feeds on plankton, mollusks, seeds, insect larvae, worms and small Crustacean. It can reach a maximum length of 70.0 cm (about 28 inches).
Description: Other common names include Galilaea tilapia, Galilean comb, Galilee St. Peter's fish, and St. Peter's fish. It is a member of the cichlid family and is native to Jordan River system, especially in lakes; coastal rivers of Israel; Nile system, including the delta lakes and Lake Albert and Turkana and other locations in Africa. It is a relatively large cichlid and can reach up to 41 cm(16 in) in total length and about 1.6 k (3.5 lb) in weight.
Description: Also known as the Victoria labeo and is a member of the Carp family. It is native to Lake Victoria and its tributaries in Africa. Lake Victoria is drained solely by the Nile River. It is omnivorous but mainly eats vegetable matter. It can reach a maximum length of 41cm (16 inches).
Description: It is a member of the Alestidae (African tetras) family. . There are other species with this particular name this specie is Brycinus macrolepidotus. It is native in the Nile River system up to Lake Albert and in the Lake Turkana system in Africa. It is also widely distributed in the Congo River basin. More common in rivers than lakes and it feeds on insects, crustaceans, fish, vegetation and debris. It can reach a maximum length of 53cm (about 21 inches with a published maximum weight of 2kg (about 4 pounds).
Description: It is a member of the Lutefish family and is native to the White Nile, Blue Nile and the lower Nile to Lake Nubia, Africa. There are other species with this particular name this specie is Citharinus citharus. It is strictly a vegetarian. It can reach a maximum length of 58 cm (about 23 inches) with a maximum published weight of 7 kg (about 15 pounds).
Description: It is a member of the Elephantfishes family and can be found in the lower Nile up to Lake Victoria basin, including Baro system in Ethiopia. It feeds at night and is a bottom feeder and its long, tube-like snout is well adapted for bottom feeding. It feeds mainly on the larval stages of aquatic insects. It can reach a maximum length of 100 cm (about 39 inches).
Description: It is a member of the Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) family and are found in deep, white water and juveniles are in usually shallow black waters of lagoons. It is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America. It can reach a maximum length of 30 cm (about 12 inches).
Description: This predator is a member of the Osteoglossidae family and is native to the Amazon River basin, Rupununi and Oyapock Rivers in South America. It is also called a 'water monkey' because of its ability to jump out of the water and capture its prey. It usually swims near the water surface waiting for potential prey. It can reach a maximum length of 90.0 cm (about 36 inches) and maximum weight 0f 6.0 kg (about 13 pounds).
Description: It is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae and is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins; Guianas and upper Paraná River basin. It lives in the quiet zones of swamps or the lower parts of stream. It is a carnivorous and swims close to the bottom, feeding mainly on fish. It can reach a maximum weight of 35.2 cm (about 14 inches).
Description: It is a member of the Cynodontidae (Dogtooth characins) family. It is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins and rivers of Guyana in South America. Cacunda is a common name and the species depicted is Conorhynchos conirostris. This predator uses its teeth to stab and grab its prey. It lives in river, lakes and flooded forests. It can reach a maximum length of 32.2cm (about 13 inches).
Description: It is a member of the cichlid family and in is native to the Amazon River Basin in South America. Eartheater is a common name and the species depicted is Geophagus altifrons. It is benthophagous by nature, taking mouthfuls of substrate (hence its common name) and sifting for edible items, with the remaining materials being expelled via the mouth and gill openings. It prefers clear and backwater environments. It can a reach a maximum length of 26.5cm (about 10.4 inches).
Description: It is a member of the Anostomidae (Headstanders) family and is native to the Amazon, Paraná-Paraguay and São Francisco River basins in South America. Piava can be a number of different species the species that’s depicted is Leporellus vittatus. It exhibits certain differences in color pattern depending on population and or location. It is a plant eater and its habitat is weedy areas near the bottom. It can reach a maximum length of 30cm (about 12 inches).
Description: It is also known as the Caribe and is a member of the Serrasalmid family. It mainly inhabits black or clear acidic waters in the Orinoco basin in the state of Amazonas in Venezuela. It is a predatory fish that consumes smaller fish and attacks fins, although the diet of juveniles includes aquatic insects and crustaceans such as shrimps. It is also known to eat fruit originating from the surrounding gallery forest. It is a solitary species that is typically not seen in schools. It can reach a maximum length of 24.8cm (about 10in).
Description: It is a member of the Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) family and is native to the Middle and upper Negro and Orinoco rivers, which are part of the Amazon River Basin. Jégu can be a number of different species the species that’s depicted is Tometes makue. They live in rapidly moving water with a rocky environment. They can reach a maximum length of 37.9 cm (about 15 inches).
Description: Peri and Rio Juruá in northwestern Brazil, South America. It grows to a length of 60.0 cm (about 24 inches). It inhabits larger, deeper river channels with a sandy substrate with some large It is a member of the Pimelodidae family and is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basin of chunks of driftwood.
Description: It is also known as the Silver piranha or Manuel's piranha is one of the largest species of piranha. It is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America. As with all other piranhas, it is one of the hardest biting creatures on the planet relative to the body weight. It can reach a maximum length of 36.0cm (14in) with a maximum weight of 2.5kg (about 5.5 Pounds).
Description: It is a member of the Cichlid Family and can be found in South America from the Pacific slope of the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador to the Tumbes River in Peru. This includes parts of the Amazon River basin. It is an inherently aggressive fish. The maximum length attained is 20cm (about 8in). All profits from sale will be given to the Lighthouse Mission to assist the homeless.
Description: It inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania, as well as the waters of New Zealand It is typically shorter than 30 cm (12 in). They live at depths between 600 and 1,200 m (2,000 and 3,900 ft), where the pressure is 60 to 120 times greater than that at sea level, which would likely make gas bladders inefficient for maintaining buoyancy. Instead, the flesh of the blobfish is primarily a gelatinous mass with a density slightly less than that of water; this allows the fish to float above the sea floor without expending energy on swimming. The blobfish has a relative lack of muscle, but this is not a disadvantage, as its main food source is edible matter that floats in front of it, such as deep-ocean crustacean
Description: It is a member of the Pristidae family and is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, but also enters freshwater rivers. It is a predator that feeds on fish, mollusks and crustaceans. The "saw" can be used both to stir up the bottom to find prey and to slash at groups of fish. It has declined drastically and is now critically endangered. A typical length is 2 – 2.5 m (6.6 –8.2 ft). Large individuals may weigh as much as 500 – 600 kg (1,102 – 1,323 lb), or possibly even more. Freshwater species are usually smaller in size.
Description: It is a predator in the Bryconidae family in the Araguaia-Tocantins, upper Amazon, and Orinoco River basins. All species in this family have the common name of Dorado, species shown is Salminus affinis. It can reach a maximum length of 46.5 cm (about 18 inches) with a maximum weight of 2.3 kg (5 pounds).
Description: It is also known as the kumakuma and is a species of large catfish of the family Pimelodidae. It is native to Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers in the Guianas and northeastern Brazil, South America. It can reach a maximum length of 360cm (about 142in) and a maximum weight of 200kg (441lbs).
Description: It is a medium sized fish of the family Serrasalmidae. It is native the Amazon River basin, as well as, the north and the eastern Guiana Shield Rivers in South America. During the rainy season when growth is maximal, it feeds on fruits and consumes the seeds of palm trees and other plants. It can grow to a length of 40.7 cm (16.0 in) and has a maximum weight of 5kg (11 lbs).
