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Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri). Also known as Queensland Lungfish, Djellah and Ceratodus. Burnett and Mary River systems, Queensland, Australia. Listed as Endangered Species in CITES. A Protected Species.
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Dourado (Salminus brasiliensis), a large, predatory gamefish found in Central and Western Brazil. It can reach up to 4ft. in length and 40lbs and lives in large and small rivers in the region. Photo taken crystal clear stream in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Dourado (Salminus brasiliensis), a large, predatory gamefish found in Central and Western Brazil. It can reach up to 4ft. in length and 40lbs and lives in large and small rivers in the region. Photo taken crystal clear stream in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Dourado (Salminus brasiliensis), a large, predatory gamefish found in Central and Western Brazil. It can reach up to 4ft. in length and 40lbs and lives in large and small rivers in the region. Photo taken crystal clear stream in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Dourado (Salminus brasiliensis), a large, predatory gamefish found in Central and Western Brazil. It can reach up to 4ft. in length and 40lbs and lives in large and small rivers in the region. Photo taken crystal clear stream in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Moenkhausia (Moenkhausia sp.), a small tetra part of the Characin family of freshwater fish found throughout Brazil. Photographed in a clear-water spring in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Serpae Tetra (Hyphessobrycon eques), photographed in a clear water spring in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This species is part of the Characin family and highly sought for the aquarium trade.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Large-mouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides), male protecting his nest in the Rainbow River in Northwest Florida, United States.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Large-mouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides), male protecting his nest in the Rainbow River in Northwest Florida, United States.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Large-mouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides), resting underneath thick vegetation and fallen branches in the Rainbow River in Dunnellon, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), gathering to spawn in a stream in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), gathering to spawn in a stream in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Peacock Bass (Cichla sp.), guarding its territory in a Miami, FL freshwater lake. Also known as Peacock Cichlid. It was introduced in Florida from South America to control Tilapia, another invasive species. The Peacock Bass is a prized sportfish. USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Peacock Bass (Cichla sp.), guarding its territory in a Miami, FL freshwater lake. Also known as Peacock Cichlid. It was introduced in Florida from South America to control Tilapia, another invasive species. The Peacock Bass is a prized sportfish. USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Peacock Bass (Cichla sp.), guarding its territory in a Miami, FL freshwater lake. Also known as Peacock Cichlid. It was introduced in Florida from South America to control Tilapia, another invasive species. The Peacock Bass is a prized sportfish. USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Peacock Bass (Cichla sp.), guarding its territory in a Miami, FL freshwater lake. Also known as Peacock Cichlid. It was introduced in Florida from South America to control Tilapia, another invasive species. The Peacock Bass is a prized sportfish. USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Peacock Bass (Cichla sp.), guarding its territory in a Miami, FL freshwater lake. Also known as Peacock Cichlid. It was introduced in Florida from South America to control Tilapia, another invasive species. The Peacock Bass is a prized sportfish. USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Peacock Bass (Cichla sp.), guarding its territory in a Miami, FL freshwater lake. Also known as Peacock Cichlid. It was introduced in Florida from South America to control Tilapia, another invasive species. The Peacock Bass is a prized sportfish. USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Peacock Bass (Cichla sp.), guarding its territory in a Miami, FL freshwater lake. Also known as Peacock Cichlid. It was introduced in Florida from South America to control Tilapia, another invasive species. The Peacock Bass is a prized sportfish. USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Peacock Bass (Cichla sp.), guarding its territory in a Miami, FL freshwater lake. Also known as Peacock Cichlid. It was introduced in Florida from South America to control Tilapia, another invasive species. The Peacock Bass is a prized sportfish. USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Red-bellied Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) - eye detail. Amazon Basin, South America.
© Mark Carwardine / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pacific Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). Dead animal in spawning stream. Also known as Humpback Salmon. Cameron Cove, Princess Royal Island Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, western Canada
© Mark Carwardine / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pacific Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). Dead animal in spawning stream. Also known as Humpback Salmon. Cameron Cove, Princess Royal Island Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, western Canada
© Mark Carwardine / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pacific Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). Dead animal in spawning stream. Also known as Humpback Salmon. Cameron Cove, Princess Royal Island Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, western Canada
© Mark Carwardine / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pacific Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) - life cycle display showing 4 different growth stages - eggs, eyed eggs, alvelins and fry. Also known as Humpback Salmon. British Columbia, western Canada
© Mark Carwardine / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pacific Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). Dead animals in spawning stream. Also known as Humpback Salmon. Cameron Cove, Princess Royal Island Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, western Canada
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Dogfish (Hydrolicus sp) - freshly caught specimen. Aruazinho (tributary of Aripuana), Amazon, Brazil
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Pondweed (Potamogeton illinoensis) in a crystal clear spring in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.
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Brushwood Leaf Rich Water Plantain (Echinodorus macrophyllus) photographed in a spring in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Piraputangas (Brycon microlepis) float over a thick carpet of brushwood leaf rich water Plantain (Echinodorus macrophyllus) in a spring in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Brushwood Leaf Rich Water Plantain (Echinodorus macrophyllus) photographed in a spring in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Water Lily (Nymphaea gardneriana) on the bottom of a jungle stream in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Brushwood Leaf Rich Water Plantain (Echinodorus macrophyllus) photographed in a spring in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crystal clear river in a region of Mato Grosso do Sul that contains a lot of calcium and limestone in the ground and weed. The rock filters the water, turning it transparent.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Brushwood Leaf Rich Water Plantain (Echinodorus macrophyllus) photographed in a spring in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti) in the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida Everglades. Destruction of habitat and persecution by man are this species' biggest threat.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Underwater plants thriving in the crystal clear water flooding the cypress forests in the Florida Everglades, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Underwater photographer, with scuba, photographing life in the Urumbilum River, situated in the Orara Valley, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Underwater photographer, with scuba, photographing life in the Urumbilum River, situated in the Orara Valley, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crystal clear river in a region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, that contains a lot of calcium and limestone in the ground. The rock filters the water, turning it transparent.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sand and water erupt from a spring underwater in the Rio da Prata in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tree branch in crystal clear spring in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
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