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Cattails
(Genus Typha)
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Typha /ˈtaɪfə/ is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. These plants have many common names, in British English as bulrush, or reedmace, in American English as cattail, punks, or corn dog grass, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand as raupō. Other taxa of plants may be known as bulrush, including some sedges in
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Broadleaf Cattail
(Typha latifolia)
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Typha latifolia (broadleaf cattail, bulrush, common bulrush, common cattail, cat-o'-nine-tails, great reedmace, cooper's reed, cumbungi) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Typha. It is found as a native plant species in North and South America, Europe, Eurasia, and Africa. In Canada, broadleaf cattail occurs in all provinces and also in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, and in the United States, it is native
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Narrow-leaved Cattail
(Typha angustifolia)
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Typha angustifolia L. (also lesser bulrush, narrowleaf cattail or lesser reedmace) is a perennial herbaceous plant of genus Typha. This cattail is an "obligate wetland" species that is commonly found in the northern hemisphere in brackish locations.
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Southern Cattail
(Typha domingensis)
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Typha domingensis, known commonly as southern cattail or cumbungi, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Typha.
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Bull Shark
(Carcharhinus leucas)
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The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark or, unofficially, as Zambi in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. The bull shark is known for its aggressive nature, predilection for warm shallow water, and presence in brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers.
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Bogue
(Boops boops)
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Boops boops /ˈboʊ.ɒps/; Greek: βόωψ boōps, literally "cow-eye"), commonly called a bogue, is a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic. Its common name in most languages refers to its large ("bug") eyes. It is found off the coasts of Europe, Africa, the Azores and the Canary Islands, from Norway to Angola, and in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The species avoids brackish waters such as the Baltic Sea. A demersal and semi-pelagic feeder, it...
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Anostomid Headstanders
(Family Anostomidae)
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The Anostomidae are a family of ray-finned fishes that belong to the order Characiformes. Closely related to the Chilodontidae and formerly included with them, the Anostomidae contain about 150 described species. Commonly known as anostomids, they are found in freshwater habitats from the Río Atrato in northernmost South America to warm-temperate central Argentina; they are of Amazon origin, with few found west of the Andes (mainly in Colombia and Venezuela). Their scientific name a
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Slipper Gourd
(Cyclanthera pedata)
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Cyclanthera pedata, locally known by its Quechua names kaywa (pronounced kai-wa, hispanicized spellings caigua, caihua, caygua, cayua) or achuqcha (also spelled achocha, achogcha, achojcha, achokcha, archucha), is a herbaceous vine grown for its edible mature fruit, which is predominantly used as a vegetable. Kaywa is known from cultivation only, and its large fruit size as compared to closely related wild species suggests that it is a fully
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Iberian Nase
(Pseudochondrostoma polylepis)
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The Iberian nase (Pseudochondrostoma polylepis) is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers.
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Boga
(Haemulon vittatum)
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Haemulon vittatum, the boga, is an ocean-going species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Bogas are also known as the snit in Jamaica, and bonnetmouth in the Bahamas. It was first described by Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey.
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Douro Nase
(Pseudochondrostoma duriense)
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The Northern straight-mouth nase (Pseudochondrostoma duriense) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Portuguese Arched-mouth Nase
(Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum)
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Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum, or the boga-portuguesa (its common names in English and Portuguese are the same), is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in a very restricted area in Portugal, and is threatened by pollution and habitat destruction (dams).
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Lisbon Arched-mouth Nase
(Iberochondrostoma olisiponense)
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Southern Straight-mouth Nase
(Pseudochondrostoma willkommii)
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Pseudochondrostoma willkommii is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are rivers and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Iberian Arched-mouth Nase
(Iberochondrostoma lemmingii)
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Iberochondrostoma lemmingii is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Portugal and Spain. It lives in the middle and lower reaches of rivers with slow current.
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Southwestern Arched-mouth Nase
(Iberochondrostoma almacai)
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Iberochondrostoma almacai is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to southern Portugal, where it is only found in the drainages of the Mira, Arade and Bensafrim rivers. It shelters in pools when the rivers shrink in the summer and is threatened by habitat destruction caused by water abstraction and predation and competition from introduced species of fish such as Gambusia, Micropterus and Lepomis.
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Labeo boga
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Labeo boga is fish in genus Labeo. It is in the family Cyprinidae and the Actinopterygii class which is widespread in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar.
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