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BIN – Biotopes In Nature
Cold alpine stream in the Lhasa River basin with rocky substrate, clear water, and Triplophysa loaches among sparse mosses.
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88 fish species are known from the Thames River such as Rhynichthys atratulus, Notropis bifrenatus, Campostoma anomalum, Luxilus cornutus, ect.
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This collecting spot on Río Paiwas is located to north-east of Lago Managua, 160 meters above sea level, between Santa Ana and Minerva’s city in the department of Matagalpa.
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This was a beautiful creek called Mucura that eventually ended in Musabe Grande, hardly 2 m wide and very shallow, full of rocks and gravel.
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Kakadu Highway, also known as State Route 21, is a 209 km tar road located in the Northern Territory of Australia. On the way, we stopped at a tiny nameless creek full of aquatic vegetation.
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BAM – Biotope Aquarium Models
The Tonlé Sap is the habitat around some false harlequin rasboras, Trigonostigma espei, the protagonists of this BAM.
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The biotope is Laguna de Xiloá lies about 20 km from the capital city Managua, surrounded by mountains. It is rich in fishes, but not in plants. This beautiful lake is used as a bathing and recreation area for Nicaraguense and tourist.
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This biotope lies in the gigantic Mamberamo valley, the largest swamp area on the planet (larger than the famous Pantanal in Brazil), surrounded by mountain ranges. It is located on the Indonesian side of the world’s second largest island New Guinea, in the province formerly called Irian Jaya, today West Papua, or just Papua.
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FISH – Fish Species Database
PLANT – Aquatic Plants Database
Heteranthera dubia is a perennial aquatic plant that lives submersed in freshwater, mainly alkaline, lakes and rivers.
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Ludwigia adscendens is a herbaceous perennial plant with both prostrate and ascending stems that root at the nodes.
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The feather-like stems of Myriophyllum mattogrossense are very decorative, 30-60 cm long, with finely divided bright green leaves up to 5 cm wide. In good light conditions the leaves spread out like a fan.
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