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Freshwater Fact Cards

20 freshwater species that deserve our attention

How do arapaima breathe? How fast are hippos? And how do water fleas reproduce? Answers to these and many other questions have been compiled by IGB and the Alliance for Freshwater Life. The #FreshwaterFactCards present 20 freshwater species that deserve special attention. Many thanks to Studio Adén for the beautiful illustrations.

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Northern pike

Esox lucius

European sturgeon

Acipenser sturio

Eurasian beaver

Castor fiber

Amazon river dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Baikal seal

Pusa sibirica

Freshwater pearl mussel

Margaritifera margaritifera

Amazon molly

Poecilia formosa

Chinese giant salamander

Andrias davidianus species complex

Chinese paddlefish

Psephurus gladius

Pond olive

Cloeon dipterum s.l.

Water fleas

Daphnia longispina complex

Large water flea

Daphnia magna

Eurasian watermilfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

Giant freshwater stingray

Urogymnus polylepis

Marbled crayfish

Procambarus virginalis

Giant barb

Catlocarpio siamensis

Yangtze giant softshell turtle

Rafetus swinhoei

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