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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
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Northern pike

Esox lucius
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European sturgeon

Acipenser sturio
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Eurasian beaver

Castor fiber
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Amazon river dolphin

Inia geoffrensis
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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius
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Baikal seal

Pusa sibirica
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Freshwater pearl mussel

Margaritifera margaritifera
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Amazon molly

Poecilia formosa
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Chinese giant salamander

Andrias davidianus species complex
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Chinese paddlefish

Psephurus gladius
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Pond olive

Cloeon dipterum s.l.
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Water fleas

Daphnia longispina complex
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Large water flea

Daphnia magna
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Eurasian watermilfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum
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Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus
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Giant freshwater stingray

Urogymnus polylepis
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Marbled crayfish

Procambarus virginalis
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Giant barb

Catlocarpio siamensis
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Yangtze giant softshell turtle

Rafetus swinhoei
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