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Tanton

Description:

This is a beautiful fish with sharp teeth, approximately seven inches in length.

Habitat:

Amazon River and its tributaries.

Notes:

My fishing guide, Raul from Explorama, advised that this specimen is called a "tanton." However, I have as yet been able to specifically identify it after having done some research online.

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Rustic 41
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Rustic 41

Indiana, Loreto, Peru

Spotted on Jul 6, 2013
Submitted on Jul 30, 2013

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