Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Venezuela

The island of Hispaniola once had among the highest rodent diversity in the Caribbean, supporting 11 species that coexisted for thousands of years. Today, only one rodent species remains within the island’s two countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and its prospects for survival are uncerta
people moved into the Caribbean from present-day Venezuela

Mahogany Snapper Lutjanus mahogoni This colorful reef fish grows to an average 15 inches long but has been caught larger. It is a dark gray to olive on top, with silvery sides and a distinct black spot on its upper back. There is a reddish tint to much of its body, and its fins have rusty re
the western Atlantic Ocean, from the Carolinas to Venezuela

Narrowfin Smooth-hound Mustelus norrisi This slender shark has oval eyes over a pointed snout, long pectoral fins, and an asymmetrical caudal (tail) fin with a pointed lower lobe that trails back. It is a gray on top, fading to dirty white underneath, ideal for blending into the sandy or mud
Atlantic Ocean from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela

With some 7,000 islands and cays and a 7,000-year history of human habitation, the Caribbean Sea is practically synonymous with maritime travel. The very word “canoe” is derived from the term “kana:wa,” used by the Indigenous Arawakans of the Caribbean to describe their dugout vessels. Without cl
As early as 800 B.C., new groups arrived from Venezuela

Black Grouper Mycteroperca bonaci This oblong reef fish has small eyes over a protruding lower jaw, and a continuous dorsal fin that leads back to its square caudal (tail) fin. It’s an olive gray color with dark blotches and bronze hexagonal shapes on its head and sides. Like most groupers,
cuna (Spain), cuna bonaci (Nicaragua), cuna guarei (Venezuela

Bluntnose Stingray Dasyatis say This medium sized stingray (growing to 39 inches wide at most) has the classic rounded diamond shaped disc but a distinctively blunt snout, with a tail one and a half times its body length bearing a serrated venomous spine. It is yellowish to light gray on top
this stingray along the coasts of Mexico, Columbia, Venezuela

Cero Mackerel Scomberomorus regalis This solitary torpedo-shaped fish is streamlined and strong, with finlets running between the prominent second dorsal and anal fins, and the crescent caudal (tail) fin. It is a green-blue from above, and mostly silvery white except for brassy spots and str
round off the coast of Florida, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela

Previous Research Curassows Andean guans Curassows Curassows (Family: Cracidae) are among the most threatened neotropical birds due to hunting pressure and logging. They are large birds (2-4 kg), which spend most of their time in the forest floor and only go in the trees to roost, to esc
Western Colombian Andes, The Wattled Guan occurs from Venezuela

PART 2 Class GASTROPODA PULMONTA – The Pulmonate Snails (LYMNAEIDAE – VERTIGINIDAE) Superfamilies Superfamily LYMNAEOIDEA Family LYMNAEIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 Subfamily LYMNAEINAE Rafinesque, 1915 Genus Fossaria Westerlund, 1885 Fossaria Westerlund, 1885; Fauna der in der paläartisc
DISTRIBUTION RECORDS — The Lesser Antilles, Venezuela

Sharpnose Sevengill Shark Heptranchias perlo Unlike most sharks, it has seven instead of five pairs of gill slits (Last and Stevens 2009). Because it is small and lives in deep waters, it is considered no threat to humans, but when caught it can be aggressive, and the flesh is potentially po
U.S.) and northern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba and from Venezuela