Black Melanistic Tropical Gar (Atractosteus tropicus) Eels Pale giant with ancient river

Pale giant with ancient river power

Albino Chinese Wels Catfish — Silurus meridionalis

It’s been recorded in the main Amazon basin and numerous smaller rivers including the Rio Orinoco

Primarily bottom-dwelling but very powerful and active

Found in low

Black Melanistic Tropical Gar (Atractosteus tropicus) Eels Pale giant with ancient riverThis melanistic color morph is the absence of all color except black. The tropical gar is a species of fish found from southern Mexico to Costa Rica. This gar inhabits a wide range of fresh and brackish water habitats such as rivers, floodplains, lakes and pools, but avoids areas with a strong current. It reaches lengths of up to 1. 25 m and a weight up to 2. 9 kg.