Western South American coastal fauna

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of marine mammal

species of fish

species of crustacean

species of fish

angel shark

species of shark

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fes

species of fish

species of fish

species of Elasmobranchii

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of ray (Discopyge tschudii)

King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) is a species of ribbonfish in the family Trachipteridae. Its common name comes from the legends of the Makah people west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which hold that this fish leads the salmon annually to their spawning grounds. Catching or eating king-of-the-salmon was forbidden, as it was feared killing one would stop the salmon run. This myth is reflected by a former specific epithet used for this fish, rex-salmonorum, rex being Latin for "king". The king-of-the-salmon is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Chile. It is usually fou

species of king crab

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of mollusc

species of fish

Calliclinus is a genus of labrisomid blennies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of southern South America.

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

Glyptolithodes cristatipes, also known as the Peruvian centolla, is a species of king crab, and the only species in the genus Glyptolithodes. The species was briefly placed in the related genus Rhinolithodes after its initial description, but was soon moved to its own genus.

species of mollusc

species of mollusc

species of fish

Thymops birsteini, the Patagonian lobsterette, is a species of lobster found around the coasts of South America, particularly the South Atlantic. It belongs to the monotypic genus Thymops.