Amazon river

Location |
Amazon River |
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Level |
70 |
Climate | |
Pet | |
Region |
South America |
Inspiration |
Amazon Basin, Peru |
Amazon River
Amazon River is the 10th unlockable location of FishOnMC.
This location, one of the longest rivers in the world, is around 4,000 miles long. However due to its complex river system of which most is in remote areas, it is unclear where the river starts and ends.
Real Life History
Fishing is the single most important food source in the Amazon Basin. The fishing industries has produced up to 1 million tons per year in Brazil, which is about half the country's fish production.
Being the most important source of food, tribes use a wide variety of fishing tools to secure their catches like nets, harpoons, and bow & arrow. When technological advancement were made, gillnets became the new go-to fishing tool and are still used to this day.
Fish Species
Fish | Fish Species | Rarity | Fish Group | Lifestyle | Ecosystem Role |
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![]() | Red-bellied Piranha | ![]() | Characins | Pelagic | Native |
![]() | Slopehead Catfish | ![]() | Catfishes | Pelagic | Native |
![]() | Jatuarana | ![]() | Brycons | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Chachorro | ![]() | Characins | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Oscar | ![]() | Cichlids | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Matrinxa | ![]() | Brycons | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Biara | ![]() | Characins | Pelagic | Native |
![]() | Black Banded Aracu | ![]() | Characins | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Three Spotted Aracu | ![]() | Characins | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Jacunda | ![]() | Cichlids | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Redeye Piranha | ![]() | Characins | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Silver Piranha | ![]() | Characins | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Smooth Back River Stingray | ![]() | Rays | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Butterfly Peacock Bass | ![]() | Cichlids | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Speckled Peacock Bass | ![]() | Cichlids | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Ripsaw Catfish | ![]() | Catfishes | Demersal | Native |
![]() | Tambaqui | ![]() | Characins | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Flat Whiskered Catfish | ![]() | Catfishes | Demersal | Native |
![]() | Silver Drum | ![]() | Drums | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Bicuda | ![]() | Characins | Pelagic | Native |
![]() | Apapa | ![]() | Herrings | Pelagic | Native |
![]() | Sorubim Catfish | ![]() | Catfishes | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Leopard Catfish | ![]() | Catfishes | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Silver Arowana | ![]() | Bony Tongues | Demersal | Native |
![]() | Trahira | ![]() | Characins | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Payara | ![]() | Characins | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Raspy River Stingray | ![]() | Rays | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Redtail Catfish | ![]() | Catfishes | Demersal | Native |
![]() | Gilded Catfish | ![]() | Catfishes | Demersal | Native |
![]() | Ocellate River Stingray | ![]() | Rays | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Dourada Catfish | ![]() | Catfishes | Demersal | Native |
![]() | Golden Dorado | ![]() | Characins | Benthopelagic | Native |
![]() | Bull Shark | ![]() | Sharks | Reef | Native |
![]() | Piraiba | ![]() | Catfishes | Demersal | Native |
![]() | Arapaima | ![]() | Bony Tongues | Demersal | Native |
![]() | Electric Eel | ![]() | Eels | Benthopelagic | Native |