Home›Fish›Where It Lives›South AmericaBrowse BySouth AmericaWhere it lives names the country or region a species actually calls home. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as a species "endemic to China," found nowhere else in the wild. This dimension lets a visitor find every species native to the same part of the world.FactsSouth AmericaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1South AmericaFilter Results9 entriesCommon GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Catfish (Siluriformes) (2)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Eels (Anguilliformes) (1)Other Bony Fish (3)Everyday GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Catfish (Siluriformes) (2)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Eels (Anguilliformes) (1)Other Bony Fish (3)HabitatAllEstuary (1)Freshwater (4)Marine (2)River (3)Wetlands (1)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (1)Least Concern (5)DietAllCarnivore (2)Herbivore (1)Omnivore (4)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (7)Marine (2)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (9)Relationship to PeopleAllFarmed or Commercially Raised (1)Hunted or Fished (3)Invasive or Introduced Species (2)Kept as Pets (5)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (2)Not Listed (6)NatureServe RankAllG5 Secure (1)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (2)Amazon Varzea Forest (1)Coral Reef Systems (1)Great Barrier Reef (1)Great Lakes (1)TaxonomyAllCharaciformes (1)Cichlidae (2)Osteoglossiformes (1)Sarcopterygii (1)Siluriformes (2)Tetraodontiformes (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9Ancistrus cirrhosusSouth AmericaArapaimaSouth AmericaChannel CatfishSouth AmericaLaetacara curvicepsSouth AmericaNannacara aureocephalusSouth AmericaPacuSouth AmericaPufferfishSouth AmericaSeahorseSouth AmericaSouth American LungfishSouth AmericaSources1. Wikipedia: Fishtier 2WikipediaFish, Reproduction and life-cycle sectionQuote, Fish, Reproduction and life-cycle sectionOver 97% of fish, including salmon and goldfish, are oviparous, meaning that the eggs are shed into the water and develop outside the mother's body.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.