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Collecting in the Savannah 2
Savannah habitat.
Cichlasoma boliviense is the most common large cichlid in the savannah.
There are at least two species of saxatilines in northeastern Bolivia and a third species that is similar to C. proteus in the Rio Beni system in the northwest border near Peru. This species, I believe, is C. semicincta. It is quite common in the savannah and is easily bred in aquaria.
The commonly seen Black Tetra.
Catfish - Amblydoras?
Trachelyopterus (?) sp.
Amblydoras species in a photo tank.
Corydoras hastatus.
Mimicry!
Laetacara dorsiger.
Another L. dorsiger in photo tank.
Another common aquarium resident - Red Eye Tetra.
We saw this giant beak while catching fish. For a moment, I was thinking 'Pterydactyl.' We knew it belonged to the giant Jabiru, a relatively common bird on the flooded savannah.
A Jabiru next to a Night Heron...for scale, it is important to remember that the Night Heron is almost a foot and a half tall.
All photos by J. Cardwell, S. Jack and V. Kutty
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