Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Amazon
Type River (basin)
Salinity freshwater
Other Names Amazonas
Location
South America 1° N 16° S - 79° W 49° W
Location Map
Size Ref
River Length 6515 km Area Drainage Area 7050000
Depth
Average Depth Max Depth Ref
Temperature
Surface
100 Meters Depth
Description
Comments on faunal list
URL 1
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Ecosystem Checklist Link
Total
FishBase Literature
Species Families Species Families Reference
1314 60 2500 49 30553
Froese, Rainer on 11.24.93
Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen on 01.11.16
Checked by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen on 06.06.12
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