Manjuari Fish
- Scientific name:
Atractosteus tristoechus
It comes from Cuba, from humid and tropical islands.
Manjuari Fish
- Atractosteus tristoechus
This fish comes from Cuba, it is a fish that lives in fast waters.
It is carnivorous and also feeds on small fish.
The Manjuarí is one of the most primitive freshwater fish on the planet. It has a cylindrical and elongated body with scales joined in a kind of plate marked by dots, which is of great hardness and used as a natural defense against the attack of predators such as other larger fish and crocodiles. The head is flat and the skull has extremely hard external bones, it has a snout with sharp teeth. His body, covered by a mucous coating, allows him to move quickly in the water to attack his prey or flee from predators.
Zoo Vida Exótica en Baños de Agua Santa Rules
- Do not feed the animals.
- Keep your hands out of the cages.
- No pictures with FLASH.
- Do not catch the animals.
- Do not throw objects inside the cages.