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  • Castor canadensis

    American beaver

    The beaver has a brown pelt. Its hind feet are webbed. It has a broad, flat, scaly tail and prominent long, orange incisors.

    Class
    Mammalia
    Order
    Rodents
    Family
    Castoridae
  • Botaurus lentiginosus

    American bittern

    This species is no longer at the Biodôme.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Cichliformes
    Family
    Ardeidae (herons)
  • Homarus americanus

    American lobster

    A large decapod crustacean (having 10 legs), the American lobster, or Homarus americanus, is distinguished by its two asymmetrical claws: the one on the left, massive and serrated, is used for crus

    Class
    Malacostraca (crustaceans and one subphylum)
    Order
    Decapoda
    Family
    Nephropidae
  • Turdus migratorius

    American robin

    The American robin has a grey-brown back and a rusty orange breast.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Passeriformes
    Family
    Turdidae
  • American shad at the Biodôme

    American shad

    American shads are in fact an anadromous type of herring (Alosa sp.), i.e. they spend most of their time at sea but must return to freshwater to spawn.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Acari
    Family
    Clupeidae
  • Adonis pleco and other fish

    Armoured Catfish of South America

    Armoured catfish, or loricariids, have evolved remarkable adaptations for life in the freshwater streams of South America.

    Class
    Actinopterygii
    Order
    Siluriformes
    Family
    Loricariidae
  • Scomber scombrus

    Atlantic mackerel

    The Atlantic mackerel, also known as the common mackerel, is a pelagic fish (living in the open sea) with a slender, streamlined body.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Perciformes
    Family
    Scombridae
  • Fratercula arctica

    Atlantic puffin

    The Atlantic puffin has a black back, white chest, white on the sides of its head and orangish feet. Because of its large colourful bill, it is sometimes called a sea parrot.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Charadriiformes
    Family
    Alcidae
  • Rock crab (Cancer irroratus) and polar sea star (Leptasterias polaris).

    Atlantic rock crab

    This opportunistic crustacean frequents the cold-water seabed. Its flattened, oval body is colored purple or brick red.

    Class
    Malacostraca (crustaceans and one subphylum)
    Order
    Decapoda
    Family
    Cancridae
  • Acipenser oxyrinchus

    Atlantic sturgeon

    The Atlantic sturgeon has a long, pointed, upturned snout, with four barbels in front of the mouth, on the underside. It has five rows of bony plates on the back and sides.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Acipenseriformes
    Family
    Acipenseridae

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