Peru

Continent: South America
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Arid (desert), Mountain

Oceans

Pacific Ocean

Largest rivers

Amazon

Putumayo

Biggest natural lakes

Lake Titicaca

Perciformes - Perches

Pacific goliath grouper (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus)

Misty grouper (Hyporthodus mystacinus)

Broomtail grouper (Mycteroperca xenarcha)

Pacific creolefish (Paranthias colonus)

Mexican barred snapper (Hoplopagrus guentherii)

Popeye catalufa (Pristigenys serrula)

Pacific dog snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus)

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Burrito grunt (Anisotremus interruptus)

Pacific mutton hamlet (Alphestes immaculatus)

Rivulated mutton hamlet (Alphestes multiguttatus)

Barred serrano (Serranus psittacinus)

Siluriformes - Catfishes

Chilhuil sea catfish (Bagre panamensis)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus)

Gadiformes - Cods

Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Striped marlin (Kajikia audax)

Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)

Longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana)

Black marlin (Istiompax indica)

Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)

Black jack (Caranx lugubris)

Leatherjacket (Oligoplites saurus)

Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis)

Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes

Whitecheek surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans)

Pacific spadefish (Chaetodipterus zonatus)

King angelfish (Holacanthus passer)

Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii)

Cortez angelfish (Pomacanthus zonipectus)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Eastern Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis)

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus)

Pacific Chub Mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)

Hound needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus)

Labriformes - Wrasses

Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia)

Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)

Spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)

Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)

Istiophoriformes - Barracudas

Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Devil firefish (Pterois miles)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

Atlantic sabretooth anchovy (Lycengraulis grossidens)

Pacific Sardine (Sardinops sagax)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

Ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis)

Chilean bull blenny (Hypsoblennius sordidus)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas)

Beryciformes - Sawbellies

Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus)

Lampriformes - Lamprids

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Blackflash ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksonensis)

Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes

Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

Brown smooth-hound (Mustelus henlei)

Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)

Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris)

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)

Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks

Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks

Prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookei)

Myliobatiformes - Stingrays

California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata)

Round ribbontail ray (Taeniurops meyeni)

Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris)

Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels

Pudgy cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis)

Brunswig's Cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus brunswigi)

Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders

California slickhead (Alepocephalus tenebrosus)

Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes

Tube-eye (Stylephorus chordatus)

Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels

Snub-nosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii)
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