Animal life ( from Plata )
The river system has a rich and varied animal life throughout its length. Among its many edible fish are the dorado (a gold-coloured river fish that resembles a salmon), the surubi (a fish with a long rounded body, flattened at the nose), the pati (a large, scaleless river fish that frequents deep and muddy waters), the pacu (a large river fish with a flat body, almost as high as it is long), the pejerrey (a marine fish, silver in colour, with two darker bands on each side), and the corbina (white sea bass); the stretch of the Paraná upstream from Corrientes is popular for its dorado sport fishing. Also of note is the meat-eating piranha, a fish resembling the bluegill that travels in large schools and inhabits the tropical parts of the system. Reptiles include the iguana lizard, two species of caiman (a crocodilian), the water boa, the rattlesnake, the cross viper, and the yarara (the most prevalent South American representative of the viper family). Frogs and toads are plentiful, as are freshwater crabs. There are innumerable species of insects and spiders, and the islands are plagued by mosquitos. Herons, cormorants, storks, and game birds also are plentiful.
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