QUICK FACT: Rediscovered in 2010 after it had not been seen for more than a century.

THREATS: Illegal trade, habitat loss from plantations, and altered river flows from dam construction.

IMPORTANCE: A top freshwater predator regulating prey populations and stabilizing aquatic communities.

Photo credit: Nicole Duplaix

QUICK FACT: Rediscovered in 2010 after it had not been seen for more than a century.

THREATS: Illegal trade, habitat loss from plantations, and altered river flows from dam construction.

IMPORTANCE: A top freshwater predator regulating prey populations and stabilizing aquatic communities.

Photo credit: Nicole Duplaix