Alose©Yannick Gouguenheim - Images et rivière

In the water

A dive in the Loire river or one of its affluents opens a window to emblematic species like the Salmon or the eel … and other less known fishes. The local diversity is sometimes shaken by exotic animals which unbalance the natural environment … are you able to recognize them?

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La faune et la flore dans l'eau
Anguille
Nénuphar jaune
Carpe sauvage
Chabot
Leucorrhines à front blanc
Écrevisse américaine
Silure glane
Mulet
Renoncule fluviatile
Leucorrhine à large queue
Brochet
Lamproie
Jussie
Sandre
Saumon sauvage
Écrevisses à pattes blanches
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