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French Guiana

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Greater ArgonautLeast Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

Nine-banded ArmadilloLeast Concern

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

Spectacled CaimanLeast Concern

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

Black CaimanLeast Concern

Black Caiman

Melanosuchus niger

Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Blackbar SoldierfishLeast Concern

Blackbar Soldierfish

Myripristis jacobus

CapybaraLeast Concern

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

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