The ayu (アユ, 鮎, 年魚, 香魚) or sweetfish, Plecoglossus altivelis, is an amphidromous fish, the only species in the genus Plecoglossus and family Plecoglossidae. It is a relative of the smelts, and is placed in the order Osmeriformes. Native to the Palearctic ecozone, it occurs in rivers, lakes, and coastal waters of western Hokkaidō in Japan southward to the Korean Peninsula, China, and Hong Kong. The species has been extinct in Taiwan since 1967, although there are populations of re-introduced Japanese stocks in some of the northern streams.
The name "sweetfish" is due to the sweetness of its flesh. In reference to its typical one-year lifespan, it is also written as 年魚 ("year-fish"). The ayu is the prefectural fish of Gunma Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture.
Three subspecies are currently recognized, but their status is questioned and species may be monotypic:
The ayu is a species of fish.
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The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis), also known as the West African manatee or seacow, is a species of manatee; it is mostly herbivorous (eats plants). African manatees can be found in much of the western region of Africa, from Senegal to Angola. Scientists do not know a lot about this species, but they hypothesize the African manatee is very similar to the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).
The African manatee was officially declared a species under the Trichechus senegalensis taxon in 1795 by the naturalist, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link. No subspecies of this taxon are known, but unreliable claims have been made that there are morphological disparities between coastal manatee populations and isolated inland populations. After more research, no genetic evidence supports these claims and form any subspecies. The African manatee falls under the Trichechus genus with only two other species, the Amazonian manatee and the West Indian manatee, which are also sirenians.
On aurait du prendre le temps de regarder tout autour
On aurait du, on aurait du s'attendre
ÃÂ ce que tout finisse par s'effondrer
Puisque tout est question d'équilibre
Et que le monde ne fait que basculer
De main en main, poing contre poing
Sauras-tu encore sur quel pied danser?
Je veux tenter, tenter ma chance
Croire que l'on peut encore s'échapper
Contre ta peau, contre ta peau m'étendre
Et me dire que tout va s'arrêter
On devrait prendre du bon temps
Se regarder et puis s'marrer
On aurait du, on aurait s'attendre
Et que personne ne soit oublié
Je veux tenter, tenter ma chance
Croire que l'on peut encore s'échapper
Contre ta peau, contre ta peau m'étendre
Et sentir l'humanité
Je veux tenter, tenter ma chance
Croire que l'on peut encore s'échapper
Contre ta peau, contre ta peau m'étendre