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Curuá River (Iriri River Tributary)
The Curuá River is a tributary of the Iriri River in Pará state in north-central Brazil. The river flows through the Tapajós-Xingu moist forests ecoregion. The river rises in the Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2005. It is one of the headwaters of the Xingu River. The upper part and the lower part of the Curuá River are divided by two waterfalls, only apart. The first waterfall is tall and the second is tall.Netto-Ferreira, A.L. (2012)Three new species of Lebiasina (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) from the Brazilian Shield border at Serra do Cachimbo, Pará, Brazil.Neotropical Ichthyology 10(3): 487-498. As a consequence, the fauna in the upper part, above the waterfalls on the Serra do Cachimbo plateau, is highly distinct and includes several endemic fish: three ''Lebiasina'' species, ''Brachychalcinus reisi'', '' Erythrocharax altipinnis'', ''Jupiaba kurua'', ''Knodus nuptialis'', '' Moenkhausia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iriri River
The Iriri River ( pt, Rio Iriri, ; Mẽbêngôkre: ''Kororoti'', ) is a large tributary of the Xingu River in Brazil, in the state of Pará. It is long making it the 116th longest river in the world (with Krishna River, India) and the 15th longest in the Amazon basin. The headwaters are the traditional home of the Panará people. Course The river rises in the Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2005 in the Serra do Cachimbo. It is one of the headwaters of the Xingu River. It flows for before joining the Xingu, running through the Terra do Meio Ecological Station. The river varies greatly in volume depending on the season, and in the dry season include waterfalls, rocks and rapids. The Iriri River flows through the Tapajós–Xingu moist forests ecoregion. The river is rich in fish, including many species found only here and in the Xingu. Large sections remain unexplored due to its remoteness in a region su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachychalcinus
''Brachychalcinus'' is a genus of characins found in tropical South America, with five currently described species: * '' Brachychalcinus copei'' (Steindachner, 1882) * '' Brachychalcinus nummus'' J. E. Böhlke, 1958 * '' Brachychalcinus orbicularis'' ( Valenciennes, 1850) (discus tetra) * '' Brachychalcinus parnaibae'' R. E. dos Reis, 1989 * '' Brachychalcinus reisi'' Garcia-Ayala, Ohara, Pastana & Benine, 2017 * '' Brachychalcinus retrospina'' Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ..., 1892 References * Characidae Fish of South America Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apistogramma
''Apistogramma'' is a large genus of freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae found in South America, but also commonly kept in aquariums. They are dwarf cichlids that mostly feed on tiny animals and have breeding behaviors that vary depending on the exact species. Range, conservation status and habitat ''Apistogramma'' are exclusively found in tropical and subtropical South America in the lowlands east of the Andes. The highest richness is in the western Amazon Basin and Orinoco Basin, but there are also species in the Guianan Shield, eastern Amazon Basin, rivers flowing into the Atlantic in northern Brazil (Tocantins– Araguaia to Parnaíba) and the Río de la Plata Basin.Kullander, S.O., and E.J.G. Ferreira (2005). Two new species of Apistogramma Regan (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the rio Trombetas, Pará State, Brazil. Neotrop. ichthyol. 3(3). Although a few species are widespread, most members of this genus have small ranges.Tougard, C., C.R.G. Dávila, U. Römer, F. Duponc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harttia
''Harttia'' is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America. The genus name comes from Charles Frederick Hartt (1840-1878), a geologist, paleontologist and naturalist, who collected the many specimens during the Thayer Expedition to Brazil in the years 1865-1866. Taxonomy As of 1997, ''Harttia'' was considered a monophyletic taxon. However, ''Harttia'' is in need of revision. For example, the synonymy of '' Cteniloricaria'' with ''Harttia'' was questionable because it rested solely on the characteristics of ''Harttia fowleri'' without considering the type species of ''Cteniloricaria''. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * '' Harttia absaberi'' Oyakawa, Fichberg & Langeani, 2013Oyakawa, O.T., Fichberg, I. & Langeani, F. (2013)''Harttia absaberi'', a new species of loricariid catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil. ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (4): 779-786.'' * '' Harttia carval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leporinus
''Leporinus'' is a genus of fish in the family Anostomidae native to South America. The fossil species ''Leporinus scalabrinii'', known from the late Miocene of Entre Ríos in Argentina, has only recently been added to this genus after being misidentified as a species of primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ... under the name ''Arrhinolemur scalabrinii'' for over 100 years.Bogan, S., Sidlauskas, B., Vari, R.P. & Agnolin, F. (2012)''Arrhinolemur scalabrinii'' Ameghino, 1898, of the late Miocene - a taxonomic journey from the Mammalia to the Anostomidae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes).'' Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 555–560.'' Species There are currently 78 recognized species in this genus: † = extinct Synonyms The following species were formerly place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moenkhausia
''Moenkhausia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to tropical and subtropical South America. These are medium-sized tetras where the largest species only reach around . The diamond tetra and red-eye tetra The redeye tetra (''Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae''), is a species of tetra from the São Francisco, upper Paraná, Paraguay and Uruguay river basins in eastern and central South America. This freshwater fish is commonly kept in aquariums and br ..., which are commonly kept in aquaria, are members of this genus.SeriouslyFishMoenkhausia sanctaefilomenae.Retrieved 21 March 2017. Species There are currently 90 recognized species in this genus: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q140873 Characidae Fish of South America Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knodus
''Knodus'' is a genus of characins, small freshwater fish from South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. ''BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.'' Species There are currently 30 recognized species of this genus: * '' Knodus alpha'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1914) * '' Knodus borki'' Zarske, 2008 * '' Knodus breviceps'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1908) * '' Knodus caquetae'' Fowler, 1945 * '' Knodus chapadae'' ( Fowler, 1906) * '' Knodus cinarucoense'' ( Román-Valencia, Taphorn & Ruiz-C., 2008) * '' Knodus delta'' Géry, 1972 * '' Knodus deuterodonoides'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1914) * '' Knodus dorsomaculatus'' K. M. Ferreira & Netto-Ferreira, 2010 * '' Knodus figueiredoi'' Esguícero & R. M. C. Castro, 2014Esguícero, A.L.H. & Castro, R.M.C. (2014): ''Knodus figueiredoi'', a new characid from the Rio d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jupiaba
''Jupiaba'' is a genus of characins from South America. with 27 currently described species: * '' Jupiaba abramoides'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) * '' Jupiaba acanthogaster'' (C. H. Eigenmann, 1911) * '' Jupiaba anteroides'' ( Géry, 1965) * '' Jupiaba apenima'' Zanata, 1997 * '' Jupiaba asymmetrica'' (C. H. Eigenmann, 1908) * '' Jupiaba atypindi'' Zanata, 1997 * ''Jupiaba citrina'' Zanata & Ohara, 2009 * ''Jupiaba elassonaktis'' T. N. A. Pereira & Lucinda, 2007 * ''Jupiaba essequibensis'' (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) * ''Jupiaba iasy'' Netto-Ferreira, Zanata, Birindelli & Sousa, 2009 * ''Jupiaba keithi'' (Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1996) * ''Jupiaba kurua'' Birindelli, Zanata, Sousa & Netto-Ferreira, 2009 * ''Jupiaba maroniensis'' (Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1996) * ''Jupiaba meunieri'' (Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1996) * ''Jupiaba minor'' ( Travassos, 1964) * ''Jupiaba mucronata'' (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) * ''Jupiaba ocellata ''Jupiaba'' is a genus of characins from So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrocharax Altipinnis
''Erythrocharax altipinnis'' is a species of characid known only from Pará, Brazil, where it has been found in a small river. This species grows to in standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m .... This species is the only known member of its genus.Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Birindelli, J.L.O., de Sousa, L.M., Mariguela, T.C. & Oliveira, C. (2013)A New Miniature Characid (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), with Phylogenetic Position Inferred from Morphological and Molecular Data. ''PLoS ONE, 8 (1): e52098. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052098'' Etymology The generic epithet is derived from the Greek ''erythrus'' (red) plus ''charax'' (a typical suffix for members of this family) in reference to the color of the caudal fin and the adipose fin of live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebiasina
''Lebiasina'' is a genus of fishes found in tropical South America, where they inhabit well-oxygenated upland streams that originate in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, the Guianan Highlands in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela, and Serra do Cachimbo in Brazil.Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Lopez-Fernandez, H., Taphorn, D.C. & Liverpool, E.A. (2013): New species of ''Lebiasina'' (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) from the upper Mazaruni River drainage, Guyana. ''Zootaxa, 3652 (5): 562–568.''Netto-Ferreira, A.L. (2012)Three new species of ''Lebiasina'' (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) from the Brazilian Shield border at Serra do Cachimbo, Pará, Brazil. ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 487-498.'' The individual species tend to have relatively small ranges and the three species of Serra do Cachimbo, all restricted to the Curuá River basin, are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment. They are elongated fish that reach up to in standard length. Specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pará
Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana and Suriname, to the northeast of Pará is the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Belém, which is located at the mouth of the Amazon. The state, which is home to 4.1% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for just 2.2% of the Brazilian GDP. Pará is the most populous state of the North Region, Brazil, North Region, with a population of over 8.6 million, being the ninth-most populous state in Brazil. It is the second-largest state of Brazil in area, at , second only to Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas upriver. Its most famous icons are the Amazon River and the Amazon Rainforest. Pará produces Natural rubber, rubber (extracted from natural rubber tree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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