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Typhlobelus
''Typhlobelus'' is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Typhlobelus auriculatus'' de Pinna & Zuanon, 2013de Pinna, M.C.C. & Zuanon, J. (2013): The Genus ''Typhlobelus'': Monophyly and Taxonomy, with Description of a New Species with a Unique Pseudotympanic Structure (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). ''Copeia, 2013 (3): 441-453.'' * '' Typhlobelus guacamaya'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * '' Typhlobelus lundbergi'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * '' Typhlobelus macromycterus'' Costa & Bockmann, 1994 * '' Typhlobelus ternetzi'' Myers, 1944 Distribution ''T. guacamaya'' originates from the Cuao River in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela. ''T. lundbergi'' inhabits the lower Orinoco River, between Ciudad Bolivar and Los Castillos de Guayana (near Ciudad Guayana), Venezuela. ''T. macromycterus'' is known from the Tocantins River near Tucuruí, Pará ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlobelus Lundbergi
''Typhlobelus'' is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Typhlobelus auriculatus'' de Pinna & Zuanon, 2013de Pinna, M.C.C. & Zuanon, J. (2013): The Genus ''Typhlobelus'': Monophyly and Taxonomy, with Description of a New Species with a Unique Pseudotympanic Structure (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). ''Copeia, 2013 (3): 441-453.'' * '' Typhlobelus guacamaya'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * '' Typhlobelus lundbergi'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * '' Typhlobelus macromycterus'' Costa & Bockmann, 1994 * '' Typhlobelus ternetzi'' Myers, 1944 Distribution ''T. guacamaya'' originates from the Cuao River in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela. ''T. lundbergi'' inhabits the lower Orinoco River, between Ciudad Bolivar and Los Castillos de Guayana (near Ciudad Guayana), Venezuela. ''T. macromycterus'' is known from the Tocantins River near Tucuruí, Pará ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlobelus Auriculatus
''Typhlobelus'' is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Typhlobelus auriculatus'' de Pinna & Zuanon, 2013de Pinna, M.C.C. & Zuanon, J. (2013): The Genus ''Typhlobelus'': Monophyly and Taxonomy, with Description of a New Species with a Unique Pseudotympanic Structure (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). ''Copeia, 2013 (3): 441-453.'' * '' Typhlobelus guacamaya'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * ''Typhlobelus lundbergi'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * '' Typhlobelus macromycterus'' Costa & Bockmann, 1994 * '' Typhlobelus ternetzi'' Myers, 1944 Distribution ''T. guacamaya'' originates from the Cuao River in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela. ''T. lundbergi'' inhabits the lower Orinoco River, between Ciudad Bolivar and Los Castillos de Guayana (near Ciudad Guayana), Venezuela. ''T. macromycterus'' is known from the Tocantins River near Tucuruí, Pará S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlobelus Ternetzi
''Typhlobelus'' is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Typhlobelus auriculatus'' de Pinna & Zuanon, 2013de Pinna, M.C.C. & Zuanon, J. (2013): The Genus ''Typhlobelus'': Monophyly and Taxonomy, with Description of a New Species with a Unique Pseudotympanic Structure (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). ''Copeia, 2013 (3): 441-453.'' * '' Typhlobelus guacamaya'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * ''Typhlobelus lundbergi'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * '' Typhlobelus macromycterus'' Costa & Bockmann, 1994 * '' Typhlobelus ternetzi'' Myers, 1944 Distribution ''T. guacamaya'' originates from the Cuao River in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela. ''T. lundbergi'' inhabits the lower Orinoco River, between Ciudad Bolivar and Los Castillos de Guayana (near Ciudad Guayana), Venezuela. ''T. macromycterus'' is known from the Tocantins River near Tucuruí, Pará St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlobelus Guacamaya
''Typhlobelus'' is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Typhlobelus auriculatus'' de Pinna & Zuanon, 2013de Pinna, M.C.C. & Zuanon, J. (2013): The Genus ''Typhlobelus'': Monophyly and Taxonomy, with Description of a New Species with a Unique Pseudotympanic Structure (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). ''Copeia, 2013 (3): 441-453.'' * '' Typhlobelus guacamaya'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * ''Typhlobelus lundbergi'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * '' Typhlobelus macromycterus'' Costa & Bockmann, 1994 * ''Typhlobelus ternetzi'' Myers, 1944 Distribution ''T. guacamaya'' originates from the Cuao River in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela. ''T. lundbergi'' inhabits the lower Orinoco River, between Ciudad Bolivar and Los Castillos de Guayana (near Ciudad Guayana), Venezuela. ''T. macromycterus'' is known from the Tocantins River near Tucuruí, Pará Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlobelus Macromycterus
''Typhlobelus'' is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Typhlobelus auriculatus'' de Pinna & Zuanon, 2013de Pinna, M.C.C. & Zuanon, J. (2013): The Genus ''Typhlobelus'': Monophyly and Taxonomy, with Description of a New Species with a Unique Pseudotympanic Structure (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). ''Copeia, 2013 (3): 441-453.'' * ''Typhlobelus guacamaya'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * ''Typhlobelus lundbergi'' Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin, 2005 * '' Typhlobelus macromycterus'' Costa & Bockmann, 1994 * ''Typhlobelus ternetzi'' Myers, 1944 Distribution ''T. guacamaya'' originates from the Cuao River in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela. ''T. lundbergi'' inhabits the lower Orinoco River, between Ciudad Bolivar and Los Castillos de Guayana (near Ciudad Guayana), Venezuela. ''T. macromycterus'' is known from the Tocantins River near Tucuruí, Pará Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pencil Catfish
Trichomycteridae is a family of catfishes commonly known as pencil catfishes or parasitic catfishes. This family includes the candiru fish (''Vandellia cirrhosa''), feared by some people for its alleged habit of entering into the urethra of humans. They are one of the few parasitic chordates. Another species is the life monsefuano (''Trichomycterus punctulatus'') which was important to the Moche culture and still an important part of Peruvian cuisine.FondazioneslowfoodLife monsefuano.Retrieved 28 April 2017. This family is prohibited from being imported into various parts of the United States. Taxonomy The Trichomycteridae comprise about 42 genera and 286 species described. It is the second-most diverse family of the superfamily Loricarioidea. Numerous species still remain undescribed. The monophyly of Trichomycteridae is well-supported. The family is divided into eight subfamilies. The only subfamily that is not monophyletic is the largest one, Trichomycterinae. A large cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George S
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tocantins River
The Tocantins River ( pt, Rio Tocantins, link=no , , Parkatêjê dialect, Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' [pɨˈti]) is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan" and ''Ti'' for "beak"). It runs from south to north for about 2,450 km. It is not really a branch of the Amazon River, since its waters flow into the Atlantic Ocean alongside those of the Amazon. It flows through four Brazilian states (Goiás, Tocantins, Maranhão and Pará) and gives its name to one of Brazil's newest states, formed in 1988 from what was until then the northern portion of Goiás. The Tocantins is one of the largest Clearwater river (river type), clearwater rivers in South America. Course It rises in the mountainous district known as the Pirineus State Park, Pireneus, west of the Federal District, but its western tributary, the Araguaia River, has its extreme southern headwaters on the slopes of the Serra dos Cai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucuruí
Tucuruí is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. The city is served by Tucuruí Airport. The name Tucuruí is a Tupi word that means "river of ants" or "river of locusts". It's the concatenation of two tupi words: tukura (ants, locusts) and 'y (water). The city is very famous because of its colossal Dam, the Tucuruí Dam which is administered by Eletrobrás Eletronorte – the constructor company of this large infrastructure project. Economy Currently, Tucuruí city's economy is based on agriculture and general commerce. During its 60 years the commerce activity varied a lot. In the beginning there was a railroad for draining out the production of the Brazil Nut (known in Brazil as "Pará's Nut"), a very abundant available product in the region. The Tucuruí Dam developed the municipality and brought large industries for the region. Tourism In Tucuruí, you can explore the dam lake, one of the largest artificial lakes ever made by man. It h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pará State
Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, 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, 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 upriver. Its most famous icons are the Amazon River and the Amazon Rainforest. Pará produces rubber (extracted from natural rubber tree groves), cassava, açaí, pineapple, cocoa, black pepper, coconut, banana, tropical hardwoods such as mahogany, and minerals such as iro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Negro (Amazon)
The Rio Negro ( pt, Rio Negro, br ; es, Río Negro} "''Black River''"), or Guainía as it is known in its upper part, is the largest left tributary of the Amazon River (accounting for about 14% of the water in the Amazon basin), the largest blackwater river in the world, and one of the world's ten largest rivers by average discharge. Geography Upper course The source of the Rio Negro lies in Colombia, in the Department of Guainía where the river is known as the ''Guainía River''. The young river generally flows in an east-northeasterly direction through the Puinawai National Reserve, passing several small indigenous settlements on its way, such as Cuarinuma, Brujas, Santa Rosa and Tabaquén. After roughly 400 km the river starts forming the border between Colombia's Department of Guainía and Venezuela's Amazonas State. After passing the Colombian community of Tonina and Macanal the river turns Southwest. Maroa is the first Venezuelan town the river passes. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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