Freshwater Fish Species in Araguaia River [Central Brazil]

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Fish Species in Araguaia Rises in S central Mato Grosso, Brazil and flows N into Tocantins river
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=27]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Ammoglanis diaphanus

Trichomycteridae

demersal

3 TL

3.2

native

Apareiodon machrisi

Parodontidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Aspidoras belenos

Callichthyidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

2.8

native

Boulengerella cuvieri

Ctenoluciidae

pelagic

98 TL

3.2

native

Caquetaia spectabilis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

3.1

native

Curimata acutirostris

Curimatidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.7

native

Farlowella henriquei

Loricariidae

demersal

21 TL

2.5

native

Hemiodus tocantinensis

Hemiodontidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus

Erythrinidae

pelagic

40 TL

3.8

native

Hyphessobrycon amandae

Characidae

benthopelagic

3 TL

3.0

native

Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi

Characidae

benthopelagic

3 TL

3.0

native

Loricaria lata

Loricariidae

demersal

33 TL

native

Otocinclus tapirape

Loricariidae

demersal

0 TL

native

Pamphorichthys araguaiensis

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

3 TL

2.9

native

Pinirampus pirinampu

Pimelodidae

demersal

120 TL

4.5

native

Potamobatrachus trispinosus

Batrachoididae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Retroculus lapidifer

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.0

native

Rhinopetitia myersi

Characidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Rivulus zygonectes

Rivulidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Roeboides microlepis

Characidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

3.5

native

Scoloplax distolothrix

Scoloplacidae

demersal

3 TL

2.8

native

Semaprochilodus brama

Prochilodontidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

native

Spectrolebias semiocellatus

Rivulidae

benthopelagic

3 TL

3.4

endemic

Thayeria boehlkei

Characidae

pelagic

4 TL

3.3

native

Tometes trilobatus

Characidae

pelagic

53 TL

2.6

native

Trichomycterus punctatissimus

Trichomycteridae

benthopelagic

28 TL

3.0

native

Utiaritichthys sennaebragai

Characidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.3

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.