Freshwater Fish Species in Parďż˝-Tocantins River [Brazil]
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Fish Species in Parďż˝-Tocantins

[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=74]

Species Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic level Status

Acarichthys heckelii Cichlidae benthopelagic 17 TL 3.0 native

Acnodon normani Characidae benthopelagic 17 TL 3.6 native

Aequidens tetramerus Cichlidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.2 native

Aequidens tubicen Cichlidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.2 native

Agoniates halecinus Characidae benthopelagic 27 TL 3.2 native

Anchovia surinamensis Engraulidae pelagic 15 TL 3.0 native

Ancistrus ranunculus Loricariidae demersal 16 TL native

Anodus orinocensis Hemiodontidae pelagic 34 TL 2.7 native

Apareiodon machrisi Parodontidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native

Astyanacinus goyanensis Characidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.2 native

Auchenipterus nuchalis Auchenipteridae pelagic 19 TL 3.8 native

Auchenipterus osteomystax Auchenipteridae benthopelagic 29 TL 3.3 native

Bivibranchia fowleri Hemiodontidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.0 native

Bivibranchia velox Hemiodontidae benthopelagic 19 TL 2.9 native

Boulengerella cuvieri Ctenoluciidae pelagic 98 TL 3.2 native

Boulengerella maculata Ctenoluciidae pelagic 39 TL 4.5 native

Bryconamericus novae Characidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.0 native

Bryconexodon trombetasi Characidae benthopelagic 14 TL 3.2 native

Caiapobrycon tucurui Characidae pelagic 6 TL 3.0 native

Centromochlus schultzi Auchenipteridae demersal 13 TL 3.3 native

Charax leticiae Characidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.9 native

Cichlasoma araguaiense Cichlidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.2 native

Copella eigenmanni Lebiasinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.6 native

Creagrutus atrisignum Characidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native

Crenicichla marmorata Cichlidae benthopelagic 35 TL 3.1 native

Crenicichla stocki Cichlidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.4 native

Curimatella alburna Curimatidae benthopelagic 23 TL 2.5 native

Curimatella dorsalis Curimatidae benthopelagic 14 TL native

Curimatella immaculata Curimatidae benthopelagic 12 TL 2.3 native

Cynopotamus tocantinensis Characidae benthopelagic 26 TL 3.9 native

Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Sternopygidae benthopelagic 12 TL 2.8 native

Farlowella amazona Loricariidae demersal 28 TL native

Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus Loricariidae demersal 38 TL native

Harttia duriventris Loricariidae demersal 16 TL 2.5 native

Harttia punctata Loricariidae benthopelagic 17 TL 2.5 native

Hassar wilderi Doradidae demersal 25 TL 3.4 native

Hemiodus microlepis Hemiodontidae benthopelagic 30 TL 3.0 native

Hemiodus ternetzi Hemiodontidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native

Hemiodus tocantinensis Hemiodontidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.0 native

Hemiodus unimaculatus Hemiodontidae benthopelagic 27 TL 2.0 native

Hyphessobrycon eques Characidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native

Hyphessobrycon inconstans Characidae benthopelagic 5 TL 2.9 native

Hyphessobrycon schauenseei Characidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Hyphessobrycon scholzei Characidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 endemic

Hyphessobrycon stegemanni Characidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Iguanodectes spilurus Characidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.2 native

Limatulichthys griseus Loricariidae demersal 22 TL 2.8 native

Lycengraulis batesii Engraulidae pelagic 30 TL 4.5 native

Megalodoras uranoscopus Doradidae demersal 74 TL 2.7 native

Mesonauta acora Cichlidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.3 native

Moenkhausia tergimacula Characidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native

Mylesinus paucisquamatus Characidae benthopelagic 27 TL 3.2 native

Mylesinus schomburgkii Characidae benthopelagic 35 TL 3.4 native

Myleus arnoldi Characidae benthopelagic 20 TL 2.4 native

Otocinclus hasemani Loricariidae demersal 4 TL 2.8 native

Otocinclus vittatus Loricariidae demersal 4 TL 2.8 native

Pachyurus paucirastrus Sciaenidae benthopelagic 28 TL 3.5 native

Pellona altamazonica Clupeidae pelagic 4 TL 2.8 native

Platydoras costatus Doradidae demersal 30 TL 3.0 native

Potamotrygon scobina Potamotrygonidae benthopelagic 99 TL 3.6 native

Pseudepapterus hasemani Auchenipteridae demersal 13 TL 3.4 native

Pterengraulis atherinoides Engraulidae pelagic 30 TL 3.7 native

Retroculus lapidifer Cichlidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.0 native

Rhinosardinia amazonica Clupeidae pelagic 9 TL 3.4 native

Roestes itupiranga Cynodontidae benthopelagic 18 TL 2.9 native

Salminus hilarii Characidae benthopelagic 61 TL 2.9 native

Scoloplax distolothrix Scoloplacidae demersal 3 TL 2.8 native

Semaprochilodus brama Prochilodontidae benthopelagic 35 TL native

Serrasalmus gibbus Characidae pelagic 26 TL 3.6 native

Sternopygus xingu Sternopygidae benthopelagic 53 TL 3.0 native

Thayeria obliqua Characidae pelagic 10 TL 3.2 native

Tocantinsia piresi Auchenipteridae demersal 13 TL 3.3 native

Typhlobelus macromycterus Trichomycteridae benthopelagic 3 TL 3.1 native

Utiaritichthys sennaebragai Characidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.3 native

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