rio Xingu
Country
Brazil
Region
Pará (BRA)
Position
Altamira, Belo Monte
Length
1640 km
General direction
NE 3.16°
Type of water
Clear water
Headwaters
(Without claiming to be exhaustive):
(Without claiming to be exhaustive):
Tributaries
(Without claiming to be exhaustive):
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Sorting
up/down
up/down
Ends near
Porto de Moz
Flows in
Time, position
Cond.
w.temp.
pH
GH
KH
O2
rainy s.
16.00
6.20-6.30
1
6.70
lower Volta Grande
22.00
31.80
7.80
7.41
07.10.96
[ -3.421,
-51.919 ]
[ -3.421,
-51.919 ]
30.00-33.00
6.50-7.00
25.09.88 14:00
114.00
32.20
6.50
1
1
Fishes of rio Xingu
(Without claiming to be exhaustive)
(Without claiming to be exhaustive)
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Acanthicus hystrix
Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Brazil
Amazonas-Einzug, rio Branco, río Ucayali, rio Trombetas, rio Japurá, rio Madeira, rio Xingu, rio Tocantins, rio Araguaia, río Orinoco?, río Apure?
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))
Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Brazil
Amazonas-Einzug, rio Branco, río Ucayali, rio Trombetas, rio Japurá, rio Madeira, rio Xingu, rio Tocantins, rio Araguaia, río Orinoco?, río Apure?
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))
120
300
25 - 30
DATZ
120
300
26 - 30
unknown
Ageneiosus dentatus
Kner, 1858
Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Laguna Capital, Amazonas = rio Solimões, rio Xingu, rio Madeira, rio Purus = río Purús, rio Trombetas, rio Uatumã, rio Japurá = río Caquetá, rio Tocantins, rio Araguaia, río Orinoco, rio Arari, rio Barima = río Barima, lago Berurí, rio Capim, Corantijn River = Courantyne River, rio Jamanxim, rio Parauari, lagoa de Parnaguá, lagos do Pilato, río Quiá-Paraná
(Amazonas, Pará, Piauí, Tocantins,Barima-Waini, East Berbice-Corantijn)
Kner, 1858
Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Laguna Capital, Amazonas = rio Solimões, rio Xingu, rio Madeira, rio Purus = río Purús, rio Trombetas, rio Uatumã, rio Japurá = río Caquetá, rio Tocantins, rio Araguaia, río Orinoco, rio Arari, rio Barima = río Barima, lago Berurí, rio Capim, Corantijn River = Courantyne River, rio Jamanxim, rio Parauari, lagoa de Parnaguá, lagos do Pilato, río Quiá-Paraná
(Amazonas, Pará, Piauí, Tocantins,Barima-Waini, East Berbice-Corantijn)
30
180
unknown
Ageneiosus inermis
Linnaeus, 1766
Southamerica without Chile
Amazonas-, rio Solimões-, río Paraná-, río Orinoco-Einzug, río Manapiare, río Paraguay
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Pará (BRA), Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Loreto, Tocantins, Rondônia, Meta, Sipaliwini, Coronie, Saramacca, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Pataro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Beni, Santa Cruz)
Linnaeus, 1766
Southamerica without Chile
Amazonas-, rio Solimões-, río Paraná-, río Orinoco-Einzug, río Manapiare, río Paraguay
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Pará (BRA), Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Loreto, Tocantins, Rondônia, Meta, Sipaliwini, Coronie, Saramacca, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Pataro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Beni, Santa Cruz)
65
250
25 - 30
unknown
Ancistomus feldbergae (L 12)
Oliveira, Py-Daniel, Zuanon & Rocha, 2012
Brazil
rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
Oliveira, Py-Daniel, Zuanon & Rocha, 2012
Brazil
rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
20
150
26 - 30
Welsladen
Ancistomus feldbergae (L 13)
Oliveira, Py-Daniel, Zuanon & Rocha, 2012
Brazil
rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
Oliveira, Py-Daniel, Zuanon & Rocha, 2012
Brazil
rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
20
150
26 - 30
Welsladen
>20
150
26 - 30
unknown
Ancistrini sp. "L 197"
Brazil
Portel, Unterläufe der großen Amazonas-Nebenflüsse, unterer rio Xingu, rio Jari
(Amapá, Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA))
Brazil
Portel, Unterläufe der großen Amazonas-Nebenflüsse, unterer rio Xingu, rio Jari
(Amapá, Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA))
15
100
25 - 30
unknown
>20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Ancistrus luzia (L 159)
Neuhaus, Britto, Birindelli & Sousa, 2022
Brazil
Igarapé Altamira, Rio Xingu-Einzug bei Altamira, rio Curuá, rio Teles Pires-Einzug
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
Neuhaus, Britto, Birindelli & Sousa, 2022
Brazil
Igarapé Altamira, Rio Xingu-Einzug bei Altamira, rio Curuá, rio Teles Pires-Einzug
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
12
80
26 - 30
Catfish Atlas 2
Ancistrus ranunculus (L 34)
Muller, Rapp Py-Daniel, Zuanon, 1994
Brazil
Rio Xingu zwischen Altamira und Belo Monte, Volta Grande, Rio Tocantins-Einzug, Rio Araguaia
(Pará (BRA), Maranhão, Tocantins)
Muller, Rapp Py-Daniel, Zuanon, 1994
Brazil
Rio Xingu zwischen Altamira und Belo Monte, Volta Grande, Rio Tocantins-Einzug, Rio Araguaia
(Pará (BRA), Maranhão, Tocantins)
14
80
26 - 30
multiple
Ancistrus cf. ranunculus "L 255"
Brazil
mittlerer Rio Xingu, ca. 150 km südlich/stromaufwärts von Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
Brazil
mittlerer Rio Xingu, ca. 150 km südlich/stromaufwärts von Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
13
80
26 - 30
DATZ 8/2009
15
80
26 - 30
yes
Ancistrus sp. "L 181"
Brazil
Rio Tefé, rio Xingu, rio Trombetas, rio Solimões-, Amazonas-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))
Brazil
Rio Tefé, rio Xingu, rio Trombetas, rio Solimões-, Amazonas-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))
25
80
26 - 30
multiple
Aphanotorulus cf. emarginatus "L 11"
Squaliforma cf. emarginata "L 11"
Valenciennes, 1840
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
Squaliforma cf. emarginata "L 11"
Valenciennes, 1840
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
50
200
25 - 29
unknown
Balroglanis schultzi
Rössel, 1962
Brazil
Rio Araguaia, Serra da Mesa, oberer rio Tocantins-, oberer Rio Xingu-, oberer rio Tapajós-Einzug
(Goiás, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (BRA))
Rössel, 1962
Brazil
Rio Araguaia, Serra da Mesa, oberer rio Tocantins-, oberer Rio Xingu-, oberer rio Tapajós-Einzug
(Goiás, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (BRA))
13
80
in Great Britain
Baryancistrus chrysolomus (L 47)
Rapp Py-Daniel, Zuanon & de Oliveira, 2011
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri, rio Curuá
(Pará (BRA))
Rapp Py-Daniel, Zuanon & de Oliveira, 2011
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri, rio Curuá
(Pará (BRA))
35
200
26 - 30
unknown
>30
200
26 - 30
unknown
Baryancistrus xanthellus (L 18 / LDA 60)
L. Rapp Py-Daniel; J. Zuanon; R. Ribeiro de Oliveira, 2011
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
L. Rapp Py-Daniel; J. Zuanon; R. Ribeiro de Oliveira, 2011
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
>30
200
26 - 30
Baryancistrus xanthellus (L 81)
L. Rapp Py-Daniel; J. Zuanon; R. Ribeiro de Oliveira, 2011
Brazil
Rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
L. Rapp Py-Daniel; J. Zuanon; R. Ribeiro de Oliveira, 2011
Brazil
Rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
>30
200
26 - 30
unknown
Baryancistrus xanthellus (L 85)
L. Rapp Py-Daniel; J. Zuanon; R. Ribeiro de Oliveira, 2011
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
L. Rapp Py-Daniel; J. Zuanon; R. Ribeiro de Oliveira, 2011
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
>30
200
26 - 30
unknown
Batrochoglanis villosus
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela
Kumaka, Potaro Landing, rio Nhamundá, Demerara River, Essequibo River, río Orinoco-, río Apuré, Amazonas-Einzug, rio Xingu, Wismar
(Amazonas, Apuré, Pará (BRA))
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela
Kumaka, Potaro Landing, rio Nhamundá, Demerara River, Essequibo River, río Orinoco-, río Apuré, Amazonas-Einzug, rio Xingu, Wismar
(Amazonas, Apuré, Pará (BRA))
15
100
26 - 29
unknown
Brachyplatystoma vaillantii
Valenciennes, 1840
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela
große Ströme unterhalb der ersten Stromschnellen, Amanonas-, Orinoco-Einzug, rio Tocantins, rio Xingu, rio Trombetas, rio Guarporé = rio Iténez, río Mamoré, río Napo, río Marañón, río Ucayali, río Negro, rio Madeira, río Cusiana
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Pará (BRA), Rondônia, Beni, Loreto, Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Bolívar (VEN), Anzoátegui, Casanare)
Valenciennes, 1840
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela
große Ströme unterhalb der ersten Stromschnellen, Amanonas-, Orinoco-Einzug, rio Tocantins, rio Xingu, rio Trombetas, rio Guarporé = rio Iténez, río Mamoré, río Napo, río Marañón, río Ucayali, río Negro, rio Madeira, río Cusiana
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Pará (BRA), Rondônia, Beni, Loreto, Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Bolívar (VEN), Anzoátegui, Casanare)
130
600
unknown
Cetopsis coecutiens
Lichtenstein, 1819
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Amazonas = rio Solimões, rio Xingu, rio Tapajós, rio Madeira, río Mamoré, rio Purus = río Purús, rio Trombetas, rio Negro, río Napo, río Ucayali, río Marañón, rio Pará = rio do Pará, rio Tocantins, rio Araguaia, río Orinoco, río Apure, rio Acre, río Aguarico, río Ampiyacu = río Ambyiacu, lago Dumbá Grande, rio Iça, igarapé Jacaré, lago Janauaca, rio Juruá = río Yuruá, lago Mamiá, río Orteguaza = río Orteguasa, lagoa Paru, río Portuguesa, río Santiago, río Sarare, laguna de Tumichucua,rio Uaupés
(Beni, Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Amazonas (COL), Acre, Amapá, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA), Rondônia, Caqueta, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, Anzoátegui, Apure, Delta Amacuro, Guarico, Portuguesa)
Lichtenstein, 1819
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Amazonas = rio Solimões, rio Xingu, rio Tapajós, rio Madeira, río Mamoré, rio Purus = río Purús, rio Trombetas, rio Negro, río Napo, río Ucayali, río Marañón, rio Pará = rio do Pará, rio Tocantins, rio Araguaia, río Orinoco, río Apure, rio Acre, río Aguarico, río Ampiyacu = río Ambyiacu, lago Dumbá Grande, rio Iça, igarapé Jacaré, lago Janauaca, rio Juruá = río Yuruá, lago Mamiá, río Orteguaza = río Orteguasa, lagoa Paru, río Portuguesa, río Santiago, río Sarare, laguna de Tumichucua,rio Uaupés
(Beni, Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Amazonas (COL), Acre, Amapá, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA), Rondônia, Caqueta, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, Anzoátegui, Apure, Delta Amacuro, Guarico, Portuguesa)
30
unknown
21
120
26 - 30
unknown
Chasmocranus longior
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Amatuk Falls, Potaro River, rio Xingu, rio Negro
(Amazonas, Pará (BRA))
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Amatuk Falls, Potaro River, rio Xingu, rio Negro
(Amazonas, Pará (BRA))
20
120
unknown
Doras higuchii
Sabaj Pérez & Birindelli, 2008
Brazil
Rio Curuá, rio Corisevo, rio Sete de Setembro, Rio Xingu, Cachoeira Kaituka, rio Jari, rio Trompetas, Igarapé Caxipacoré, Cachoeira Porteira, rio Cachorro
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
Sabaj Pérez & Birindelli, 2008
Brazil
Rio Curuá, rio Corisevo, rio Sete de Setembro, Rio Xingu, Cachoeira Kaituka, rio Jari, rio Trompetas, Igarapé Caxipacoré, Cachoeira Porteira, rio Cachorro
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
28
180
unknown
Harttia rondoni
Oyakawa, Fichberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2018
Brazil
Serra do Cachimbo, rio Jauri, rio 13 Maio, rio Curuá, rio Fresco, rio Xingu-Einzug, unterhalb Cachoeira Grande
(Pará (BRA))
Oyakawa, Fichberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2018
Brazil
Serra do Cachimbo, rio Jauri, rio 13 Maio, rio Curuá, rio Fresco, rio Xingu-Einzug, unterhalb Cachoeira Grande
(Pará (BRA))
Oyakawa, O.T.; Fichberg, I., Rapp Py-Daniel, L., 2018 "Three new species of Harttia (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from Serra do Cachimbo, Rio Xingu basin, Pará, Northern Brazil"
Covain, R.; Fisch-Muller, S.; Oliveira, C.; Mol, J.H.; Montoya-Burgos, J.I. & Dray, S., 2016 "Molecular phylogeny of the highly diversified catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) reveals incongruences with morphological classification" (abstract)
Covain, R.; Fisch-Muller, S.; Oliveira, C.; Mol, J.H.; Montoya-Burgos, J.I. & Dray, S., 2016 "Molecular phylogeny of the highly diversified catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) reveals incongruences with morphological classification" (abstract)
20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Hassar gabiru
Birindelli, Fayal & Wosiacki, 2011
Brazil
rio Curuá, rio Iriri, rio Novo, rio Culuene, rio Sete de Setembro, rio Curisevo, lago da Mirim, rio Xingu-Einzug oberhalb der Volta Grande
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
Birindelli, Fayal & Wosiacki, 2011
Brazil
rio Curuá, rio Iriri, rio Novo, rio Culuene, rio Sete de Setembro, rio Curisevo, lago da Mirim, rio Xingu-Einzug oberhalb der Volta Grande
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Hassar orestis
Steindachner, 1875
Brazil, Equador, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
caño Las Varitas, río San Jose, rio Iça, rio Xingu, rio Trombetas, Amazonas, rio Solimões, rio Negro, rio Madeira, Lago São José Açu, rio Uatumã, rio Tapajós, rio Tefé, río Itaya, río Nanay, Essequibo River, Rupununi River, río Manacacias, río Orinoco, río Capanaparo, río Ventuari, río Manapiare, rio Branco, río Ucayali
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Loreto, Bolívar (VEN), Roraima, Pará (BRA), Maranhão, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Pataro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Meta)
Steindachner, 1875
Brazil, Equador, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
caño Las Varitas, río San Jose, rio Iça, rio Xingu, rio Trombetas, Amazonas, rio Solimões, rio Negro, rio Madeira, Lago São José Açu, rio Uatumã, rio Tapajós, rio Tefé, río Itaya, río Nanay, Essequibo River, Rupununi River, río Manacacias, río Orinoco, río Capanaparo, río Ventuari, río Manapiare, rio Branco, río Ucayali
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Loreto, Bolívar (VEN), Roraima, Pará (BRA), Maranhão, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Pataro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Meta)
22
120
unknown
Hopliancistrus wolverine (L 17 / LDA 15)
Oliveira, Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel, Birindell & Sousa, 2021
Brazil
cachoeira de Jericoá, cachoeira de Kaituká, cachoeira Tamaracá, ilha do Pontal, rio Iriri, rio Xingu, igarapé Santo Antônio, igarapé Belo Monte
(Pará (BRA))
Oliveira, Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel, Birindell & Sousa, 2021
Brazil
cachoeira de Jericoá, cachoeira de Kaituká, cachoeira Tamaracá, ilha do Pontal, rio Iriri, rio Xingu, igarapé Santo Antônio, igarapé Belo Monte
(Pará (BRA))
22
150
26 - 30
unknown
15
100
26 - 30
unknown
Hopliancistrus xikrin (L 171)
Oliveira, Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel, Birindell & Sousa, 2021
Brazil
Rio Bacajá, rio Triunfo, rio Jauri, rio Novo, igarapé Bacajaí
(Pará (BRA))
Oliveira, Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel, Birindell & Sousa, 2021
Brazil
Rio Bacajá, rio Triunfo, rio Jauri, rio Novo, igarapé Bacajaí
(Pará (BRA))
17
120
26 - 30
unknown
14
100
26 - 30
multiple
Hypancistrus sp. "L 174"
Brazil
rio Xingu zwischen Altamira und Belo Monte - Volta Grande
(Pará (BRA))
Brazil
rio Xingu zwischen Altamira und Belo Monte - Volta Grande
(Pará (BRA))
8
60
26 - 30
multiple
12
100
26 - 30
multiple
10
60
26 - 30
unknown
Hypancistrus zebra (L 46)
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991
Brazil
Rio Xingu, stromabwärts von Altamira bis Belo Monte
(Pará (BRA))
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991
Brazil
Rio Xingu, stromabwärts von Altamira bis Belo Monte
(Pará (BRA))
9
60
26 - 30
multiple
Hypancistrus zebra (L 98)
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991
Brazil
Rio Xingu, flussabwärts von Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991
Brazil
Rio Xingu, flussabwärts von Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
9
60
26 - 30
multiple
Hypostomus faveolus (L 37)
Zawadzki, Birindelli & Lima, 2008
Brazil
rio Resende, rio Água Fría, rio Água Suja = rio Curua, córrego da Taboca, rio Verde, rio Mosquito, rio Pretorio Araguaia, oberer rio Xingu, rio Meio Ponte
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA), Goiás, Maranhão)
Zawadzki, Birindelli & Lima, 2008
Brazil
rio Resende, rio Água Fría, rio Água Suja = rio Curua, córrego da Taboca, rio Verde, rio Mosquito, rio Pretorio Araguaia, oberer rio Xingu, rio Meio Ponte
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA), Goiás, Maranhão)
30
120
24 - 29
30
160
26 - 30
unknown
20
120
26 - 30
Catfish Atlas 2
Otocinclus vittatus (LDA 23)
Regan, 1904
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
arroyo Aguas Negras, río Curiraba, río Mamoré-Einzug; río Paraquay-Einzug; Llanos, río Orituco, caño Caicara; rio Paraná, río Matos, río Beni, río Jaurú
(Beni, Amazonas (BRA), Para (BRA), Amazonas (VEN))
Regan, 1904
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
arroyo Aguas Negras, río Curiraba, río Mamoré-Einzug; río Paraquay-Einzug; Llanos, río Orituco, caño Caicara; rio Paraná, río Matos, río Beni, río Jaurú
(Beni, Amazonas (BRA), Para (BRA), Amazonas (VEN))
6
60
25 - 28
Catfish Atlas 1
Oxydoras niger
Valenciennes, 1817
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru
rio São Francisco-, rio Solimões, Amazonas-Einzug, rio Purus, rio Tapajós, rio Xingu, rio Tocantins
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Loreto, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Pataro-Siparuni)
Valenciennes, 1817
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru
rio São Francisco-, rio Solimões, Amazonas-Einzug, rio Purus, rio Tapajós, rio Xingu, rio Tocantins
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Loreto, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Pataro-Siparuni)
100
400
unknown
Paracanthopoma irritans
Pinna & Dagosta, 2022
Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Teles Pires = rio São Manoel, rio Jari, igarapé Açaiteua, rio Acará, rio Amapá Grande, ribeirão da Anta, rio Capucapu, rio Curisevo, rio Curuá, rio Cururu, rio Jatobá, lago Miratuca, río Nanay, río Orinoco, río Aro, río Mavaca, caño Las Pavas, caño La Pica
(Pará (BRA), Mato Grosso, Amapá, Loreto, Amazonas (VEN), Apure, Bolívar (VEN))
Pinna & Dagosta, 2022
Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Teles Pires = rio São Manoel, rio Jari, igarapé Açaiteua, rio Acará, rio Amapá Grande, ribeirão da Anta, rio Capucapu, rio Curisevo, rio Curuá, rio Cururu, rio Jatobá, lago Miratuca, río Nanay, río Orinoco, río Aro, río Mavaca, caño Las Pavas, caño La Pica
(Pará (BRA), Mato Grosso, Amapá, Loreto, Amazonas (VEN), Apure, Bolívar (VEN))
3
60
unknown
25
150
26 - 30
Jacqueline H. Bennett-Leaver (Amazonas Nr. 82)
>25
200
25 - 29
unknown
25
150
26 - 30
unknown
Peckoltia vittata
Steindachner, 1881
Brazil
Rio Amazonas bei Marajó, rio Xingu, rio Madeira
(Pará, Amazonas)
Steindachner, 1881
Brazil
Rio Amazonas bei Marajó, rio Xingu, rio Madeira
(Pará, Amazonas)
14
80
26 - 30
Catfish Atlas 2
Pimelodus blochii
Valenciennes, 1840
Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Rupununi River, rio Solimões-, Amazonas-Einzug, río Cusiana
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Casanare, Loreto)
Valenciennes, 1840
Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Rupununi River, rio Solimões-, Amazonas-Einzug, río Cusiana
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Casanare, Loreto)
30
180
unknown
Platydoras birindellii
Sousa, Chaves, Akama, Zuanon & Sabaj, 2018
Brazil
rio Xingu, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
Sousa, Chaves, Akama, Zuanon & Sabaj, 2018
Brazil
rio Xingu, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
15
100
26 - 30
unknown
Propimelodus caesius
Parisi, Lundberg & Donascimiento, 2006
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Rio Juruá, rio Trombetas, Amazonas, rio Jari, rio Purus, rio Xingu, rio Madeira, rio Negro, rio Iça, rio Japurá
(Amapá, Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))
Parisi, Lundberg & Donascimiento, 2006
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Rio Juruá, rio Trombetas, Amazonas, rio Jari, rio Purus, rio Xingu, rio Madeira, rio Negro, rio Iça, rio Japurá
(Amapá, Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))
Parisi, B.M.; Lundberg, J.G. & Donascimiento, C., 2006 "Propimelodus caesius a New Species of Long-Finned Pimelodid Catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the Amazon Basin, South America"
Rocha, M.S.; de Oliveira, R.R. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H., 2007 "A new species of Propimelodus Lundberg & Parisi, 2002 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)"
Rocha, M.S.; de Oliveira, R.R. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H., 2007 "A new species of Propimelodus Lundberg & Parisi, 2002 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)"
22
150
unknown
Pseudacanthicus nyktos (L 185)
Lopes, Sousa & Chamon, 2024
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Belo Monte
(Pará (BRA))
Lopes, Sousa & Chamon, 2024
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Belo Monte
(Pará (BRA))
>35
200
26 - 30
fb
Pseudacanthicus pirarara (L 25)
Chamon & Sousa, 2016
Brazil
Rio Xingu, rio Iriri, rio Bacajá
(Pará (BRA))
Chamon & Sousa, 2016
Brazil
Rio Xingu, rio Iriri, rio Bacajá
(Pará (BRA))
>40
200
26 - 30
multiple
Pseudancistrus asurini (L 67)
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2015
Brazil
cachoeira Grande, cachoeira do Mucura, rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2015
Brazil
cachoeira Grande, cachoeira do Mucura, rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
25
120
26 - 30
unknown
25
120
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula
Valenciennes, 1840
Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
Rio Xingu, Rio Tefé, Essequibo River, Takutu River-Einzug: Rio Orinoco oberhalb Rio Sipabi-Zufluss-, Amazonas, rio Nhamundá, rio Negro, rio Branco, rio Jauaperi, rio Uraricoera
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazons (VEN), Pará (BRA))
Valenciennes, 1840
Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
Rio Xingu, Rio Tefé, Essequibo River, Takutu River-Einzug: Rio Orinoco oberhalb Rio Sipabi-Zufluss-, Amazonas, rio Nhamundá, rio Negro, rio Branco, rio Jauaperi, rio Uraricoera
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazons (VEN), Pará (BRA))
30
120
25 - 29
yes
Pseudoplatystoma punctifer
Castelnau, 1855
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Rio Xingu, rio Negro, rio Solimões, Amazonas-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Goías)
Castelnau, 1855
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Rio Xingu, rio Negro, rio Solimões, Amazonas-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Goías)
140
unknown
Pterygoplichthys cf. gibbiceps "L 83"
Glyptoperichthys cf. gibbiceps "L 83"
Brazil
Rio Xingu südlich Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
Glyptoperichthys cf. gibbiceps "L 83"
Brazil
Rio Xingu südlich Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
>40
200
26 - 30
unknown
Pterygoplichthys cf. joselimaianus "L 313"
Glyptoperichthys cf. joselimaianus "L 313"
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
Glyptoperichthys cf. joselimaianus "L 313"
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
50
200
26 - 30
unknown
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Liposarcus pardalis
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia
(Loreto, Amazonas, Pará)
Liposarcus pardalis
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia
(Loreto, Amazonas, Pará)
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis "albino"
Liposarcus pardalis "albino"
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia, rio Tocantins, rio Tapajós
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Beni)
Liposarcus pardalis "albino"
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia, rio Tocantins, rio Tapajós
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Beni)
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis "xanthonisch"
Liposarcus pardalis "xanthonisch"
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia, rio Tocantins, rio Tapajós
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Beni)
Liposarcus pardalis "xanthonisch"
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia, rio Tocantins, rio Tapajós
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Beni)
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 21)
Liposarcus pardalis (L 21)
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia, rio Tocantins
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Loreto, Napo, Beni)
Liposarcus pardalis (L 21)
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia, rio Tocantins
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Loreto, Napo, Beni)
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 23)
Liposarcus pardalis (L 23)
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia
(Amazonas, Pará, Loreto, Napo, Beni)
Liposarcus pardalis (L 23)
Castlenau, 1855
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia
(Amazonas, Pará, Loreto, Napo, Beni)
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys xinguensis
Glyptoperichthys xinguensis
Weber, 1991
Brazil
Rio Fresco bei Aldeio Gorotire, Rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
Glyptoperichthys xinguensis
Weber, 1991
Brazil
Rio Fresco bei Aldeio Gorotire, Rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
>40
200
26 - 30
unknown
Rhinotocinclus acuen
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2014
Brazil
rio Toguro, rio Suiá-Miçu, rio Culuene, im oberen rio Xingu-Einzug, Serra do Roncadur
(Mato Grosso)
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2014
Brazil
rio Toguro, rio Suiá-Miçu, rio Culuene, im oberen rio Xingu-Einzug, Serra do Roncadur
(Mato Grosso)
4
60
26 - 30
unknown
11
80
26 - 30
unknown
40
150
26 - 30
Catfish Atlas 2
40
150
26 - 30
unknown
Scobinancistrus raonii (L 82)
Chaves, Oliveira, Gonçales, Sousa & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2023
Brazil
Rio Xingu zwischen Altamira und Vitoria
(Pará (BRA))
Chaves, Oliveira, Gonçales, Sousa & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2023
Brazil
Rio Xingu zwischen Altamira und Vitoria
(Pará (BRA))
>20
120
26 - 30
multiple
40
150
26 - 30
Hans Weiß
Sorubim trigonocephalus
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
Brazil
Rio Arinos, rio Teles Pires, rio Paranatinga, rio Xingu, rio Culene, rio Juruena, rio Madeira-, rio Tapajós-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
Brazil
Rio Arinos, rio Teles Pires, rio Paranatinga, rio Xingu, rio Culene, rio Juruena, rio Madeira-, rio Tapajós-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1953 "Tipos das espécies e subespécies do Prof. Alipio de Míranda Ribeiro depositados no Museu Nacional"
Littmann, Michael W.; Burr, Brooks M.; Nass, Pedro, 2000 "Sorubim cuspicaudus, a new long-whiskered catfish from northwestern South America (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae)"
Littmann, M.W.; Burr, B.M.; Schmidt, R.E. & Isern, E.R., 2001 "Sorubim elongatus, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from tropical South America syntopic with S. lima"
Littmann, Michael W.; Burr, Brooks M.; Nass, Pedro, 2000 "Sorubim cuspicaudus, a new long-whiskered catfish from northwestern South America (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae)"
Littmann, M.W.; Burr, B.M.; Schmidt, R.E. & Isern, E.R., 2001 "Sorubim elongatus, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from tropical South America syntopic with S. lima"
60
300
unknown
Spatuloricaria sp. "Rio Xingu"
Brazil
Rio Suiá-miçu = rio Suia Missú, Rio Xingu-Einzug
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
Brazil
Rio Suiá-miçu = rio Suia Missú, Rio Xingu-Einzug
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
20
100
26 - 29
unknown
Spatuloricaria tuira
Fichberg, Oyakawa & Pinna, 2014
Brazil
Rio Xingu, rio Tapajós, rio Jamanxim, rio Teles Pires, rio Peixoto de Azevedo, rio Curua, igarapé Manguari, rio Fresco, rio Jatobá, rio Culuene, rio Coronel Vanick, rio Couto de Magalhães, córrego Água Fria
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
Fichberg, Oyakawa & Pinna, 2014
Brazil
Rio Xingu, rio Tapajós, rio Jamanxim, rio Teles Pires, rio Peixoto de Azevedo, rio Curua, igarapé Manguari, rio Fresco, rio Jatobá, rio Culuene, rio Coronel Vanick, rio Couto de Magalhães, córrego Água Fria
(Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))
20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
Oligancistrus punctatissimus
Steindachner, 1881
Brazil
rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
Oligancistrus punctatissimus
Steindachner, 1881
Brazil
rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
15
100
26 - 30
unknown
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus (L 16)
Oligancistrus punctatissimus (L 16)
Steindachner, 1882
Brazil
Rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
Oligancistrus punctatissimus (L 16)
Steindachner, 1882
Brazil
Rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
16
120
26 - 30
unknown
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus (L 30)
Oligancistrus punctatissimus (L 30)
Steindachner, 1882
Brazil
Rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
Oligancistrus punctatissimus (L 30)
Steindachner, 1882
Brazil
Rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
15
100
26 - 30
PCF
13
100
26 - 30
unknown
15
100
26 - 30
unknown
Spectracanthicus sp. "L 353"
Oligancistrus sp. "L 353"
Brazil
Rio Iriri, Rio Xingu bei São Felix
(Pará (BRA))
Oligancistrus sp. "L 353"
Brazil
Rio Iriri, Rio Xingu bei São Felix
(Pará (BRA))
14
100
26 - 30
unknown
15
100
25 - 29
unknown
Spectracanthicus zuanoni (L 20)
Oligancistrus zuanoni (L 20)
Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamirá
(Pará (BRA))
Oligancistrus zuanoni (L 20)
Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamirá
(Pará (BRA))
13
100
26 - 30
unknown
Spectracanthicus zuanoni (L 354)
Oligancistrus zuanoni (L 354)
Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
Brazil
Rio Iriri, mittlerer Rio Xingu bis Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
Oligancistrus zuanoni (L 354)
Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
Brazil
Rio Iriri, mittlerer Rio Xingu bis Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
20
150
26 - 30
L-Wels.Tage 2009
Tenellus leporhinus
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela
Potaro River, río Orinoco, río Branco, Essequibo River, río Manapiare, río Tomo, río Ventuari, río Caura, rio Trombetas, rio Tapajós, rio Tocantins, rio Xingu
(Potaro-Siparuni, Amazonas (VEN), Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Bolívar (VEN), Vichada)
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela
Potaro River, río Orinoco, río Branco, Essequibo River, río Manapiare, río Tomo, río Ventuari, río Caura, rio Trombetas, rio Tapajós, rio Tocantins, rio Xingu
(Potaro-Siparuni, Amazonas (VEN), Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Bolívar (VEN), Vichada)
25
150
25 - 29
unknown
Tenellus ternetzi
Eigenmann, 1925
Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Río Orinoco, río Casiquare, río Apure, río Arauca, río Caura, río Meta, río Portuguesa, río Siapa, rio Negro, rio Branco, rio Xingu, río Nanay
(Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Loreto)
Eigenmann, 1925
Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Río Orinoco, río Casiquare, río Apure, río Arauca, río Caura, río Meta, río Portuguesa, río Siapa, rio Negro, rio Branco, rio Xingu, río Nanay
(Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Loreto)
16
100
26 - 30
unknown
Tocantinsia piresi
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
Brazil
Rio São Manoel = rio Teles Pires, im oberen rio Tocantins-Einzug, rio Xingu
(Mato Grosso, Goiás, Pará (BRA))
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
Brazil
Rio São Manoel = rio Teles Pires, im oberen rio Tocantins-Einzug, rio Xingu
(Mato Grosso, Goiás, Pará (BRA))
42
250
26 - 30
unknown
4
60
30 - 33
unknown
29
180
unknown
Brazil
Serra do Roncadur im Rio Xingo-Quellgebiet
(Mato Grosso)
3
60
26 - 29
unknown
115 entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Hans-Georg Evers
10
Eigenmann (1912) (PD)
11
Ingo Seidel
15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 56, 65, 82, 83, 84, 86, 90, 91
Thorsten Busche
18
Jochen Regel
19
21, 29, 36, 78, 87
Sabine Hailfinger
22
34
37, 50, 64, 79, 85
Reiner Fuchs
42
Saul Paredes (Unungy’s Imports)
49
Marcel Bosveld
51
Elke & Bernd
54
57, 71
G. A. Boulenger (PD)
60
Kam Lau
63
Flávio Lima (CC BY-NC 3.0)
67
68, 88, 89
Denise Melchior
69, 72, 73
D. Sal.
70
José Birindelli (CC BY-NC 3.0)
74, 92, 93
Leandro Sousa (CC BY-NC 3.0)
77
Ralf Binninger
80
Sylvio
81
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