rio das Balsas → rio Parnaíba (⪪) → Atlantic NE (⪪)

Country

Brazil

Region

Maranhão

General direction

NE 54.84°

Starts near

 

 

[ -8.418,-46.254 ]

Tributaries
(Without claiming to be exhaustive):

Sorting
up/down

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rio Cocal (⪪)

[ -7.476,-45.970 ]

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rio Ipueira (⪪)

[ -7.274,-45.511 ]

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rio Neves (⪪)

[ -7.148,-45.358 ]

Ends near

Uruçuí

Flows in

≽

 

[ -7.229,-44.566 ]

Fishes of rio das Balsas
(Without claiming to be exhaustive)

Species
Country
Origin

Length
(cm)

AQ
(cm)

T.
(°C)

Bree
ding

Hassar affinis
Steindachner, 1881
 
Brazil
Rio Puty = rio Poti, rio Paranaiba-Einzug, rio Turiaçu, rio Itapecuru, rio Pindaré-Mearim
(Piauí, Maranhão)

27

150

 

unknown

Hypostomus cari
Lustosa-Costa, Ramos, Zawadzki, Jacobina & Lima, 2024
 
Brazil
rio Parnaíba, rio Pureza, rio Corrente, rio Balsas, rio Guaribas, rio Paracati, açude Ingazeiro
(Piauí, Maranhão)

20

120

 

unknown

Hypostomus velhomonge (L 78)

 
Brazil
rio Balsas, rio Grajaú, rio Parnaíba, arroio Muquem, rio Corrente, rio Gurguéia, rio Uruçui Vermelho
(Maranhão, Piauí)

30

150

25 - 30

unknown

Phenacorhamdia cabocla
Rocha, Ramos & Ramos, 2018
 
Brazil
rio Parnaíba, rio Uruçuí-Vermelho, rio Balsas, rio Gurgueia, rio Atalaia
(Piauí, Maranhão)

10

60

 

unknown

4  entries found.

Many thanks to

for the pictures

Daylon (PD)

1

Steindachner, Franz (1882) (PD)

2

S.Y. Lustosa-Costa, T.P.A. Ramos, C.H. Zawadzki & S.M.Q. Lima (CC BY 4.0)

3, 4

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