rio Paraopeba

rio Paraopeba → barragem de Três Marias (⪪) → rio São Francisco (⪪) → Atlantic SE (⪪)

Water system: rio Paraopeba ( max. 5 steps)

Country

Brazil

Region

Minas Gerais

Length

510 km

General direction

NW 332.23°

Starts near

Cristiano Otoni

[ -20.876,-43.841 ]

Altitude

1120 m

Tributaries
(Without claiming to be exhaustive):

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rio Camapuã

[ -20.536,-43.980 ]

≼

ribeirão Contentas (⪪)

[ -20.324,-44.066 ]

≼

ribeirão dos Gomes (⪪)

[ -18.873,-44.780 ]

≼

ribeirão dos Macacos

[ -19.427,-44.550 ]

≽

rio Manso

[ -20.133,-44.217 ]

≼

⊗

río Maranhão

[ -20.532,-43.932 ]

≽

rio Pardo

[ -19.206,-44.695 ]

Ends near

Felilândia

Flows in

≼

barragem de Três Marias

[ -18.859,-44.903 ]

Altitude

566 m

Pic. 1: rio Paraopeba - Rio Paraopeba na divisa dos municípios de Betim e São Joaquim de Bicas em Minas Gerais

Time, position

Cond.

w.temp.

[ -19.876,
-44.348 ]

6.50-7.50

04.02.19
[ -19.727,
-44.463 ]

27.70

7.10

3.80

31.01.19
[ -20.158,
-44.157 ]

29.00

7.00

3.20

01.02.19
[ -20.157,
-44.158 ]

31.70

7.89

2.13

02.02.19
[ -20.083,
-44.209 ]

29.40

1.90

02.02.19
[ -20.063,
-44.210 ]

31.50

2.53

02.02.19
[ -20.001,
-44.263 ]

28.60

7.30

1.33

02.02.19
[ -20.000,
-44.266 ]

27.40

5.48

03.02.19
[ -19.965,
-44.281 ]

30.10

7.40

2.60

03.02.19
[ -19.938,
-44.337 ]

29.20

7.27

3.88

04.02.19
[ -19.841,
-44.386 ]

26.30

2.36

08.02.19
[ -18.885,
-44.783 ]

30.90

7.15

6.43

04.02.19
[ -19.709,
-44.498 ]

26.60

7.00

1.90

05.02.19
[ -19.666,
-44.479 ]

26.80

6.10

3.40

05.02.19
[ -19.605,
-44.518 ]

27.00

6.70

4.20

07.02.19
[ -19.455,
-44.583 ]

26.20

7.16

3.63

06.02.19
[ -19.423,
-44.549 ]

27.60

7.17

1.55

06.02.19
[ -19.333,
-44.542 ]

29.10

7.00

3.56

08.02.19
[ -19.172,
-44.701 ]

27.40

6.60

5.48

08.02.19
[ -19.112,
-44.709 ]

27.10

7.20

6.92

08.02.19
[ -19.023,
-44.732 ]

27.60

7.30

7.49

08.02.19
[ -18.885,
-44.783 ]

28.70

6.96

7.49

Fishes of rio Paraopeba
(Without claiming to be exhaustive)

Species
Country
Origin

Length
(cm)

AQ
(cm)

T.
(°C)

Bree
ding

Bunocephalus hartti
Carvalho, Cardoso, Friel & Reis, 2015

Brazil
Rio Cipó, rio Curimataí, ribeirão São Miguel, rio Piumhi, rio Formoso, rio Paraopeba
(Minas Gerais)
IUCN: least concern

unknown

Cetopsis gobioides
Kner, 1858

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
rio das Velhas, rio São Francisco, río Parana- und río Uruguay-Einzug
(Misiones, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Alto Paraná, Paysandú)

unknown

Glanidium albescens
Lütken, 1874

Argentina, Brazil
Rio das Velhas-Einzug
(Minas Gerais)

Glanidium albescens - Syntype - Lateralansicht

100

unknown

Harttia longipinna
Langeani, Oyakawa & Montoya-Burgos, 2001

Brazil
rio Pará, rio Paraopeba, rio Grande, rio São Desidério, córrego do Meleiro, rio Marmelada
(Minas Geraís, Bahia)
IUCN: least concern

Langeani, F.; Oyakawa, O.T. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I., 2001 "New species of Harttia (Loricariidae, Loricariinae) from the Rio São Francisco basin"
Provenzano, F.R.; Machado-Allison, A.; Chernoff, B.; Willink, P. & Petry, P., 2005 "Harttia merevari, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Venezuela"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"

unknown

Harttia torrenticola
Oyakawa, 1993

Brazil
rio Vermelho, rio Paraopeba
(Minas Gerais)

Oyakawa, O.T., 1993 "Cinco espécies novas de Harttia Steindachner, 1876 da região sudeste do Brasil, de comentários sobre o gênero (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Langeani, F.; Oyakawa, O.T. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I., 2001 "New species of Harttia (Loricariidae, Loricariinae) from the Rio São Francisco basin"
Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, E., 2001 "Seven new species of Harttia from the Amazonian-Guyana region (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"

21 - 24

unknown

Hisonotus vespuccii
Roxo, Silva & Oliveira, 2015

Brazil
Rio das Velhas, Rio Paraopeba, Rio Formoso
(Minas Gerais)

25 - 29

unknown

Hypostomus freirei
Penido, Pessali & Zawadzki, 2021

Brazil
rio Paraopeba, rio Abaeté, rio Urucuia
(Minas Gerais)
IUCN: least concern

Penido, I.S.; Pessali, T.C. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2021 "When destruction comes first: two new species of Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from a ripped river in the Rio São Francisco Basin in Brazil"

150

unknown

Hypostomus guajupia
Penido, Pessali & Zawadzki, 2021

Brazil
rio Paraopeba, rio Pará, rio Itapeceria
(Minas Gerais)
IUCN: data deficient

150

unknown

Neoplecostomus franciscoensis
Langeani, 1990

Brazil
Córrego Mutuca, rio Paraopeba
(Minas Gerais)

Langeani, F., 1990 "Revisão do gênero Neoplecostomus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888, com a descrição de quatro novas espécies do sudeste brasileiro (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
Zawadzki, C.H.; Pavanelli, C.S. & Langeani, F., 2008 "Neoplecostomus (Teleostei: Loricariidae) from the upper Rio Paraná basin, Brazil, with description of three new species"

unknown

Otocinclus xakriaba
Schaefer, 1997

Brazil
Rio Pau de Colher, rio Carinhanha, arroio Santo Antonio, rio das Velhas, rio Da Cruz, rio Peru-açu = rio Peruaçu, rio Itacarambi, rio Japoré, rio Calindo, rio Coxa, rio Verde Grande, corrego dos Procos, rio São Francisco-Einzug
(Bahia, Minas Gerais)

Schaefer, S.A., 1997 "The Neotropical cascudinhos: Systematics and biogeography of the Otocinclus catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Britto, M.R. de; Moreira, C.R. & Schaefer, S.A., 2002 "Otocinclus tapirape: A New Hypoptopomatine Catfish from Central Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Axenrot, T.E. & Kullander, S.O., 2003 "Corydoras diphyes (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) and Otocinclus mimulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), two new species of catfishes from Paraguay, a case of minetic association"

22 - 26

unknown

Pareiorhina rosai
Silva, Roxo & Oyakawa, 2016

Brazil
rio Maranhão-, rio das Velhas- im rio Paraopeba-Einzug
(Minais Gerais)

Silva, G.S.C.; Roxo, F.F. & Oyakawa, O.T., 2016 "Description of a new species of Pareiorhina (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio São Francisco basin, Brazil"
Melo-Soares, C.D. de; Vieira Lucas, T.D. & Maia, B.P., 2018 "Parameters Of Population Pareiorhina rosai And Harttia novalimensis (Pisces, Loricariidae) In The Mutuca Stream, MG"
Dagosta,F.C; Monção,M.S; Nagamatsu,B.A; Pavanelli,C.S; Carvalho,F.R; Lima,F,C.T; Langeani,F; Dutra,G.M; Ota, R.R; Seren,T.J; Tagliacollo,V; Menezes, N.A; Britski,H.A & Pinna M, 2024 "Fishes of the upper rio Paraná basin: diversity, biogeography and conservation"

unknown

Plesioptopoma curvidens
Reis, Pereira, Lehmann A., 2012

Brazil
Rio Paraopeba
(Minas Gerais)

Reis, R.E.; Pereira, E.H.L. & Lehmann, P.A., 2012 "A New Genus and Species of Hypoptopomatine Catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Upper Rio São Francisco Basin, Brazil"
Lehmann, P.A. & Reis, R.E., 2012 "A new species of Parotocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Rio São Francisco, Brazil"
Rosa, C.A.; Martins, F. & Langeani, F., 2014 "Miniaturization in Otothyris Myers, 1927 (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae)"

22 - 26

unknown

Trichomycterus rubiginosus
Barbosa & Costa, 2010

Brazil
Rio Paraopeba-Einzug
(Minas Gerais)

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa, 2010 "Seven new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from southeastern Brazil and redescription of T. brasiliensis"
Barbosa, M.A. & Katz, A.M., 2016 "A new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Paranaíba basin, Central Brazil"
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2021 "Comparative Osteology, Phylogeny and Classification of the Eastern South American Catfish Genus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)"