rio Purus / río Purús → Amazonas (⪪) → Atlantic NE (⪪)

Country

Peru, Brazil

Region

Ucayali, Amazonas

Length

3211 km

Headwaters
(Without claiming to be exhaustive):

 

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Tributaries
(Without claiming to be exhaustive):

Sorting
up/down

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rio Acre (⪪)

[ -8.753,-67.401 ]

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[ -7.670,-66.950 ]

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lago Aiapuá (⪪)

[ -4.464,-62.075 ]

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[ -9.954,-70.929 ]

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rio Iaco (⪪)

[ -9.029,-68.592 ]

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rio Ipixuna (⪪)

[ -5.624,-63.193 ]

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igarapé Itaboca (⪪)

[ -4.843,-62.753 ]

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rio Ituxi (⪪)

[ -7.308,-64.854 ]

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rio Jari (⪪)

[ -4.736,-62.154 ]

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rio Mucuim (⪪)

[ -7.199,-64.192 ]

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[ -7.782,-67.061 ]

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˜[ -5.407,-63.018 ]

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[ -3.799,-61.425 ]

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rio Tapauá (⪪)

[ -5.770,-64.393 ]

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Paraná Uauaçu (⪪)

[ -4.437,-62.049 ]

Flows in

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[ -3.682,-61.475 ]

 

 

Altitude

13 m

Time, position

Cond.

w.temp.

pH

GH

KH

O2

 

[ -4.533,
-62.070 ]

6.20

03.10.96
Canutama
[ -6.545,
-64.389 ]

77.00

29.30

6.90

02.10.96
Lábrea
[ -7.257,
-64.798 ]

77.00

29.10

7.10

07.10.96
Arumã
[ -4.729,
-62.148 ]

51.00

31.80

6.60

10.05.97
Arumã
[ -4.729,
-62.148 ]

20.00

27.30

5.90

27.04.98
Arumã
[ -4.729,
-62.148 ]

17.00

28.00

5.40

Fishes of rio Purus / río Purús
(Without claiming to be exhaustive)

Species
Country
Origin

Length
(cm)

AQ
(cm)

T.
(°C)

Bree
ding

Acanthicus sp. aff. hystrix "Rio Purus"

 
Brazil
Rio Purus
(Amazonas, Acre)

120

300

25 - 29

unknown

Ageneiosus akamai
Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh , 2017
 
Brazil
Rio Purus, rio Negro, rio Jutaí, rio Solimões, rio Jaú, lago Puraquequara, rio Coari, lago São Tomé, Amazonas
(Amazonas (BRA))

25

150

 

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)

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)

65

250

25 - 30

unknown

Ageneiosus intrusus
Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Peru
río Manuripi, rio Negro, rio Solimões, rio Madeira, rio Japurá, río Nanay, río Madre de Dios
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Rondônia, Bolívar (VEN), Pando, Loreto, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Pataro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)

33

180

 

unknown

Ageneiosus lineatus
Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017
 
Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
rio Jaú, rio Negro, lago Tefé, rio Japura, rio Tarumã-Açú, rio Purus, rio Jutai , rio Nhamundá, Lago Iipixuna, rio Marauiá,rio Trombetas,rio Tapajós,rio Sipapo,rio Casiquare,rio Orinoco,río Nanay,río Parú,río Asisa
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Pará (BRA), Roraima, Rondônia, Loreto)

22

150

 

unknown

Ageneiosus ucayalensis
Castelnau, 1855
 
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela
Amazonas-, rio Solimões-, río Orinoco-, río Paraná-Einzug, rio Acre, rio Purus, rio Aripuanã, rio Juruá, rio Quiã-paranã, rio Pará, rio Tocantins, río Ucayali, rio Ampiyacu
(Amazonas (BRA), Parßa 8BRA9, Loreto)

35

250

 

unknown

Ageneiosus uranophthalmus
Ribeiro & Rapp-Py Daniel, 2010
 
Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
mittlerer Amazonas, rio Solimões, rio Negro, mittlerer rio Uatumã, rio Purus
(Amazonas)

30

180

26 - 30

unknown

Ageneiosus vittatus
Steindachner, 1908
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador
río Blanco, río Curiraba, rio Purus = río Purús, río Bobonaza, igarapé Castanho, río Guaporé = río Iténez, rio Juruá = río Yuruá, río Matos, río Nareuda, quebrada Zuncudococha = quebrada Zuncudo Cocha
(Beni, Acre, Rondônia, Napo, Amazonas (BRA))

30

180

 

unknown

Ancistrini sp. "L 197"

 
Brazil
Portel, Unterläufe der großen Amazonas-Nebenflüsse, unterer rio Xingu, rio Jari
(Amapá, Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA))

15

100

25 - 30

unknown

Aphanotorulus unicolor
Steindachner, 1908
 
Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Rio Japura, río Napo, río Maranón, río Ucayali, rio Juruá, río Purus, rio Madeira
(Amazonas, Loreto, Ucayali, Napo)

>20

100

24 - 28

unknown

Auchenipterus britskii
Ferraris & Vari, 1999
 
Brazil, Colombia
Lago Janauacá, rio Purus, rio Madeira, mittlerer Amazonas-Einzug; río Consaya
(Rondônia, Amazonas (BRA), Caquetá)

17

100

 

unknown

Brachyplatystoma capapretum
Lundberg & Akama, 2005
 
Brazil, Peru
rio Tefé, Lago Mucura, rio Negro bei Novo Airão, rio Jutaí, rio Juruá, rio Trombetas, Lago Paru, rio Madeira, rio Manacapuru, rio Purus
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))

120

600

 

unknown

Cetopsis candiru
Spix & Agassiz, 1829
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas-Einzug, rio Iça, rio Jutaí, rio Juruá
(Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (PER), Acre, Tocantins)

30

 

 

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)

30

 

 

unknown

Cheirocerus eques
Eigenmann, 1917
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Rio Curanja, río Napo, río Curaray, río Aguarico, río Mamoré, río Beni
(Sucumbíos, Orellana, Pastaza, Purús, Rondônia, Amazonas, Federico Román, Vaca Díez)

18

120

 

unknown

Cheirocerus goeldii
Steindachner, 1908
 
Brazil, Peru
Rio Purús, río Pachitea
(Amazonas (BRA))

18

120

 

unknown

Farlowella nattereri
Steindachner, 1910
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru; Guyana, Venezuela
oberer ➀ rio Purus = río Purús, río Beni, unterer río Urubamba = río Vilcanota, ➀ Amazonas = rio Solimões -, ➀ Essequibo River-Einzug , río Portuguesa
(Amazonas, Pará (BRA))

30

150

 

unknown

Hypophthalmus oremaculatus
Nani & Fuster, 1947
 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru
Rio Paraná bei Puerto Gaboto, río Aquidauana, rio Ocoi, lago Ypoá, lago Ypacaraí, lago Janauacá, río Itaya, río Envira, rio Tefe, rio Negro, rio Jaú, rio Camananau, laguna San Luis, lago Piauí, rio Trombetas, lago Paru, lago mozambique, río Pao, río Boconó, río Cunaviche, laguna del Pavancito, río Apure, caño Rabo de Iguana, caño Mucurita, Amazonas-, río Parana-, río Orinoco-Einzug
(Santa Fé, Tarija, Chaco, Formosa, Bolívar (VEN), Apure, Amazonas, Barinas, Portuguesa, Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA), Meta, Paraná, Cojedes, Rondônia, Anzoátegui)

50

300

 

unknown

Hypoptopoma steindachneri
Boulenger, 1895
 
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
rio Yavarí = Rio Javari, rio Purus, rio Solimões; río Itaya, rio Ampiyacu, río Nanay
(Amazonas, Loreto)

12

80

24 - 28

unknown

Leptodoras juruensis
Boulenger, 1898
 
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Río Juruá, rio Solimões, Amazonas, rio Iça, rio Japurá, rio Purus, rio Madeira
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))

25

150

 

unknown

Loricariichthys acutus
Valenciennes, 1840
 
Brazil, Guyana, Peru
Lago Jacaretinga, rio Cuieiras, rio Acarai, rio Tapajós; Yupakari; río Utiquinea
(Pará, Loreto, Amazonas (BRA))

25

150

24 - 28

unknown

Mastiglanis sp. aff. asopos

 
Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
Rio Purús, rio Cristalino-, rio Bacajái, rio Madeira-Einzug, Essequibo-River, Burro Burro River, Ireng River, Rupununi River, Mazaruni River, río Orinoco, río Sipapo, río Ventuari, río Manapiare
(Amazonas (BRA), Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA), Rondônia, Potaro-Siparuni, Alto Demerara-Berbice, Alto Takutu-Alto Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Bolívar (VEN), Amazonas (VEN))

7

60

 

unknown

Otocinclus sp. aff. macrospilus

 
Brazil
Rio Purus
(Acre, Amazonas (BRA))

5

60

25 - 29

unknown

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)

100

400

 

unknown

Panaqolus purusiensis
La Monte, 1935
 
Brazil
rio Purus, rio Macauã
(Arce)

15

100

24 - 28

unknown

Panaque schaeferi (L 203 / LDA 65)
Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010
 
Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
río Santa Ana, río Curanja, río Aguaytia, río Ucayali-Einzug ; río Bobonaza, río Pastaza, río Marañon-Einzug; rio Solimões
(Amazonas, Pastaza, Loreto,)

70

300

24 - 29

unknown

Parotocinclus sp. "Rio Purus"

 
Brazil, Peru
Rio Purus
(Acre, Ucayali, Amazonas (BRA))

4

60

25 - 29

unknown

Peckoltichthys bachi
Boulenger, 1898
 
Brazil
Amazonas = rio Solimões, rio Purus = río Purús, río Napo, río Huallaga, rio Acre, río Aguarico, río Ampiyacu = río Ambyiacu, río Itaya, rio Juruá = río Yuruá, riozinho do Rola, caño Zapatilla, río Ucayali -, río Marañón-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Loreto, Ucayali, Huánaco, San Martín, Madre de Dios, Acre, Sucumbíos, Orellana)

15

100

25 - 29

unknown

Physopyxis ananas
Sousa & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2005
 
Brazil, Guyana, Peru
igarapé Corumbão, rio Jutai, río Nanay, rio Purus, igarapé Juá Grande,lago Amanã, rio Japura, rio Tarumã-mirim, rio Cuiuni,rio Aiuanã, rio Juma, rio Atininga, rio Mariepauá, rio Puraquequara, lago Jacaré, rio Negro-, Essequibo-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA),  Roraima, Loreto)

3

60

 

unknown

Pimelodus altissimus
Eigenmann & Pearson, 1942
 
Brazil, Peru
Río Ucayali bei Orellana, rio Purus
(Ucayali, Amazonas (BRA))

19

120

 

unknown

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)

30

180

 

unknown

Pimelodus ornatus
Kner, 1858
 
Brazil, French Guaiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Suriname
Rio Negro, Essequibo River, Rupununi River
(Mato Grosso, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))

42

250

 

unknown

Planiloricaria cryptodon
Isbrücker, 1971
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
Rio Mamoré; Rio Purus; Rio Ucayali bei Pucallpa
(Beni, Amazonas (BRA))

>35

150

24 - 28

unknown

Platysilurus mucosus
Vaillant, 1880
 
Brazil, Peru
Rio Purus, oberer Amazonas-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Loreto)

25

150

 

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))

22

150

 

unknown

Sturisoma rapppydanielae
Londoño-Burbano & Britto, 2023
 
Brazil
rio Antimary = rio Antimari bei Canari, rio Purus = río Purús, rio Iquiri, rio Macauã = rio Macauhan, igarapé Marizinho, lago Pirapora

30

180

 

unknown

Tatia dunni
Fowler, 1945
 
Brazil, Equador, Colombia, Peru
Río Caquetá-Einzug, rio Solimões, rio Purus, lago Grande, igarapé Madalena, lago Jari, río Conambo, lago Zancudococha, río Blanco,quebrada de Hormigas, río Aguas Negras, río Ampiyacu, quebrada Shushuma
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (COL), Caquetá, Napo, Sucumbíos, Pastaza, Loreto)

15

100

 

Welstreffen Negast

Trachydoras steindachneri
Perugia, 1897
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
río Beni, Amazonas, rio Solimões, rio Juruá, rio Japurá, rio Madeira, río Marañón, río Napo, rio Purus, río Ucayali, rio Trombetas, rio Tapajós
(Amazoas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Loreto, Napo, Beni)

15

100

 

unknown

Tympanopleura longipinna
Walsh, Ribeiro & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
rio Madeira bei Praia do Caraparu, Amazonas = rio Solimões, río Mamoré, rio Purus = río Purús, rio Japurá = río Caquetá, río Ucayali, rio Juruá = río Yuruá, lago Paupixuna
(Amazonas (BRA), Rondônia)

10

80

 

unknown

40  entries found.

Many thanks to

for the pictures

Michael Kleiman (PD)

1

Eigenmann (1912) (PD)

2

4, 10, 29, 31

Devya Hemraj

5

F.R.V. Ribeiro & L.H. Rapp Py-Daniel (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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Flávio Lima (CC BY-NC 3.0)

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8, 13, 20

J.D. Bogotá-Gregory, F.C.T. Lima, C. DoNascimiento, A. Acosta-Santos, F.A. Navarro-Villa & E.A. Córdoba1 (CC BY 4.0)

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J. B. Spix, L. Agassiz & K.F.von Philipp (PD)

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R.P. Vari; C.J. Ferraris Jr. & M.C.C. de Pinna (CC BY-NC 4.0)

12

California Academy of Sciences (CCO (PD))

14

José Birindelli (CC BY-NC 3.0)

15, 18

R.R. Ota, G. de Carvalho Deprá, W.J. da Graça & C.S. Pavanelli (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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Mark Sabaj Pérez (CC BY-NC 3.0)

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19

21

Stefan K. Hetz

22

The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London (CC BY 4.0)

23

Leandro Sousa (CC BY-NC 3.0)

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Carvalho et. al., 2009 (PD)

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27

Hans-Georg Evers

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L.M. Sarmento-Soares & R.F. Martins-Pinheiro (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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Walsh, Ribeiro & Rapp Py-Daniel (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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