Demerara River
Demerara River → Atlantic NE (⪪)
Country
Guyana
Length
345 km
Ends near
Georgetown
Flows in
Fishes of Demerara River
(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
Auchenipterus demerarae
Eigenmann, 1912
Guyana, Venezuela
Demerara-, Rupununi-, Essequibo-, Cuyuni River = río Cuyuni-Einzug, Wismar; río Botanamo
(Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Bólivar (VEN))
Eigenmann, 1912
Guyana, Venezuela
Demerara-, Rupununi-, Essequibo-, Cuyuni River = río Cuyuni-Einzug, Wismar; río Botanamo
(Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Bólivar (VEN))
13
80
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
Doras micropoeus
Eigenmann, 1912
Suriname
Mana River, Maroni River = Marowijne River, Demerara River, Essequibo River-Einzug, Corantijn River, Wismar
(Saint-Laurent-du-Maroin, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Demerara-Mahaica, Mahaica-Berbice, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, East Berbice-Corentyne, Upper Takutu - Upper Essequibo)
Eigenmann, 1912
Suriname
Mana River, Maroni River = Marowijne River, Demerara River, Essequibo River-Einzug, Corantijn River, Wismar
(Saint-Laurent-du-Maroin, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Demerara-Mahaica, Mahaica-Berbice, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, East Berbice-Corentyne, Upper Takutu - Upper Essequibo)
37
250
unknown
Hypostomus watwata
Hancock, 1828
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
Nordbrasilien, Oyapock = rio Oiapoque, Demerara River, Berbice River
(Rupununi, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Essequibo Islands - West Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Amapá, Cayenne)
Hancock, 1828
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
Nordbrasilien, Oyapock = rio Oiapoque, Demerara River, Berbice River
(Rupununi, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Essequibo Islands - West Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Amapá, Cayenne)
50
300
23 - 29
unknown
Leptodoras linnelli
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
Río Mavaca, río Siapa, brazo Casiquare oberer río Orinoco, Potaro River, Essequibo River, Demerara River, Araguari River, Tumatumari, Rockstone, Crab Falls, linke Zuflüsse des unteren Amazonas, rio Uatumã, rio Tacutu, rio Demini
(Amapá, Roraima, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
Río Mavaca, río Siapa, brazo Casiquare oberer río Orinoco, Potaro River, Essequibo River, Demerara River, Araguari River, Tumatumari, Rockstone, Crab Falls, linke Zuflüsse des unteren Amazonas, rio Uatumã, rio Tacutu, rio Demini
(Amapá, Roraima, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA))
27
150
unknown
Loricaria cataphracta
Linnaeus, 1758
Brazil, Surinam, Guyana, Französisch-Guyana
Maroni River = Marowijne River, Küstengewässer Guyana-Staaten, Nordostbrasilien
Linnaeus, 1758
Brazil, Surinam, Guyana, Französisch-Guyana
Maroni River = Marowijne River, Küstengewässer Guyana-Staaten, Nordostbrasilien
35
150
25 - 29
Aquaristik aktuell 3/97
Loricariichthys brunneus
Hacock, 1828
Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela
Río Orinoco, río Cusiana, Demerara River
(Casanare, Bolívar (VEN), Upper Demerara-Berbice, Essequibo Islands - West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica)
Hacock, 1828
Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela
Río Orinoco, río Cusiana, Demerara River
(Casanare, Bolívar (VEN), Upper Demerara-Berbice, Essequibo Islands - West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica)
Hancock, John, 1829 "Notes on some species of Fishes and Reptiles, from Demerara"
Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1979 "Three new South American mailed catfishes of the genera Rineloricaria and Loricariichthys (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1979 "Three new South American mailed catfishes of the genera Rineloricaria and Loricariichthys (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
25
150
26 - 30
unknown
Platydoras hancockii
Valenciennes, 1840
Brasilien, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela
Demerara River, rio Negro, rio Branco, rio Uraricoera lago Carurarra, río Tomo, Rupununi River, Simoni River, Pirara River, Takutu River, Kuyuwini River, caño Caripo, río Manapiare, caño Guapa Sucia, río Ventuari
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Roraima, Vichada)
Valenciennes, 1840
Brasilien, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela
Demerara River, rio Negro, rio Branco, rio Uraricoera lago Carurarra, río Tomo, Rupununi River, Simoni River, Pirara River, Takutu River, Kuyuwini River, caño Caripo, río Manapiare, caño Guapa Sucia, río Ventuari
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Roraima, Vichada)
20
120
23 - 30
unknown
9 entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Eigenmann, Carl H. (PD)
1, 5
Leandro Sousa (CC BY-NC 3.0)
6
Steindachner, Franz (1864) (PD)
7
José Birindelli (CC BY-NC 3.0)
8
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