Fishes of the Vermelho River, São Lourenço River basin, Mato Grosso state, Brazil
We present a list of ichthyofauna of the Vermelho River, a tributary of the São Lourenço River, Paraguay basin. Fishes were caught with seine nets measuring approximately 10 m in total length and with a mesh size of 0.5 cm. We list 38 species, representing five orders, 11 families, eight sub-familie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Check List |
| Online Access: | https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18590/download/pdf/ |
| Summary: | We present a list of ichthyofauna of the Vermelho River, a tributary of the São Lourenço River, Paraguay basin. Fishes were caught with seine nets measuring approximately 10 m in total length and with a mesh size of 0.5 cm. We list 38 species, representing five orders, 11 families, eight sub-families and 28 genera. Characiformes were represented by 23 species, Siluriformes by 11, Perciformes by two, and Gymnotiformes and Pleuronectiformes by a single species each. |
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| ISSN: | 1809-127X |