Fishes from the Corumbá Reservoir, Paranaíba River drainage, upper Paraná River basin, State of Goiás, Brazil

The Corumbá Reservoir is located in CorumbáRiver, a tributary to the right bank of ParanaíbaRiver, upper Paraná River basin. Fish werecollected monthly, from March 1996 to February2000, in 17 sampling stations along CorumbáReservoir and its influence area, using gill nets,casting nets, electrofishin...

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Main Authors: Pavanelli, C. S., Graça, W. J., Zawadzki, C. H., Britski, H. A., Vidotti, A. P., Avelino, G. S., Veríssimo, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2007-01-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?SL007-07
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Summary:The Corumbá Reservoir is located in CorumbáRiver, a tributary to the right bank of ParanaíbaRiver, upper Paraná River basin. Fish werecollected monthly, from March 1996 to February2000, in 17 sampling stations along CorumbáReservoir and its influence area, using gill nets,casting nets, electrofishing and long lines.Considering the entire period, 119 fish specieswere colleted, which belong to seven Orders, 26Families, and 78 Genera. Among them, fivespecies are considered endemic to Corumbá Riverbasin, and 17 are probably new to the science.
ISSN:1809-127X