Comprehensive Fish List
Completed August 16, 2000
Compiled by Dave Schleser, Margarita Tours
For you people who came on both fish trips, here is the comprehensive list for the two weeks. For those of you who only came on one, you can calculate what fish you caught by checking the locale data. The only overlap was the Padre Concha locales on the Rio Nanay.
Please note that many of the ID's are rather tentative, or just listed to genus. I am also certain that there are numerous omissions. Please feel free to write me with any additions/corrections.
Dave Schleser (natimg@flash.net)
KEY TO COLLECTING LOCALES
| 1 |
Island across from Port of Iquitos |
|
12 |
Apayacu/Yanayacu region |
| 2 |
Padre Cocha; blackwater stream |
|
13 |
Across Nanay from Bella Vista |
| 3 |
Padre Cocha; Nanay River bank |
|
14 |
Santa Ana (Amazon River) |
| 4 |
Aisana; forest stream |
|
15 |
Santa Ana; blackwater stream and pond |
| 5 |
Atun Cocha; shallow pools and river |
|
16 |
Mud flat and island in river |
| 6 |
Sandbar in Amazon River |
|
17 |
Forest stream at Florida (just up the Maranon from Nauta) |
| 7 |
Orosa River at Madre Selva |
|
18 |
Nauta Cano |
| 8 |
Madre Selva Forest Preserve; Tunche Cano stream |
|
19 |
Tapishca Lakes |
| 9 |
Orosa River; small cocha downriver |
|
20 |
Nahuapa River and Lake |
| 10 |
Mayaruna Cocha off Orosa River |
|
21 |
Yarapa Creek |
| 11 |
Paucarillo Forest Preserve |
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FISH LIST
Characoids | Killifishes | Cichlids | Catfishes | Knifefishes | Miscellaneous | Other
|
Genus & Species
|
Locale Key
|
| CHARACOIDS |
| Hoplias malabarcus (wolf fish) |
1, 3, 11, 20 |
| Erythrinus erythrinus (red wolf fish) |
3, 8, 11, 15, 17 |
| Boulengerella maculata |
3, 6, 12, 20 |
| Lepirinus sp. (spilocistron group) (3 spots) |
1 |
| Lepirinus fasciatus |
2 |
| Leporinus sp. aff. fasciatus |
5 |
| Leporinus sp. "five bar" |
10 |
| Leporinus sp. "four bar" |
16 |
| Rhytiodus argentiofuscus |
14 |
| Schizodon fasciatum |
14, 16 |
| Anostomus sp. #1 |
1 |
| Anostomus trimaculatus |
12 |
| Anostomus garmani |
12 |
| Abramites hypselonotus |
6, 16, 20 |
| Nannostomus sp. (very close to trifasciatus) |
4 |
| nannobrycon equis |
8 |
| Elachocharax sp. |
2 |
| Characidium sp. #1 |
2 |
| Characidium sp. #2 (stocky with dark stripe) |
5 |
| Characidium sp. #3 (slender, transparent) |
8 |
| Myllosoma aureum |
1 |
| Mylossoma duriventre |
9 |
| Metynnis sp. aff. mola |
13 |
| Myleus torquatus (Peruvian red hook) |
5 |
| Serrasalmus rhombeus (black piranha |
1, 16, 20 |
| Serrasalmus sp. (black tail edge) |
5, 6, 7, 14, 19 |
| Pygocentrus nattereri |
5, 9, 12, 16 |
| Acestrorhynchus falcatus (freshwater barracuda) |
2, 9, 19 |
| Cynopotomus sp. (river dog) |
6, 14 |
| Roeboides sp. |
6, 13, 16 |
| Raphiodon vulpinus |
6 |
| Hydrolycus scomberoides |
7, 16 |
| Curimata sp. (with black tail spot) |
See note below |
| NOTE: We caught at various locations numerous species of Curimata and Curimatopsis. To differentiate them would require detailed anatomic study. |
| Psectrogaster rhomboides |
12 |
| Prochilodus nigicans |
12 |
| Hemiodus aff. unimaculatus |
3, 5, 9 |
| Hemiodus immaculatus |
6, 14, 16 |
| Hemiodus "gracilis" |
13, 14 |
| Brycon sp. |
9 |
| Chalceus erythrurus (yellow-finned chalceus) |
12, 20 |
| Triportheus angulatus |
1, 12, 13, 17 |
| Triportheus albus |
1 |
| Triportheus elongatus |
1 |
| Bryconops sp. |
3 |
| Thoracocharax securis (giant river hatchetfish) |
1, 6, 13, 14, 16 |
| Carnegiella strigata (marble hatchet) |
2, 8 |
| Carnegiella meyersi |
12 |
| Gasteropelecus sternicla (silver hatchet) |
8 |
| Ctenobrycon spilurus |
1, 9, 16 |
| Copeina gutatta |
17 |
| Copella nigrofasciata |
20 |
| Pyrrhulina semifasciata |
4, 9, 17, 19 |
| Pyrrhulina sp. |
20, 21 |
| Pyrrhulina sp. "zigzag" |
17 |
| Pyrrhulina sp. "obermuelleri" |
9, 15 |
| Pyrrhulina spilota |
15, 17 |
| Pyrrhulina eleanorae |
9, 12, 17 |
| Charax sp. (with black body spot and pink fins |
8 |
| Aphyocharax alburnus |
1, 5, 6, 16, 19 |
| Prionobrama filigera (Peruvian bloodfin) |
1, 6, 12, 16 |
| Bario steindachneri |
8, 11, 12, 17 |
| Moenkhausia intermedia |
2, 17 |
| Moenkhausia collettii |
5, 8 |
| Moenkhausia lepidua |
3, 12 |
| Moenkhausia oligolepis (red-eye tetra) |
4, 18 |
| Stethaprion erythrops |
9, 18 |
| Gymnocorymbus thayeri |
5, 6, 9, 16 |
| Tetragonopterus argenteus |
6, 7, 13 |
| Astyanax bimaculatus |
4, 8, 10 |
| Astyanax sp. (fasciatus complex) |
18 |
| Iguanodectes spilurus |
2 |
| Boehlkea fredcochui |
21 |
| Hyphessobrycon bentosi |
5, 11 |
| Hyphessobrycon copelandi |
11 |
| Hyphessobrycon loretoensis |
4, 8, 11, 15 |
| Hyphessobrycon peruensis |
15 |
| Hemigrammis sp. (unidentified head and tail lights) |
4, 8, 11 |
| Hemigrammus hyanuary |
2, 5, 8 |
| hemigrammus pulcher |
12 |
| Hemigrammus sp. aff. schmardae (large black tail spot) |
1, 2, 12 |
| Hemigrammis ocellifer (head and tail light) |
2, 21 |
| Hemigrammus sp. aff. unilineatus |
21 |
| Hemigrammus or Hyphessobrycon sp. (as illustrated in Baensch Atlas, Vol. 1, page 215) |
2 |
| Paracheirodon innesii (neon) |
8, 11 |
| Phenacogaster pectinatus (glass tetra) |
4, 8 |
| Leptogoniatus steindachneri |
21 |
| KILLIFISHES |
| NOTE: Specimens of all Rivulus spp. caught are being sent to Dan Fromm for DNA studies and definitive ID. |
| Rivulus iridescens (?) |
2, 4 |
| Rivulus rubrolineatus |
11, 17 |
| Rivulus sp. "elongatus" (?) |
8 |
| Rivulus rectocaudatus |
15 |
| Rivulus atratus (lake margin) |
20 |
| CICHLIDS |
| Crenicichla cincta (banded pike cichlid) |
1, 3, 4, 20 |
| Crenicichla sp. "drab" |
2 |
| Crenicichla lucius |
2 |
| Crenicichla johanna |
7, 20 |
| Crenicichla anthurus |
15 |
| Cichlasoma amazonarum |
1, 4, 10, 13, 16 |
| Aequidens tetramerus |
2, 7, 12, 20 |
| Laetacara thayeri (smiling Acara) |
15, 19, 20 |
| Bujurquina moriorum |
1 |
| Bujurquina peregrinabunda |
4, 8, 9, 11 |
| Chaetobranchus flavescens |
5, 19, 20 |
| Acaronia nassa |
3, 20 |
| Biotodoma cupido |
9 |
| Satanaperca jurupari |
3, 10, 19 |
| Apistogramma eunotus |
1, 8, 15 |
| Apistogramma agassizi |
4, 8, 11, 12, 20 |
| Apistogramma cacautoides |
12, 19 |
| Apistogramma cruzi |
4 |
| Apistogramma norberti |
15 |
| Apistogramma bitaeniata |
8, 18 |
| Crenicara punctulata |
2, 18 |
| Cichla monoculus (peacock bass) |
1, 3 |
| Heros appendiculatus (Peruvian severum) |
3 |
| Hypselecara temporalis (chocolate cichlid) |
20 |
| Mesonauta insignis (Peruvian festivum) |
2, 3, 12, 20 |
| Pterophyllum scalare (angelfish) |
3, 20 |
| CATFISHES |
| Calophysus macropterus |
1, 7 |
| Pinirampus pirinampu |
1, 7, 20 |
| Pimelodella sp. aff. cristata |
1, 16, 17 |
| Pimelodella sp. (gracilis group) |
6, 10, 16 |
| Pimelodella sp. (gracilis group)(mottled) |
8 |
| Pimelodus blochi |
1, 6, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21 |
| Pimelodus sp. aff. maculatus |
1, 6, 21 |
| Brachyrhamdia meesi |
10, 21 |
| Brachyrhamdia marthae |
18 |
| Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum |
8 |
| Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum |
16 |
| Sorubim lima |
14, 16 |
| Goldiella eques |
12 |
| Sorubimichthys planiceps |
6, 15 |
| Phractocephalus hemioliopterus (red-tail catfish) |
16 |
| Rhamdella microcephala (?) - strange, small, dark brown, elongate, pim with yellow collar and saddle |
4 |
| Centromochlus heckeli |
6, 14 |
| Parauchenipterus galeatus |
7 |
| Ageneiosid catfish, silver |
6 |
| Auchenipterichthys thoracatus (zamora catfish) |
10 |
| Parauchenipterus galeatus (wood catfish) |
16 |
| Ageniosid catfish - yellowish with fine black zig-zag lateral band |
6 |
| Ageneiosus caucanus |
16 |
| Bunocephalus sp. |
10, 18, 21 |
| Bunocephalus caracoideus |
18 |
| Agmus (Bunocephalus) lyriformis |
18 |
| Cetopsid sp. #1 (elongated whale cat) |
1 |
| Cetopsid sp. #2 (blue whale cat) (river) |
5 |
| Dianema longibarbis (Porthole cat) |
1, 12 |
| Hoplosternum sp. aff. pectorale |
2 |
| Hoplosternum thoracatum |
4, 8, 11, 18 |
| Callichthys callichthys |
11 |
| Corydoras elegans |
8, 18 |
| corydoras leucomelas |
9, 18 |
| Corydoras pygmaeus |
18 |
| corydoras reticulatus |
9 |
| Brochus splendens |
9, 12, 18 |
| Hypoptopoma sp. (carinatum-wrightiana group) |
6, 16 |
| Hypoptopoma gulare |
6, 16 |
| Otocinclus vestitus |
8 |
| Ancistrus sp. |
2, 16 |
| Rhineloricaria sp. (mottled fins - close to hasemani) |
3, 4, 6, 18, 19 |
| Rhineloricaria sp. (barred fins) |
18 |
| Rhineloricaria filamentosa (?) |
8, 14 |
| Hemiodontichthys acipensurinus |
16 |
| Farlowella nattereri |
21 |
| Sturisoma sp. |
16 |
| Pseudorinelepis charachama |
5 |
| Loricarichthys sp. |
14 |
| Pterodoras granulosus |
1, 10 |
| Pseudodoras sp. aff. niger |
3 |
| Opsodoras sp. (feathered whiskers) |
10, 18 |
| Opsodoras sp. #2 |
12 |
| Amblydoras handcocki |
3, 13, 14, 19 |
| Anadoras grypus |
5, 9 |
| Agamyxis pectinifrons (spotted Raphael) |
10 |
| Platydoras costatus (striped Raphael) |
10, 19 |
| Hassar notospilus |
6, 16 |
| Anduzedoras (?) sp. |
6 |
| KNIFEFISHES |
| Hypopygus sp. (brown and mottled) |
2 |
| Hypopomus sp. (brown, mottled, short tail) |
3, 11 |
| Hypopomus sp. #2 |
15 |
| Gymnotus sp. (carapo??) |
2, 11 |
| Eigenmannia virescens |
3 |
| Sternopygus sp. (black with white stripe) |
15 |
| Sternopygus sp. (huge, greenish) |
16 |
| Apteronotus sp. (black, but close to albifrons) |
16 |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
| Potamoraphis guianensis (needlefish) |
2, 3 |
| Potomotrygon sp. (stingray) - seen in water |
19 |
| Synbranchus marmoratus (swamp eel) |
8, 10 |
| Colomesus asellus (puffer) |
6 |
| Anchoviella sp. #1 (anchovy) |
1, 6 |
| OTHER |
| Note: The following is a small number of fish that we caught that I did not include in m written lists and for which, therefore, I do not have locale data. |
| Pellona castelnaena (golden herring) |
| A second, larger species of anchovy |
| Chilodus punctatus (spotted headstander) |
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