Check List 7(6): 768-773, doi: 10.15560/11022
The fish fauna of streams in the Madeira-Purus interfluvial region, Brazilian Amazon
expand article infoDaniela de França Barros‡, Jansen Zuanon§, Fernando Pereira de Mendonça|, Helder Mateus Viana Espírito Santo, André Vieira Galuch§, Ana Luisa Mangabeira Albernaz#
‡ Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil§ Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Pesquisas em Biodiversidade, Brazil| Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Instituto de Saúde e Biotecnologia, Brazil¶ Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Brazil# Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Brazil

Corresponding author: Daniela de França Barros ( dani_fbarros@yahoo.com.br )

© 2017 Daniela de França Barros, Jansen Zuanon, Fernando Pereira de Mendonça, Helder Mateus Viana Espírito Santo, André Vieira Galuch, Ana Luisa Mangabeira Albernaz.
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Citation: Barros D, Galuch A, Zuanon J, Mateus Viana Espírito Santo H, de Mendonça F, Mangabeira Albernaz A (2011) The fish fauna of streams in the Madeira-Purus interfluvial region, Brazilian Amazon. Check List 7(6): 768-773. https://doi.org/10.15560/11022
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Abstract
Small headwaters streams of the Neotropical region usually have high species richness and diversity. This study aimed to investigate the species composition and abundance of fish fauna in the headwaters streams of the Madeira-Purus interfluvial plain in the Brazilian Amazon. A total of 22 streams of 1st to 3rd order were sampled during two expeditions at two separate locations in April-May and July of 2007. A total of 5508 fishes were captured using hand and small seine nets, belonging to 78 species, 22 families and six orders. Characiformes was the most diverse taxonomic group in the samples, followed by Gymnotiformes and Siluriformes. Our findings indicate that the fish fauna of streams in the Madeira- Purus interfluvial plain is both rich and diverse and should be considered during the implementation of strengthened environmental conservation strategies in this region. 
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