Fish fauna of headwater streams that cross the Atlantic Forest of south São Paulo state

Mauricio Cetra; Bruno Mello; Walter Barrella; Abílio Martins; Francisco Neto; Rodrigo Almeida

doi:10.15560/8.3.421

Check List 8(3): 421-425, doi: 10.15560/8.3.421

Fish fauna of headwater streams that cross the Atlantic Forest of south São Paulo state

Mauricio Cetra^‡, Walter Barrella^§, Francisco Langeani Neto^|, Abílio G. Martins^§, Bruno J. Mello^‡, Rodrigo S. Almeida^¶

‡ Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil§ Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Brazil| Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil¶ iversidade Federal de São Carlos,

Corresponding author: Mauricio Cetra ( mcetra@ufscar.br )

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Citation: Cetra M, Mello B, Barrella W, Martins A, Neto F, Almeida R (2012) Fish fauna of headwater streams that cross the Atlantic Forest of south São Paulo state. Check List 8(3): 421-425. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.3.421

Abstract

The fishes of the present study were collected in the headwater streams of the Sorocaba, Paranapanema and Ribeira de Iguape river basins during the dry period in 2010. A total of 2892 fishes, grouped in 53 species, were captured. The composition of the ichthyofauna captured in the streams of Sorocaba and Paranapanema river basin was greatly similar. On the other hand, the fish fauna of the streams of Ribeira de Iguape river basin were quite different from the ones captured in the others basins, with the occurrence of endangered species (Isbrueckerichthys epakmos and I. duseni) and exotic species (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus). The previous list of fish for the Sorocaba river basin increased with the addition of seven species of Characiformes, one Gymnotiformes and four Siluriformes.

Keywords

ichthyofauna; Brazil