Check List 12(6): e19597, doi: 10.15560/12.6.1995
Inventory of the ichthyofauna from the Jordão and Areia river basins (Iguaçu drainage, Brazil) reveals greater sharing of species than thought
expand article infoAugusto Frota‡, Eduardo Vieira Real Gonçalves‡, Gabriel de Carvalho Deprá‡, Weferson Júnio da Graça§
‡ Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil§ iversidade Estadual de Maringá,

Corresponding author: Augusto Frota ( frota.augusto@gmail.com )

© 2017 Augusto Frota, Eduardo Gonçalves, Gabriel Deprá, Weferson da Graça.
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Citation: Deprá G, Frota A, Gonçalves E, Júnio da Graça W (2016) Inventory of the ichthyofauna from the Jordão and Areia river basins (Iguaçu drainage, Brazil) reveals greater sharing of species than thought. Check List 12(6): 1995. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.6.1995
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Abstract
Recent sampling on fish from the headwaters of the Jordão and Areia rivers, combined with collection databases and specialized literature reports, yielded the first species inventory. Both basins reflect the high endemism rate associated with the Iguaçu River. However, four species previously thought to be restricted to the Jordão River basin are now known to also occur in the basin of the Areia River: Astyanax jordanensis Vera Alcaraz, Pavanelli & Bertaco, 2009; Characidiumtravassosi Melo, Buckup & Oyakawa, 2016; Jenynsia diphyes Lucinda, Ghedotti & Graça, 2006; and Trichomycterus igobi Wosiacki & de Pinna, 2008. This suggests an ancestral connection between the tributaries of the Jordão and Areia rivers, with putative drainage rearrangements resulting from the uplift of the Serra da Esperança. The endemic fauna of this region is presently threatened by invasive species, the construction of dams, and other human activities.
Keywords
drainage rearrangement; endemism; vicariance; river capture; Serra da Esperança; Paraná state