Rio Nhamundá

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Rio Nhamundá

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Recent trip to the Rio Nhamundá, Brazil.

Trachycorystes
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Tatia
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Auchenipterichthys
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Tatia musaica
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Habitat of
Tatia musaica
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Lots of
Tatia musaica
ready for export (to Japan!)
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Scorpiodoras
/
Astrodoras
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Goeldiella eques
. Got a nasty sting off this one!
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Batrochoglanis
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Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula
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Rineloricaria
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Hypoptopoma
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Loricaria
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Farlowella
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Hypostomus

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Habitat
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Leporacanthicus
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Habitat
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Peckoltia
. Lots of variation in pattern/colour, and the degree of belly squamation.
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Dekeyseria
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Lasiancistrus
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Pseudolithoxus
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Habitat
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Ancistrus
similar to
Ancistrus dolichopterus
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Different
Ancistrus
. Flatter, wider head.
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Hypancistrus
.
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Habitat of
Hypancistrus
(and the
Peckoltia
, and flat
Ancistrus
). Water temp 32C daytime and 30C at night. Conductivity 5 uS/cm. No current.
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Underwater shots of the
Hypancistrus
habitat.
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Forgot about this
Heptapteridae
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Some non-catfishes.

Pseudanos very commonly found with the loricariids.
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Ammocryptocharax.
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Rivulus.
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Heckel discus (Symphysodon discus)
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Juvenile Cichla.
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Hyphessobrycon and Crenichichla.
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Habitat of Ammocryptocharax.
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Wow! The discus pictures let me breathless.
What about post #6? Are them
Hypoptopoma inexspectatum
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Elwood wrote:What about post #6? Are them Hypoptopoma inexspectatum?
Unlikely. Those are found in the Parana system. I will key them out soon and get a proper ID.
Wow! The discus pictures let me breathless.
Thanks. It was fun photographing them, but dangerous, as they're usually in the branches, and it's easy to get tangled and stuck while you're coming up for air.
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The picture of Ammocryptocharax is very revealing about their niche in the habitat.
Thanks a lot for sharing these photos.
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Really wishing I was there with you. Outstanding photos!
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Really cool, thanks for sharing. I especially liked the
Pseudolithoxus
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Wow, some great pics of awesome fish. Thank you.
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Awesome pics. Love seeing them in their natural habitat! Thank you!!!

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