Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America
By: organized by Roberto E. Reis, Sven O. Kullander, Carl J. Ferraris.
Contributors: Reis, Roberto E.; Kullander, Sven O.; Ferraris, Carl J.; Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia.
Publisher: EDIPUCRS
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Porto Alegre
Language: eng
Number of pages: 729
Subjects: Freshwater fishes -- South America -- Classification.; Freshwater fishes -- Central America -- Classification.; Fishes -- South America -- Classification.; Fishes -- Central America -- Classification.; Peixes de água doce (classificação) -- América do sul.; Peixes de água doce (classificação) -- América central.
Genres: Classification.
Other titles: Checklist of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul"--P. ii.
Table of contents: title: Petromyzontiformes. Geotriidae / S.O. Kullander & B. Fernholm; title: Carchariniformes. Carcharinidae / M.R. de Carvalho & J.D. McEachran; title: Pristiformes. Pristidae / M.R. de Carvalho & J.D. McEachran; title: Myliobatiformes. Potamotrygonidae / M.R. de Carvalho, N.R. Lovejoy & R.S. Rosa; title: Lepisosteiformes. Lepisosteidae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr.; title: Osteoglossiformes. Osteoglossidae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Arapaimidae / C. J. Ferraris, Jr.; title: Elopiformes. Megalopidae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr.; title: Anguilliformes. Anguillidae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Ophichthyidae / S.O. Kullander; title: Clupeiformes. Clupeidae / S.O. Kullander & C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Engraulidae / S.O. Kullander & C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Pristigasteridae / M.C.C. de Pinna & F. di Dario; title: Characiformes. Parodontidae / C.S. Pavanelli. Curimatidae / R.P. Vari. Prochilodontidae / R.M.C. Castro & R.P. Vari. Anostomidae / J.C. Garavello & H.A. Britski. Chilodontidae / R.P. Vari & S.J. Raredon. Crenuchidae / P.A. Buckup. Hemiodontidae / F. Langeani. Gasteropelecidae / S.H. Weitzman & L. Palmer. Characidae. Species incertae sedis. Genera incertae sedis / F.C.T. Lima ... [et al.] Agoniatinae / F.C.T. Lima & A. Zanata. Clupeacharacinae / F.C.T. Lima. Iguanodectinae / C. Moreira. Bryconinae / F.C.T. Lima. Serrasalminae / M. Jégu. Aphyocharacinae / R.S. Lima. Characinae / C.A.S. Lucena & N.A. Menezes. Stethaprioninae / R.E. Reis. Tetragonopterinae / R.E Reis. Rhoadsiinae / A.R. Cardoso. Cheirodontinae / L.R. Malabarba. Glandulocaudinae / S.H. Weitzman. Acestrorhynchidae / N.A. Menezes. Cynodontidae / M. Toledo-Piza. Erythrinidae / O.T. Oyakawa. Lebiasinidae / M. Weitzman & S.H. Weitzman. Ctenoluciidae / R.P. Vari; title: Siluriformes. Incertae sedis. Diplomystidae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr.; title: Cetopsidae / R.P. Vari & C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Aspredinidae / J.P. Friel. Nematogenyidae / M.C.C. de Pinna. Trichomycteridae / M.C.C. de Pinna & W. Wosiacki. Callichthyidae / R.E. Reis. Scoloplacidae / S.A. Schaefer. Astroblepidae / S.A. Schaefer. Loricariidae. Lithogeneinae. Neoplecostominae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Hypoptopomatinae / S.A. Schaefer. Loricariinae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Hypostominae / C. Weber. Ancistrinae / S. Fisch-Muller. Pseudopimelodidae / O.A. Shibatta. Heptapteridae / F.A. Bockmann & G.M. Guazzelli. Pimelodidae / J.G. Lundberg & M.W. Littmann. Ariidae / A.P. Marceniuk & C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Doradidae / M.H. Sabaj & C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Auchenipteridae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr.; title: Gymnotiformes. Gymnotidae / R. Campos-da-Paz. Sternopygidae / J.S. Albert. Rhamphichthyidae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Hypopomidae / J.S. Albert. Apteronotidae / J.S. Albert; title: Osmeriiformes. Galaxiidae / T.M. Berra; title: Ophidiformes. Bythitidae / J.G. Nielsen; title: Batrachoidiformes. Batrachoididae / B.B. Collette; title: Gobiesociformes. Gobiesocidae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr.; title: Atheriniformes. Atherinidae / B.S. Dyer. Atherinopsidae / B.S. Dyer; title: Cyprinodontiformes. Rivulidae / W.J.E.M. Costa. Cyprinodontidae / W.J.E.M. Costa. Poeciliidae/ P.H.F. Lucinda. Anablepidae / M.J. Ghedotti; title: Beloniformes. Belonidae / N.R. Lovejoy & B.B. Collette. Hemirhamphidae / B.B. Collette; title: Syngnathiformes. Syngnathidae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr.; title: Synbranchiformes. Synbranchidae / S.O. Kullander; title: Perciformes. Percichthyidae / G. Arratia. Perciliidae / G. Arratia. Sciaenidae / L. Casatti. Polycentridae / R. Britz & S.O. Kullander. Cichlidae / S.O. Kullander. Mugilidae / C.J. Ferraris, Jr. Gobiidae / S.O. Kullander; title: Pleuronectiformes. Achiridae / R.T.C. Ramos; title: Tetraodontiformes. Tetraodontidae / S.O. Kullander; title: Lepidosireniformes. Lepidosirenidae / G. Arratia.