Re: Rio Xingu

["Tom Hearn" <tom@richie.demon.co.uk>]

forgot the photo
silly me

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From: "Bolton Museum, Art Gallery & Aquarium" <bolnathist@gn.apc.org>
To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: Rio Xingu


>
> > Can anyone tell me where in South America is the Rio Xingu?  Which
> > apistos are found there?  What is the river like, i.e. blackwater,
> > whitewater, still, or fast flowing?  I would like to get more background
> > on where the fish I keep come from.  Are there recources out there to
find
> > this info without actually going there?
> >
> The Rio Xingu is found in North-Eastern Brazil. It's headwaters are
> in the Mato Grosso and it flows through the state of Para on it's
> way to it's confluence with the Amazon. It is a clearwater river, with
> variable conditions dependent on the time of year but low dissolved
> solids all year round. It is warm area, this being borne out by the
> breeders of some of the Loricariids from this area, who find elevated
> temperatures frequently neccessary for success. It is also fairly
> deep and turbulent, with high oxygen levels. I have a paper
> somewhere on the conditions found during an extended survey of
> both this and the Araguaia river. If I remember I'll dig it out.
> What are the fish in question which you are interested in?
> Pete Liptrot
> Bolton Museum Aquarium
> Le Mans Crescent, Bolton BL1 1SE
> 01204 332200
>
>
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