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Photos from recent trip to the Rio Japurá, also known as the Caquetá in Colombia. Collections were made not far from the Colombian border in fact. The river system is vast, completely unpopulated, and very poorly surveyed, so it was a privilege to visit a place like this.

It looks like a productive trip, but actually the fishing was very hard, as it was peak high water season. I imagine in the low water season it would have been sensational. Once IDs are officially verified, all pics can go in the CLOG.

(margin of main river among marginal vegetation, also in igapó flooded forest)
Different (clearwater igarapé forest stream)

(margin of main river, and clearwater igarapé)
(margin of main river)
(margin of main river)

(same as above)
Habitat of above Tatia and the Auchenipterichthys: margins of main river channel.
? (clearwater igarapé forest stream)

Habitat of Tatia brunnea (?): clearwater terra firme forest stream. approx 24-25C.
(main river)
Look at the dentition.

(main river)
(igapó flooded forest). Also had , but no pics of that.
(margins of main river)

Habitat of the Corydoras: marginal vegetation around pools on sandbars of main river. Temp around 27C.
(clearwater/blackwater igarapé forest streams)
(clearwater igarapé forest stream)

(channel of main river)
(channel of main river)
or Leptodoras cf. copei (channel of main river)

Absolutely great pic!!
Love the verrucosus and all the Auchenipteridae pic!!

Good Job!!
Lucky you

(main river channel)
(main river channel)
(same habitat as the Corydoras in the sandbanks and margins of main river, but in areas of stronger current)

The Cetopsis and the Denticetopsis look absolutely stunning!!!!!

(clearwater igarapé forest stream)
(clearwater igarapé forest stream)
or (clearwater igarapé forest stream)

(main river channel)
(clearwater igarapé forest stream)

Habitat of Nannoglanis fasciatus: among the gravel in the riffles of the forest stream.
(margins of main river, often together with the Corydoras)

Interesting how the eyes are formed at two angles.
(margins of main river)
(margins of main river)

/ (margins of main river)
(margins of main river)
(main river)

(clearwater igarapé forest stream)
(cochliodon gr.) (main river)
Juvenile

(main river, attached to logs)
Juv.
(main river and igapó flooded forest)

(main river channel)
(main river)
Pimelodidae (main river channel)

? (main river channel). Also had many of the ubiquitous , but can't seem to find a good photo of those.
(main river)
(margins of main river)

Habitat of Microglanis: floating mats of debris among floating rafts of grasses.
(margins of main river)
(margins of main river). Also had and , but no pics of those.

(clearwater igarapé forest stream)

Lots of my dream cats !
Is it possible to record a short clip of the Cetopsis oliveirai ? Would love to see how this species behave or swim.
Thanks.

amiidae wrote:Is it possible to record a short clip of the Cetopsis oliveirai ?

Unfortunately it was pretty much (or totally) dead by the time I got to photograph it, but yes, that would be cool to see.

What sort of environment did you collected it from ? Deep water ? Thanks.

What sort of environment did you collected it from ? Deep water ? Thanks.

Caught by trawling the main river channel, about 6-8 metres down.

Outstanding!
-Shane

Ituglanis.... my dream catfish. Beautiful pictures.

Ituglanis.... my dream catfish. Beautiful pictures.

It's a beaut, eh! Unfortunately they seemed to be very scarce/hard-to-collect, and we only found the one.

just, wow....

racoll wrote:Once IDs are officially verified, all pics can go in the CLOG.

Awesome, there are a few new spp. in there. That Heptapterid with the golden collar is pictured in Baensch and I also collected in Peru. I think it is very widespread. Some great, odd, fishes.

Jools