Rio Xingu Book Release - check out the home of the zebra pleco!

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215 fish species shown in their natural habitat, 348 pages, 530 photographs. 28 x 28 cm

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Rio Xingu - the river of rapids, famous for incredible fish diversity, with over 60 endemic fish species, and more than 550 fish species in total.

The Xingu is one of the principal tributaries of the Brazilian Amazon, dewatering the Brazilian Shield northward. A river of rocks, rapids, crystal clear headwater tributaries, surreal underwater landscapes, and colourful fishes adapted to live in the fastest moving water. At the same time, it is an incredibly fragile ecosystem that faces threats from gold mining, deforestation, industrial agriculture and one of the world’s largest hydroelectric projects.

Rather than writing a book about fish, Oliver Lucanus and Dr. Leandro Sousa, along with a team of experts, have created an intricate portrait of one of the Amazon’s most complex ecosystems. For the first time, a book provides insight into the hidden world below the surface of the Xingu, revealing the fascinating adaptations and behaviour of the Xingu’s fishes. Through the eyes of the two authors who have spent hundreds of hours snorkeling and diving in the river, the reader will journey upstream into the habitats of a diverse fish community in one of the most threatened and stunningly beautiful places in the world. 215 fish species shown in their natural habitat, 348 pages, 530 photographs. 28x28 cm

Price US$85
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Index:
00:00 Introduction, book release : "Xingu Below Water"
00:32 about the Rio Xingu, river of rapids and rocks
00:55 Rio Xingu in nature content coming soon!
01:19 habitat of Potamotrygon leopoldi , black stingray in nature
01:42 habitat of Scobinancistrus aureatus , L14 pleco in nature
02:00 habitat of orange pike cichlid , Crenicichla sp. Xingu 1 in nature
02:56 habitat of Moenkhausia heikoi , black Moenkhausia in nature
03:33 habitat of Synaptolaemus cingulatus , black Anostomid in nature
04:11 habitat of black pike cichlid , Crenicichla dandara sp. Xingu 3 in nature
04:58 habitat of gold nugget pleco , Baryancistrus xanthellus in nature
05:34 habitat of gold nugget pleco , Rio Iriri
05:56 Leporinus maculatus, tigrinus, villasboasorum in nature
06:25 piranhas and pacus in nature, RIo Xingu rapids
06:42 habitat of the parrot pacu , Ossubtus xinguensis in nature
07:01 earth eater, Geophagus argyrostictus in nature
08:13 behind the rapids, habitat of the zebra pleco, Hypancistrus zebra (L046)
08:29 Hopliancistrus wolverine (L017) and Sartor respectus in nature
08:42 substrate and fish community of the Rio XIngu
09:40 Hypomasticus julii feeding in the habitat
09:50 habitat of Retroculus xinguensis in nature
10:45 Volta Grande, lower Rio Xingu
11:19 Buy our book!

Other XINGU VIDEOS:
collecting gold nugget plecos:    • GOLD NUGGET PLECO , Baryancistrus xan...  
my Xingu tank 1:    • 1000 GALLON XINGU TANK, Part I  
my Xingu tank 2:    • 1000 Gallon XINGU TANK - giant office...  
Xingu pike cichlids 2:    • Pike cichlids, Crenicichla habitat: g...  
Xingu pike cichlids 1:    • Pike cichlids, Crenicichla: guide to ...  
upper Xingu Corys from Cachimbo:    • Corydoras CW111 - zebrina Cory or vul...  
upper Xingu Virtual Reality, 360:    • Virtual Reality : Rio Xingu piranha ,...  
Xingu Geophagus:    • Xingu eartheaters: Geophagus argyrost...  

Also check out our other videos of other famous fish in nature:
DISCUS IN NATURE    • wild Discus breeding in nature - Symp...  
GOLD NUGGET PLECO collecting -    • GOLD NUGGET PLECO , Baryancistrus xan...   ( Baryancistrus xanthellus )
Orinoco Aquascape:    • Orinoco Aquascape in nature - 30 spec...  
Orinoco Delta:    • Lower Orinoco Cichlids in nature: Api...  
Predator Pool:    • Predator Pool - Peacock Bass and Wolf...  
Heros in nature:    • CRENICICHLA (new dwarf), WOLF FISH an...  
Rummynose in nature:    • RUMMYNOSE tetras in nature, blue rams...  
CARDINALS in nature -    • CARDINAL in NATURE / NEON TETRA in NA...   ( Paracheirodon axelrodi )
APISTOGRAMMA in nature -    • BLACKWATER! APISTOGRAMMA, ALTUM angel...   ( Apistogramma alacrina )
CORYDORAS in nature -    • CORYDORAS in NATURE ( Corydoras apiak...   ( Corydoras habitat destruction )
STINGRAYS collecting in nature -    • Catching STINGRAYS - POTAMOTRYGON MOT...   ( Potamotrygon motoro )
BLUE RAMS in nature -    • BLUE RAM - RAMIREZI CICHLID in NATURE...   ( Mikrogeophagus ramirezi )


Guides:
GEOPHAGUS guide    • Geophagus - Guide to Amazonian Earthe...  
HEROS guide:    • Severum Cichlids and other Heros spec...  
Pike CICHLID guide:    • Pike cichlids, Crenicichla: guide to ...  
PIRANHA guide:    • PIRANHA Guide I: PYGOCENTRUS, PYGOPRI...