the orinoco river is located in south america on a map.
the orinoco river is located in south america on a map.
where is the orinoco river located on a map?
in south america
cetopsids have a wide distribution in south america. latitudinally, cetopsines extend from northern colombia to central argentina. they inhabit major habitats such as the orinoco river, amazon river, and the guyanas. in trans-andean south america, cetopsines are found along the pacific slope from the jurubidá river of colombia south to the tumbes river of northern peru. along the caribbean trans-andean versant, species of cetopsines occur from the sinú river of northwestern colombia east to the lake maracaibo basin of northwestern venezuela. east of the andean cordilleras, the cetopsinae occur in the aroa and yaracuy river basins along the caribbean versant of northern venezuela, through the orinoco river system and the coastal rivers of the guianas, south through the amazon basin to the southern portions of the río de la plata basin. cetopsines also occur in the juquiá river basin of the state of são paulo and the são francisco river basin of eastern brazil. "helogenes", the single genus of helogeneinae, occurs through much of the amazon basin, the southern portions of the orinoco river basin, the coastal rivers of the guianas, and at least the lower portions of the tocantins river.
cetopsidae
the distribution of "pseudoplatystoma" species includes the great river basins of south america: the amazon, orinoco, paraná, são francisco, magdalena, rupununi, essequibo, and suriname rivers. they can also be found in the cuiabá river, located in the brazilian state of mato grosso.they have not been reported from river basins draining into the pacific. "p. fasciatum" inhabits the guyana region, including the essequibo and suriname rivers and their tributaries, in guyana, suriname, and french guiana. "p. tigrinum" is found in the amazon river in brazil, colombia, ecuador, peru, and venezuela. "p. corruscans" originates from the paraná and são francisco rivers in argentina, brazil, paraguay, and uruguay. "p. orinocoense" is named for and endemic to the orinoco river of venezuela. "p. metaense" is distributed in the orinoco river in colombia and venezuela; it is named for the meta river, the type locality, a tributary of the orinoco river. "p. magdaleniatum" is named for and endemic to the magdalena river drainage, including the cauca river of colombia. "p. reticulatum" inhabits the central amazon and paraná rivers in argentina, bolivia, brazil, paraguay, and uruguay.
pseudoplatystoma