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. 2012 Nov 7;7(11):e48800. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048800

Table 1. Water ‘colour’, sampling locations and sample size of Centromochlus existimatus collected in the Amazon Basin.

River Site Latitude Longitude N °C pH cm O.D O2%
Black water
Negro N1 3° 4'44.00"S 60°14'44.00"W 10 29.7 5.2 76.0 6.4 82.3
White water
Madeira M1 3°28'14.00"S 58°52'5.00"W 15 29.7 7.1 5.5 5.7 82.4
Amazon A1 3°20'40.00"S 60° 7'10.00"W 3 28.8 7.2 12.3 6.7 86.3
Amazon A2 3° 6'56.00"S 59°32'19.00"W 15 29.6 7.1 18.8 6.3 85.2
Amazon A3 3° 4'39.00"S 58°13'13.00"W 2 28.7 7.1 18.3 4.8 84.0
Amazon A4 2°33'7.00"S 57° 1'59.00"W 17 29.2 7.2 10.5 6.4 85.6
Amazon A5 2°10'21.00"S 54°58'21.00"W 20 29.0 7.2 12.5 6.3 82.0
Amazon A6 2°28'10.00"S 54°30'5.00"W 20 29.7 7.2 15 6.6 87.9

Average hydrochemical variables are also provided (Temperature, °C; pH; turbidity, cm; dissolved oxygen (mg/L); oxygen saturation O2 (%)).