Table 3.

Association between river sections, fish species and fishing artefacts informed by Truká fishers

Habitat	Fish species (Cabrobó)	Fish species (Orocó)	Fishing artefact
‘Waterfalls’	Hoplias malabaricus, Serrasalmus brandtii,	Hoplias malabaricus	Rod and hook
	Conorhynchus conirostris, Pachyurus Francisci
‘Rapids’	Astronotus ocellatus, Colossoma macropomum, Hypostomus cf margaritifer, Plagioscion squamosissimus, Prochilodus argenteus, Pygocentrus piraya, Cichla ocellaris	Cichla ocellaris, Colossoma macropomum, Hypostomus cf margaritifer, Plagioscion squamosissimus, Prochilodus argenteus, Pygocentrus piraya	Rod and hook
‘Rock caves’	Salminus cf. brasiliensis, Pseudoplatystoma Coruscans, Hypostomus macrops, Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus, Conorhynchus conirostris, Parauchenipterus galeatus, Gymnotus cf. carapo, Pimelodella cf. vittata, Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus	Serrasalmus brandtii, Lophiosilurus alexandri, Pimelodella cf. vittata	Rod and hook Cast net
‘Vegetation patches’	Leporinus cf piau, Brycon reinhardtii, Metynnis maculatus	Leporinus cf piau and Metynnis maculatus	Cast neta Fishing net Rod and hook

Legend: ^aCited only by the indigenous Truká fishers from Orocó