Ichthyofauna of lotic environments in the Ivinhema river basin, upper Paraná river, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil

Abstract: In order to inventory the species richness and fish fauna composition along the Ivinhema river basin, 232 stretches of rivers and streams were sampled from 2000 to 2018, using a rectangular sieve, trawls, gillnets, cast nets, and electrofishing. A total of 141 species was caught in the basin, including seven orders and 35 families. For the recorded species, 42 are from the upper Paraná river, 51 from lower Paraná river, 27 from other basins, two from other continents, and the origin for 19 species are unknown/not reported. Six species are registred for the first time in the upper Paraná river basin: Astyanax abramis, Moenkhausia oligolepis, Serrapinnus kriegi, Curimatopsis myersi, Pyxiloricaria menezesi, and Cichlasoma dimerus. This is the first complete survey of the ichthyofauna in lotic environments along the whole Ivinhema river basin, containing relevant information for comparing studies and serving as reference data that can contribute to the management and implementation of politics for conservation of the basin. This survey also increases 24 species on the list of the most complete inventory in the upper Paraná river published in 2007.

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Immature Odonata-Anisoptera in the Iguatemi river basin, upper Paraná River, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil

Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences ◽

10.4025/actascibiolsci.v39i2.30769 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 211

Author(s):

Daiane Dias Boneto ◽

Valéria Flávia Batista-Silva ◽

Juliane Alessandra Cavalieri Soares ◽

Elaine Antoniassi Luiz Kashiwaqui ◽

Iana Aparecida Dalla Valle de Oliveira

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

New Record ◽

Paraná River ◽

New Genera ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Parana River ◽

Accumulation Curve ◽

Upper Paraná River ◽

Lotic Environments ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

This study present an inventory of the genera of Odonata-Anisoptera in lotic environments of the Iguatemi River basin, upper Paraná River, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Samplings were performed from December 2006 to February 2009 in the Iguatemi River and eight streams of the basin. We collected 739 immature Odonata, distributed in 25 genera and three families; of which one genus represent a new record for the Mato Grosso do Sul State. Progomphus, Tramea, Elasmotemis, Macrothemis, Aphyla and Phylocycla were the most representative genera in the Iguatemi River basin. The genus accumulation curve predicts an increase of new genera for the Iguatemi River basin.

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Conservation status of Astyanax biotae (Characiformes: Characidae) in Mato Grosso do Sul, upper Paraná River basin, Brazil

Biotemas ◽

10.5007/2175-7925.2018v31n4p47 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 47-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria José Alencar Vilela ◽

Francisco Severo-Neto ◽

Fernando Rogério Carvalho

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Paraná River ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Parana River ◽

Upper Paraná River ◽

Upper Paraná River Basin ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽

Paraná River Basin

Astyanax biotae é uma espécie originalmente descrita em um afluente do Rio Paranapanema, bacia do alto Paraná. Durante amostragens realizadas em drenagens dos rios Ivinhema e Verde, no sistema do alto Paraná, em Mato Grosso do Sul, exemplares de A. biotae foram coletados em cabeceiras de pequenos riachos e em lagoas de várzea, tanto em Unidades de Conservação como em áreas de agricultura intensiva. Os dados morfomerísticos de 20 indivíduos analisados foram similares aos da série-tipo. Exemplares testemunhos estão depositados nas coleções ictiológicas da UFMS (ZUFMS), UEMS (CPUEMS) e UNESP (DZSJRP). Com base nos critérios da IUCN, sugerimos sua classificação como Menos Preocupante (LC) no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, considerando principalmente a inexistência de ameaças efetivas em duas das áreas de ocorrência da espécie, situadas dentro de Unidades de Conservação. No entanto, reforçamos a urgência em medidas para a proteção das regiões de cabeceiras de riachos, a fim de evitar o aumento do desmatamento, assoreamento e poluição agrícola, problemas recorrentes no Cerrado, que comprometem severamente a manutenção desses hábitats e suas espécies. É necessário investir em estudos sobre a biologia da espécie e ampliar as amostragens, buscando diminuir os vazios amostrais ainda existentes nas drenagens estaduais.

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The stream fish fauna from three regions of the Upper Paraná River basin

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-06032015018714 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Daniela Cristina Fagundes ◽

Cecília Gontijo Leal ◽

Débora Reis de Carvalho ◽

Nara Tadini Junqueira ◽

Francisco Langeani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Fish Fauna ◽

Paraná River ◽

Stream Fish ◽

Parana River ◽

Small Streams ◽

Upper Paraná River ◽

Upper Paraná River Basin ◽

Parana Basin ◽

Paraná River Basin

This study aimed to conduct an inventory of fish assemblages in small streams that are tributaries of large reservoirs in three previously unstudied regions of the Upper Paraná River basin. We sampled 117 streams from 1st to 3rd order in Araguari (Nova Ponte hydropower plant reservoir), Paranaíba (São Simão reservoir) and Grande (Volta Grande reservoir) drainages. In total, 20,696 specimens belonging to 100 species, 53 genera, 20 families and six orders were collected. Of these, 11,530 specimens and 41 species were recorded in Araguari, whereas 17 were exclusive to this drainage. In Grande drainage, 3,537 individuals belonging to 41 species (11 exclusive) and in Paranaíba, 5,629 specimens and 67 species (38 exclusive) were sampled. The mean richness per stream was 6.7 for Grande, 9.0 for Araguari and 10.9 for Paranaíba drainage. The predominant orders were Characiformes, 48% of the total richness, and Siluriformes, 36%. Three species were diagnosed as new: Astyanax sp. 1 (Grande and Paranaíba), Astyanax sp. 2 and Astyanax sp. 3 (both from Araguari), all from scabripinnis group. Another three were considered potentially new: Characidium sp. 1, Characidium sp. 2 and Rhamdiopsis sp. Among all records, eight species are not native from the Paraná basin: the exotics Oreochromis niloticus and Tilapia rendalli and the allochtonous Cyphocharax gillii, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus, Knodus moenkhausii, Poecilia reticulata, Roeboides descalvadensis and Trichomycterus brasiliensis. This study fills part of the existing knowledge gap about fish from small streams of the Paraná basin. Inventories of the fish fauna from these low-order water courses are important because they highlight their biodiversity relevance, including a significant number of unknown species. Thus, this study contributes to a better knowledge of the stream fish fauna of the upper Paraná River basin, as well as contribute to the establishment of strategies for conservation of this important component of aquatic biodiversity.

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Second record of Leporinus tigrinus Borodin, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) in the Upper Paraná Riverbasin, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/9.6.1543 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 1543 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Claudimar Jean dos Santos ◽

Luiz Fernando Caserta Tencatt ◽

Renata Rúbia Ota ◽

Weferson Júnio da Graça

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Field Studies ◽

First Record ◽

Paraná River ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Parana River ◽

Upper Paraná River ◽

Upper Paraná River Basin ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽

Paraná River Basin

Herein we report the second record for Leporinus tigrinus in the Upper Paraná River basin, based on two specimens collected during field studies at Sucuriú River, Mato Grosso do Sul State and two specimens from Claro River, Goiás State. These records extend the species’ distribution in approximately 500 km southwards from the first record in Corumbá dam area, Goiás State. Moreover, we discuss whether the species is native in the Upper Paraná River basin.

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Fish fauna from Sapucaí-Mirim River, tributary of Grande River, upper Paraná River basin, Southeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2014-0192 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alexandre Kannebley de Oliveira ◽

Julio Cesar Garavello ◽

Vinicius Vendramini Cesario ◽

Rodrigo Torres Cardoso

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Fish Species ◽

Fish Fauna ◽

River Basins ◽

Paraná River ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Fish Diversity ◽

Parana River ◽

Upper Paraná River ◽

Upper Paraná River Basin

The fish species composition of Sapucaí-Mirim River is herein reported and discussed in the faunistic context of Grande and Paranaíba river basins, both formers of the Paraná River. The Sapucaí-Mirim is an important tributary of this hydrographic system, flowing to the left bank of Grande River in a region occupied by the reservoir of the Porto Colombia hydroelectric power plant, at São Paulo state northeastern region, in southeastern Brazil. The poorly known fish diversity of the Sapucaí-Mirim River is presented on basis of sampling efforts conducted in the main river channel and three creeks located at the mid and lower sections of the basin, allowing comparisons of the fish fauna of these two sections in the light of available information of fish inhabiting Grande and Paranaíba river basins. The study of the fish composition resulted in the recognition of 68 species in the Sapucaí-Mirim River, belonging to 23 families distributed in seven orders, all commonly found in upper Paraná River basin: Characiformes (32 spp.), Siluriformes (25 spp.), Labriformes (4 spp.), Gymnotiformes (3 spp.), Cyprinodontiformes (2 spp.), Perciformes (one species) and Synbranchiformes (one species). Most of the species are representative of the native ichthyofauna, but the total diversity also includes allochthonous species, which were chiefly found in the lower stretch studied. Some species found in the Sapucaí-Mirim River require great areas for their maintenance, as do large-sized species, known to have migratory reproductive habits. Also, the diversity of small and medium-sized species found and their distinct morphological and biological attributes, allied to the occurrence of endangered fish species, indicate that the Sapucaí-Mirim River basin is an important place for fish diversity maintenance in the Grande River hydrographic system.

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Cladocera fauna composition in a river-lagoon system of the upper Paraná River floodplain, with a new record for Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842003000200020 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 349-356 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

M. Serafim Jr. ◽

F. A. Lansac-Tôha ◽

J. C. Paggi ◽

L. F. M. Velho ◽

B. Robertson

Keyword(s):

New Record ◽

Paraná River ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

River Floodplain ◽

Parana River ◽

Upper Paraná River Floodplain ◽

Upper Paraná River ◽

Fauna Composition ◽

Paraná River Floodplain ◽

Representative Family

Cladocera communities were studied in lotic and lentic environments of the Upper Paraná River floodplain, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. A total of 63 species of Cladocera were identified in 108 samples. Of these, 24 species are considered new records for that floodplain, and one is a new record for Brazil. Chydoridae was the most representative family with 19 genera and 39 species.

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Astyanax lineatus (Perugia, 1891) (Characiformes: Characidae): first record in the upper Paraná river basin, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/13.2.2094 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 2094

Author(s):

Fabiane Silva Ferreira ◽

Wagner Vicentin ◽

Yzel Rondon Súarez

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

First Record ◽

Paraná River ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Parana River ◽

Paraguay River ◽

Upper Paraná River ◽

Upper Paraná River Basin ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽

Paraná River Basin

Astyanax lineatus was previously known only from the Paraguay river basin and we report the first record from the Paraná river basin near the municipality of Sidrolândia, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. The species was found in Lajeado Stream, a tributary of the Anhanduí River, which belongs to the Pardo River sub-basin of the Paraná river basin.

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Population aspects of Bryconamericus stramineus in streams of the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032011000200006 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 55-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Lilian Paula Vasconcelos ◽

Yzel Rondon Súarez ◽

Sidnei Eduardo Lima-Junior

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Paraná River ◽

Ovary Development ◽

Recruitment Pattern ◽

Growth Coefficient ◽

Parana River ◽

Upper Paraná River ◽

Upper Paraná River Basin ◽

Sexually Mature ◽

Paraná River Basin

In order to describe some aspects of the population ecology of Bryconamericus stramineus in the Guiraí River basin, upper Paraná River basin, samples were taken bimonthly from October 2006 to August 2007 at seven sites in the basin. A total of 960 individuals, including 532 females, 316 males, and 112 of undetermined sex, were collected. A significant variation in the sex ratio was observed (Χ2 = 32.82; p < 0.001). Females were larger (59.7 mm) than males (58.9 mm); however, males showed a larger angular growth coefficient (b) than females. It was estimated that 50% of females were sexually mature at 36.4 mm. The highest rate of ovary development was observed in October, while in June 2007 no mature females were found. Mean fecundity was estimated at 313 eggs, and the relative fecundity was 184.6 eggs/g. The asymptotic was estimated at 62.8 mm and the growth rate at 0.76. The growth performance index was calculated at 3.47, the longevity at 3.94 years and the mortality (M) at 1.18 years. The recruitment pattern of the species showed peaks concentrated in periods of low rainfall.

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