scholarly journals Diet of benthivorous fish and prey availability in streams of the Pirapó River basin-PR

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Guglielmetti ◽  
Marlene Rodrigues Silva ◽  
Janet Higuti ◽  
Rosemara Fugi
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Diet Composition ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Aquatic Insect ◽  
Behavioral Characteristics ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Benthivorous Fish ◽  
Interspecific Variations ◽  
Upper Paraná River ◽  
Permutation Analysis

Abstract Aim This study aimed to investigate the diet of seven species of fish that consume predominantly benthic macroinvertebrates, and the availability of these organisms in the environment. We analyzed the occurrence of trophic segregation between species and the correlation between the abundance of macroinvertebrates in the diet and in the environment. Methods Fish and macroinvertebrates were sampled in three streams of the Pirapó River basin (Upper Paraná River - Brazil). Differences in diet composition between species were tested using a multivariate permutation analysis of variance (PERMANOVA). A Spearman Correlation was performed to test the relation between the abundance the macroinvertebrates consumed and those available in the environment. Results All species mainly consumed aquatic insect, and significant interspecific variations in diet composition were found for most of them. For five out of the seven species of fish analyzed no significant correlation was detected between the abundance of macroinvertebrates in the environment and in the diet. Conclusions The results showed that most of the species segregate and their diets are not positively correlated with the abundance of preys in the environment, indicating that the most consumed macroinvertebrates were not the most abundant in the environment. These results suggest that the fish species select the macroinvertebrates, and that the morphological and behavioral characteristics of both predators and prey are important in feeding fish from streams.

Fish fauna in low-order streams of the Piquiri River, Upper Paraná River basin, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariele P. Camargo ◽  
Sandra C. Forneck ◽  
Fabrício M. Dutra ◽  
Leonardo B. Ribas ◽  
Almir M. Cunico
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Fish Fauna ◽  
Neotropical Streams ◽  
The World ◽  
Upper Paraná River ◽  
Upper Paraná River Basin ◽  
Electric Fishing ◽  
Low Order

Abstract The South America ichthyofauna encompasses the highest diversity of the world, however is highly threatened by anthropogenic actions. The fish fauna of nine low-order streams, tributaries of the Piquiri River and impacted by aquaculture, agriculture and urbanization were sampled in the present study. Samplings were done quarterly from December 2017 to September 2018 at three sites in each stream, using a portable electric fishing device in 50-meter segments. A total of 14,507 individuals were collected, belonging to six orders, 20 families, 46 genera, and 70 species. The highest richness and abundance were found for the orders Characiformes and Siluriformes. In this study, nine species that had not been recorded were found, totaling 163 for the basin. In addition, 14 non-native species were captured. The presented list of species contributes to the existing database of ichthyofauna distribution in Neotropical streams, denoting that it is underestimated in the region, mainly in low-order tributaries. The present study reinforces the importance of inventories and monitoring in environments with high biodiversity and sensitive to anthropogenic actions.

scholarly journals Diet composition and feeding habits of the eyespot skate, Atlantoraja cyclophora (Elasmobranchii: Arhynchobatidae), off Uruguay and northern Argentina

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago A. Barbini ◽  
Luis O. Lucifora
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Diet Composition ◽  
Prey Size ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Cold Season ◽  
The North ◽  
Multiple Hypothesis ◽  
Modelling Approach

ABSTRACT The eyespot skate, Atlantoraja cyclophora, is an endemic species from the southwestern Atlantic, occurring from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to northern Patagonia, Argentina. The feeding habits of this species, from off Uruguay and north Argentina, were evaluated using a multiple hypothesis modelling approach. In general, the diet was composed mainly of decapod crustaceans, followed by teleost fishes. Molluscs, mysidaceans, amphipods, isopods, lancelets and elasmobranchs were consumed in lower proportion. The consumption of shrimps drecreased with increasing body size of A. cyclophora. On the other hand, the consumption of teleosts increased with body size. Mature individuals preyed more heavily on crabs than immature individuals. Teleosts were consumed more in the south region (34º - 38ºS) and crabs in the north region (38º - 41ºS). Shrimps were eaten more in the warm season than in the cold season. Prey size increased with increasing body size of A. cyclophora , but large individuals also consumed small teleosts and crabs. Atlantoraja cyclophora has demersal-benthic feeding habits, shifts its diet with increasing body size and in response to seasonal and regional changes in prey availability and distribution.

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

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
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.

Chromosomal characteristics of rDNA in a conserved karyotype of two Sternopygus macrurus (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) populations from upper Paraná River basin

Biologia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Alexandre Fernandes ◽  
Lucas Baumgärtner ◽  
Leonardo Marcel Paiz ◽  
Vladimir Pavan Margarido ◽  
Ana Luiza de Brito Portela-Castro
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Paraná River ◽  
Parana River ◽  
Upper Paraná River ◽  
Upper Paraná River Basin ◽  
Paraná River Basin

AbstractKaryotype and chromosomal characteristics of both minor and major rDNA of

scholarly journals New record of planktonic cladoceran to the upper Paraná River, Brazil: Bosmina huaroensis Delachaux, 1918

2000 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. M. VELHO ◽  
F. A. LANSAC-TÔHA ◽  
C. C. BONECKER
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
New Record ◽  
First Record ◽  
Paraná River ◽  
Parana River ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
Upper Paraná River ◽  
Upper Paraná River Basin ◽  
Paraná River Basin

In this paper we register the first occurrence of Bosmina huaroensis Delachaux, 1918 in the upper Paraná River basin, which is probably the first record to Brazil. Illustrations and an updated description of the species are given.

scholarly journals Fish, Piquiri River, Upper Paraná River basin, Paraná state, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éder André Gubiani ◽  
Arlei José Holzbach ◽  
Gilmar Baumgartner ◽  
Leontino Borges de Rezende Neto ◽  
Fernando Bergmann
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Paraná River ◽  
Parana River ◽  
Upper Paraná River ◽  
Upper Paraná River Basin ◽  
Paraná River Basin

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FISH DIVERSITY DOWNSTREAM OF HYDROPOWER PLANTS OF THE UPPER PARANÁ RIVER BASIN, BRAZIL

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAFAEL COUTO ROSA SOUZA ◽  
RAONI ROSA RODRIGUES ◽  
ANA CAROLINA LACERDA RÊGO ◽  
ÁTILA RODRIGUES ARAÚJO ◽  
IVO GAVIÃO PRADO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Paraná River ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Parana River ◽  
Hydropower Plants ◽  
Upper Paraná River ◽  
Upper Paraná River Basin ◽  
Paraná River Basin

scholarly journals A poorly known case of watershed transposition between the São Francisco and upper Paraná river basins

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orlando Moreira Filho ◽  
Paulo Andreas Buckup
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Fish Fauna ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Sao Francisco River ◽  
Parana River ◽  
São Francisco River ◽  
Upper Paraná River ◽  
Parana Basin

During construction of the Furnas hydroelectric power dam in the upper rio Paraná basin in the early 1960s, the rio Piumhi drainage outflow was diverted into the headwaters of the São Francisco river basin. The rio Piumhi was a right bank tributary of the rio Grande, which unites with the rio Paranaíba to form the rio Paraná. The transposition allowed the entire fish fauna of the rio Piumhi and associated swamps, lakes, and tributaries to intermingle with the fish fauna of the São Francisco basin via the ribeirão Sujo, a right bank tributary of the São Francisco. The transposition of the watershed may have had a major impact on the current composition of the fish fauna of the upper rio São Francisco watershed.

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