| The Siluriformes conservation state was quantified by means of the SUMIN index, composed by the sum of 12 outstanding variables for the species survival and/or conservation. An arranged list of the thirty -three Siluriformes species from the Ramsar Site was obtained based on a gradient of conservation necessity. The species were defined as Vulnerable of Maximum Priority: Pseudoplatystoma corruscans, P. f. fasciatum, Luciopimeloduspati and Hemisorubimplatyrhinchos; species Vulnerables of Special Attention: Oxydoras kneri, Ageneiosus valenciennesi, Sorubim lima, Platydoras costatus, Pterodoras granulosus, Sturisoma robustum, Trachydoras paraguayensis and Ageneiosus brevifilis. The remaining species, were qualified as Not Threatened: Corydoras paleatus,... |
