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Mattox,George Mendes Taliaferro; Bichuette,Maria Elina; Secutti,Sandro; Trajano,Eleonora. |
After an ichthyofaunistic survey in several epigean (surface) water bodies of the Serra do Ramalho, southern Bahia, conducted in May 2007, 44 species were recorded; in addition, three non-troglomorphic (normally eyed and pigmented) and two troglomorphic species were recorded only in caves, totaling 49 species of fishes for the area, which represents a little more than one fourth of the total registered in the literature for the entire Rio São Francisco basin. In these caves, which have been studied since 2005, eight non-troglomorphic species were sampled and their presence in both epigean and subterranean habitats, associated to the lack of morphological differences, indicate that they may be either troglophiles (species encompassing individuals able to... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Bahia State; Caves; Troglobites; Troglophiles; Freshwater fishes. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032008000400014 |
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