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Freitas,Tiago Magalhães da Silva; Almeida,Vitor Hudson da Consolação; Montag,Luciano Fogaça de Assis; Rocha,Rossineide Martins da; Fontoura,Nelson Ferreira. |
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the seasonal pattern of the gonadosomatic index (GSI), condition factor (K), and sex ratio in the catfish Auchenipterichthys longimanus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) as an approach to identify its reproductive period. A total of 589 A. longimanus specimens (251 males and 338 females) were captured in the rivers of the Caxiuanã National Forest, in the Brazilian state of Pará, between July, 2008 and July, 2009. Among the male specimens, 171 were classified as adults and 80 as juveniles, while there were 249 adults and 89 juvenile females. Using a sinusoidal equation, analysis of the GSI revealed a reproductive asynchrony between the genders, with males attaining their highest GSI values in January, while females... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Auchenipterichthys longimanus; Hydrological seasons; Reproduction; Siluriformes. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252011000400015 |
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Freitas,Tiago Magalhães da Silva; Almeida,Vitor Hudson da Consolação; Valente,Roberta de Melo; Montag,Luciano Fogaça de Assis. |
Feeding habits of the midnight catfish Auchenipterichthys longimanus collected in rivers of the Caxiuanã National Forest (Eastern Amazonia, Brazil) were investigated through the different hydrological periods (dry, filing, flood and drawdown). A total of 589 specimens were collected throughout seven samplings between July 2008 and July 2009, of which 74 were young males, 177 adult males, 89 young females and 249 adult females. The diet composition (Alimentary index - Ai%) was analyzed by a non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) and by the analysis of similarity (ANOSIM), which included 37 items grouped into nine categories (Aquatic insects, Other aquatic invertebrates, Arthropods fragment, Fish, Plant fragment, Seeds, Terrestrial insects, Other... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Amazon; Catfish; Hydrological seasons; Trophic ecology. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252011000300016 |
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