Comparative dietary analysis of Eurycheilichthys pantherinus and Pareiorhaphis hystrix: two Loricariidae species (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes) from Campos Sulinos biome, southern Brazil

Iheringia. Série Zoologia

Tatiana S Dias¹  Clarice B Fialho¹ 

[1],Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal Departamento de ZoologiaPorto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul ,Brazil

关键词: Diet;    feeding overlap;    detritivory;    insectivory;    sympatry;    Dieta;    sobreposição alimentar;    detritivoria;    insetivoria;    simpatria;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0073-47212011000100006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This work was carried out in Marco river, São José dos Ausentes municipality, state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. This region is located within the Campos Sulinos biome, an area of great biological importance due to its high diversity and endemism of fish. The feeding habits and food overlap between Eurycheilichthys pantherinus (Reis & Schaefer, 1992) (n=108) and Pareiorhaphis hystrix Pereira & Reis, 2002 (n=60) are described. Monthly samples were obtained between September 2000 and July 2001 with dipnets using the kick sampling technique. Stomach contents were analyzed based on frequency of occurrence, volumetric frequency and index of alimentary importance. The level of dietary specialization and food overlap were determined by the Levins measure and the Morisita index, respectively. Eurycheilichthys pantherinus fed mainly on immature aquatic insects, such as Dipterans and Ephemeropterans, and was classified as insectivore. Pareiorhaphis hystrix fed mainly on detritus associated with small amounts of aquatic insects, and was classified as detritivore. Species are clearly segregated by the use of food resources in Marco River. Their diets did not overlap and the differences observed in their feeding habits probably contribute for their coexistence.

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