Aquatic macrophytes as feeding site for small fishes in the Rosana Reservoir, Paranapanema River, Southeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

L. Casatti²  H. F. Mendes¹  K. M. Ferreira² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto Laboratório de Ictiologia de Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto SP ,Brazil

关键词: aquatic macrophytes;    fishes;    feeding;    Rosana Reservoir;    Paranapanema River;    macrófitas aquáticas;    peixes;    alimentação;    reservatório de Rosana;    rio Paranapanema;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842003000200006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In the present investigation we studied the feeding habits of the fishes associated with aquatic macrophytes in the Rosana Reservoir, southeastern Brazil. Twenty fish species were collected during four field trips, regularly distributed across the dry and wet seasons. Focal snorkeling observations of the fishes were made over a total of six hours. Nine species were present in abundances of more than 1% and, therefore, had their feeding habits analyzed. Hemigrammus marginatus, Roeboides paranensis, Hyphessobrycon eques, Astyanax altiparanae, Serrasalmus spilopleura, and Bryconamericus stramineus were predominantly invertivores, with predominance of aquatic insects (Diptera, Ephemeroptera, and Trichoptera immatures) among their food items. The predominantly algivores were Apareiodon affinis, Serrapinnus notomelas, and Satanoperca pappaterra, with high frequency of filamentous blue-green algae, diatoms, clorophyts, and periderm. The different microhabitat exploitation plus diet composition suggests partitioning of resources and absence of food competition among the most representative fish species in the studied community, indicating the importance of the naturalistic approach to fish ecology studies.

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