Evaluation of the feeding habits of Macrobrachium brasiliense (Heller, 1862) in the Curral de Arame stream (Dourados/Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil)

Melo, Madson Silveira de; Nakagaki, Jelly Makoto

Abstract

Macrobrachium brasiliense is a cosmopolitan shrimp species found in the channel of large rivers, streams, lakes, igapós and upland igarapés and can present diversity in the use of food resources. This study aimed to evaluate the feeding habits according to sex, molt stage, seasonal and spatial variation, and size class. Organisms were collected every three months from May 2011 to March 2012 at three sampling sites in the Curral de Arame Stream, including the upstream, middle, and downstream sections. Animals were sampled with 50x50cm sieves (1 mm mesh size) on the margin, and with "D" dip nets 40 cm wide (500 µm mesh size) at the bottom. Of each animal we examined the sex, molt stage, carapace length, and stomach content. Data were analyzed through the frequency of occurrence and compared by a chi-square test. Four-hundred-thirty shrimps were collected, of which 26.05% male and 73.95% female; of the total males, 69.64% showed content in the stomach, and females, 72.96%. Among food items stood out: Non-identified Organic Matter (90%), Insects (89.68%), Sand (87.10%), Algae (49.03%), Oligochaeta (29.68%), Fungi (26.77%) and Plant fragment (14.52%). No significant difference was detected in the diet between males and females, but there was a seasonal difference related to the molt stage, and differences along the space and per size classes, and it was concluded that the species has omnivorous habits.

Crustacea; food habits; frequency of occurrence; Palaemonidae; stomach content

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Albertoni, E.F.; Palma-Silva, C. and Esteves, F.A. 2003. Overlap of dietary niche and electivity of three shrimp species (Crustacea, Decapoda) in a tropical coastal lagoon (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 20(1): 135-140.
Araujo, M.C. and Valenti,W.C. 2005. Manejo alimentar de pós-larvas do camarão-da-amazônia, Macrobrachium amazonicum, em berçário I. Acta Scientiarum - Animal Sciences, 27(1): 67-72.
Barros, H.P. and Valenti, W.C. 1997. Comportamento alimentar do camarão de água doce, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man) (Crustacea, Palaemonidae) durante a fase larval: análise qualitativa. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 14(4): 785 - 793.
Bicudo, C.E.M. and Menezes, M. 2006. Gêneros de Algas de Águas Continentais do Brasil: chave para identificação e descrição. 2^edSão Carlos: Rima, 502p.
Branco, J.O. and Verani, J.R. 1997. Dinâmica da alimentação natural de Callinectes danae Smith (Decapoda, Portunidae) na Lagoa da Conceição, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 14(4): 1003-1018.
Branco, J.O. and Junior, H.C.M. 2001. Alimentação natural do camarão sete-barbas, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller) (Crustacea, Decapoda), na Armação do Itapocoroy, Penha, Santa Catarina.Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 18(1): 53-61.
Branco, J.O.; Lunardon-Branco, M.J.; Verani, J.R.; Schveitzer, R.; Souto, F.X. and Vale, W.G. 2002. Natural diet of Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 (Decapoda, Portunidae) in the Itapocory Inlet, Penha, SC, Brazil. Archives of Biology and Technology, 45(1): 35-40.
Carnevali, R.P.; Collins, P.A. and Neiff, A.S.G.P. 2012. Trophic ecology of the freshwater prawn, Pseudopalaemon bouvieri (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in Northeastern Argentina, with remarks on population structure. Revista de Biología Tropical, 60(1): 305-316.
Carvalho, D.A. and Collins, P.A. 2011. Ontogenetic predation capacity of Macrobrachium borellii (Caridea: Palaemonidae) on prey from littoral-benthic communities. Nauplius, 19(1): 71-77.
Chong, V.C. and Sasekumar, A. 1981.Food and feeding habits of the white prawn Penaeus merguiensis Marine Ecology Progress Series, 5(20): 185-191.
Choy, S.C.1986. Natural diet and feeding habits of the crabs Liocarcinus puber and L. holsatus (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae).Marine Ecology Progress Series, 31(6): 87-99.
Coelho, P.A. and Ramos-Porto, M. 1985. Camarões de água doce do Brasil: distribuição geográfica. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia,2(4): 405-410.
Collins, P.A. 1999. Feeding of Palaemonetes argentinus (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from an oxbow lake of the Paraná River, Argentina. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 19(3): 485-492.
De Grave, S. and C.H.J.M. Fransen. 2011. Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologische Mededelingen, 85(9): 195-589.
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Hyslop, E.J.1980. Stomach contents analysis - a review of methods and their applications. Journal of Fish Biology, 17: 411-429.
Jimoh, A.A.; Clarke, E.O.; Whenu, O.O. and Adeoye, H.B. 2011. Food and feeding habits of the African river prawn (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii, Herklots, 1857) in Epe Lagoon, southwest Nigeria. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 3(1): 10-15.
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Josileen, J. 2011. Food and feeding of the blue swimmer crab, Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Decapoda, Brachyura) along the Coast of Madapam, Tamil Nadu, India. Crustaceana, 84(10): 1169-1180.
Mantelatto, F.L. and Barbosa, L.R. 2005. Population structure and relative growth of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium brasiliense (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from São Paulo State, Brazil. Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia, 17(3): 245-255.
McLaughlin, P.A. and Hebard.F. 1961. Stomach contents of the Bering Sea King crab. Bulletin International North Pacific Fisheries Commission, 5: 5-8.
Melo, G.A.S. 2003. Manual de identificação de Crustacea Decapoda de água doce do Brasil. São Paulo: Ed. Loyola. 420p.
Merrit, R.W. and Cummins, K.W. 1996. An introduction to the aquatic Insects of North America. Duduque: Kendal/Hunt, 862p.
Mugnai, R.; Nessimian, J.L. and Baptista, D.F. 2010. Manual de identificação de invertebrados aquáticos do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro: Technical Books, 176p.
Oh, C.W.; Hartnoll, R.G. and Nash, R.D.M. 2001. Feeding ecology of the common shrimp Crangon crangon in Port Erin Bay, Isle of Man, Irish Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 214: 211-223.
Pantaleão, J.A.F.; Gregati, R.A.; Taddei, F.G. and Costa, R.C. 2011. Morphology of the first larval stage of Macrobrachium brasiliense (Heller, 1868) (Caridea: Palaemonidae). Nauplius, 19(1): 79-85.
Passano, L.M. 1960. Molting and its control. P. 473-536. In: Waterman. T.H. (Ed.) The Physiology of Crustacea: Metabolism and Growth (Vol. 1). Academic Press. New York, USA.
Pereira, M.G.C. and Chacur, M.M. 2009. Estrutura populacional de Macrobrachium brasiliense (Crustacea, Palaemonidae) do Córrego Escondido, Batayporã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Revista Biologia Neotropical, 6(1):75-82.
Pileggi, L.G.; Magalhães, C.; Bond-Buckup, G. and F.L. Mantelatto. 2013. New records and extension of the known distribution of some freshwater shrimps in Brazil. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 84(2): 563-574.
Pru, E.P.; Millán, J.; Robaina G. and Cervigón, F. 1994. Análisis del contenido gastrointestinal del camarón Penaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 (Decapoda: Penaeidae) cultivado en estanques con fondo de tierra. Revista Latinoamericana de Acuicultura 43: 17-24.
Roux, A.; Piñero, R.; Moriondo, P. and Fernández, M. 2009. Diet of the red shrimp Pleoticus muelleri (Bate, 1888) in Patagonian fishing grounds, Argentine. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía, 44(3): 775-781.
Souza, M.C. and Singer-Brugiolo, S.S. 2001. Efeito da amputação das quelas sobre o comportamento canibalístico de Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) (Crustacea, Palaemonidae) em condições de laboratório. Revista Brasileira de Zoociências, 3(1): 7-19.
Spanjersberg, G.; Roux, A. and Caille, G. 2006. Composición cualitativa de la dieta del camarón Artemesia longinaris Bate, 1888 (Decapoda, Penaeidae) de Bahía Engaño (Chubut), Argentina. Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografía, 22(1-4): 99-111.
Vásquez, E.; Chujandama, M.; Gárcia, C. and Alcántara, F. 2000.Caracterización del hábitat del camarón Macrobrachium brasiliense en ambientes acuáticos de la Carretera Iquitos-Nauta. Folia Amazônica, 10(1-2): 57-71.
Zavala-Camin, L.A.1996. Introdução ao estudo sobre alimentação natural de peixes. Maringá: EDUEM, 129p.

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Evaluation of the feeding habits of Macrobrachium brasiliense (Heller, 1862) in the Curral de Arame stream (Dourados/Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil)

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