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Indicadores reprodutivos de Parauchenipterus striatulus (Steindachner) (Pisces, Auchenipteridae) na Represa de Ribeirão das Lajes, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Reproductive indicators of Parauchenipterus striatulus (Steindachner) (Pisces, Auchenipteridae) in the Ribeirão das Lajes reservoir, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Resumo

Parauchenipterus striatulus is a representative of the freshwater catfish with wide distribution in the South America region. Despite of being a very abundant fish in rivers and reservoirs of this region, little is known about its biology and ecology. In Ribeirão das Lajes reservoir (22º42'S - 22º50'S, 43º53'- 44º05' W, Rio de Janeiro), the Rio de Janeiro state's largest hydroelectric reservoir, this species is very abundant, representing about 40% of the total experimental fish catches using gill nets. This paper aims to assess aspects of the reproductive cycle of this species describing the gonadal stages, gonadosomatic index, weight-length relationship and condition factor. Fish sampling were carried out bi-monthly, between April 1996 and May 1997. Gill nets used were 100 m long, 4 m high with mesh size between 25 and 65 mm. Macroscopic analysis of 339 individuais were performed for the determination of 5 maturation stages, for both sexes (immature, maturation I, maturation II, ripe, spawned (females) and emptied (males). The gonadosomatic index for both sexes was higher from October to March, suggesting a long spawning period while the condition factor was higher from February to June, showing an inverse relationship between these two parameters. Weight-length relationship for males was W=0,0095L3,C862and for females W= 0,0116L3,126, and no significam differences were shown between sex with reference to the alometry coefficient.

Auchenipteridae; length-weight relationship; reproduction; condition factor; gonadosomatic index; reservoir


Auchenipteridae; length-weight relationship; reproduction; condition factor; gonadosomatic index; reservoir

Indicadores reprodutivos de Parauchenipterus striatulus (Steindachner) (Pisces, Auchenipteridae) na Represa de Ribeirão das Lajes, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Reproductive indicators of Parauchenipterus striatulus (Steindachner) (Pisces, Auchenipteridae) in the Ribeirão das Lajes reservoir, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Francisco Gerson Araújo; Silvana Duarte; Rubens Sterental Goldberg; Liana Fichberg

Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Posto de Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Antiga Rodovia Rio-São Paulo Km 47, 23851-970 Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. E-mail: gerson@ufrrj.br

ABSTRACT

Parauchenipterus striatulus is a representative of the freshwater catfish with wide distribution in the South America region. Despite of being a very abundant fish in rivers and reservoirs of this region, little is known about its biology and ecology. In Ribeirão das Lajes reservoir (22º42'S - 22º50'S, 43º53'- 44º05' W, Rio de Janeiro), the Rio de Janeiro state's largest hydroelectric reservoir, this species is very abundant, representing about 40% of the total experimental fish catches using gill nets. This paper aims to assess aspects of the reproductive cycle of this species describing the gonadal stages, gonadosomatic index, weight-length relationship and condition factor. Fish sampling were carried out bi-monthly, between April 1996 and May 1997. Gill nets used were 100 m long, 4 m high with mesh size between 25 and 65 mm. Macroscopic analysis of 339 individuais were performed for the determination of 5 maturation stages, for both sexes (immature, maturation I, maturation II, ripe, spawned (females) and emptied (males). The gonadosomatic index for both sexes was higher from October to March, suggesting a long spawning period while the condition factor was higher from February to June, showing an inverse relationship between these two parameters. Weight-length relationship for males was W=0,0095L3,C862and for females W= 0,0116L3,126, and no significam differences were shown between sex with reference to the alometry coefficient.

Key words: Auchenipteridae, length-weight relationship, reproduction, condition factor, gonadosomatic index, reservoir.

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Recebido em 20.IV.1998; aceito em 29.IX.1999.

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Datas de Publicação

  • Publicação nesta coleção
    19 Jun 2009
  • Data do Fascículo
    1999

Histórico

  • Aceito
    29 Set 1999
  • Recebido
    20 Abr 1998
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