Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparison
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Resumo: | We examined the diet of 4 annual fishes, Austrolebias viarius, Austrolebias cheradophilus, Austrolebias luteoflammulatus and Cynopoecilus melanotaenia inhabiting temporal ponds of southeastern Uruguay, by analysis of stomach contents. Fishes were captured from fifty ephemeral ponds of Castillos Lagoon basin, in the region of the Humedales del Este. We identified 13099 individual prey items extracted from 669 stomachs of the four captured species. In the studied system, annual killifishes represents the most abundant and conspicuous top predators. Killifishes are generalist key predators at the ephemeral ponds of the studied system, consuming mostly aquatic items. Zooplancton represented the bulk of the diet in the four analyzed species, followed by eggs, algae and diatoms. Insects are the next group in prey number, as follows: Diptera larvae (especially Chironomidae and Cullicidae), Ephemeroptera (especially Betidae), and coleopteran larvae (especially Dytiscidae). Acari are also important prey in number. The four fish species differ in diet composition and in diet richness. A general pattern of differences in diet richness among killifish species and demographic groups could be related to variations in body sizes. As top predators annual killifishes are an important component of the temporal pond ecosystems. Understanding the natural history of this species and their communities is necessary in order to conserve them. |
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Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparisonAnnual fishesForaging behaviorPredatorsFood analysisWe examined the diet of 4 annual fishes, Austrolebias viarius, Austrolebias cheradophilus, Austrolebias luteoflammulatus and Cynopoecilus melanotaenia inhabiting temporal ponds of southeastern Uruguay, by analysis of stomach contents. Fishes were captured from fifty ephemeral ponds of Castillos Lagoon basin, in the region of the Humedales del Este. We identified 13099 individual prey items extracted from 669 stomachs of the four captured species. In the studied system, annual killifishes represents the most abundant and conspicuous top predators. Killifishes are generalist key predators at the ephemeral ponds of the studied system, consuming mostly aquatic items. Zooplancton represented the bulk of the diet in the four analyzed species, followed by eggs, algae and diatoms. Insects are the next group in prey number, as follows: Diptera larvae (especially Chironomidae and Cullicidae), Ephemeroptera (especially Betidae), and coleopteran larvae (especially Dytiscidae). Acari are also important prey in number. The four fish species differ in diet composition and in diet richness. A general pattern of differences in diet richness among killifish species and demographic groups could be related to variations in body sizes. As top predators annual killifishes are an important component of the temporal pond ecosystems. Understanding the natural history of this species and their communities is necessary in order to conserve them.Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia2009-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252009000100010Neotropical Ichthyology v.7 n.1 2009reponame:Neotropical ichthyology (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia (SBI)instacron:SBI10.1590/S1679-62252009000100010info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLaufer,GabrielArim,MatíasLoureiro,MarceloPiñeiro-Guerra,Juan ManuelClavijo-Baquet,SabrinaFagúndez,Césareng2009-04-09T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1679-62252009000100010Revistahttp://www.ufrgs.br/ni/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||neoichth@nupelia.uem.br1982-02241679-6225opendoar:2009-04-09T00:00Neotropical ichthyology (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia (SBI)false |
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Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparison |
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Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparison |
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Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparison Laufer,Gabriel Annual fishes Foraging behavior Predators Food analysis |
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Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparison |
title_full |
Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparison |
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Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparison |
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Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparison |
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Diet of four annual killifishes: an intra and interspecific comparison |
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Laufer,Gabriel |
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Laufer,Gabriel Arim,Matías Loureiro,Marcelo Piñeiro-Guerra,Juan Manuel Clavijo-Baquet,Sabrina Fagúndez,César |
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Arim,Matías Loureiro,Marcelo Piñeiro-Guerra,Juan Manuel Clavijo-Baquet,Sabrina Fagúndez,César |
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Laufer,Gabriel Arim,Matías Loureiro,Marcelo Piñeiro-Guerra,Juan Manuel Clavijo-Baquet,Sabrina Fagúndez,César |
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Annual fishes Foraging behavior Predators Food analysis |
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Annual fishes Foraging behavior Predators Food analysis |
description |
We examined the diet of 4 annual fishes, Austrolebias viarius, Austrolebias cheradophilus, Austrolebias luteoflammulatus and Cynopoecilus melanotaenia inhabiting temporal ponds of southeastern Uruguay, by analysis of stomach contents. Fishes were captured from fifty ephemeral ponds of Castillos Lagoon basin, in the region of the Humedales del Este. We identified 13099 individual prey items extracted from 669 stomachs of the four captured species. In the studied system, annual killifishes represents the most abundant and conspicuous top predators. Killifishes are generalist key predators at the ephemeral ponds of the studied system, consuming mostly aquatic items. Zooplancton represented the bulk of the diet in the four analyzed species, followed by eggs, algae and diatoms. Insects are the next group in prey number, as follows: Diptera larvae (especially Chironomidae and Cullicidae), Ephemeroptera (especially Betidae), and coleopteran larvae (especially Dytiscidae). Acari are also important prey in number. The four fish species differ in diet composition and in diet richness. A general pattern of differences in diet richness among killifish species and demographic groups could be related to variations in body sizes. As top predators annual killifishes are an important component of the temporal pond ecosystems. Understanding the natural history of this species and their communities is necessary in order to conserve them. |
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