Size related changes in sagitta otoliths of <i>Australoheros facetus</i> (<i>Pisces; Cichlidae</i>) from South America

The Australoheros facetus, locally known as ‘chanchita’, is the southernmost (38º44′S) distributed cichlid species in South America where it is eurytopic and abundant in the pampasic ‘laguna’, and an important dietary component of numerous piscivorous fishes and birds. The objective of the present s...

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Autores principales: Gonzalez Naya, M. J., Tombari, A., Volpedo, Alejandra, Gómez, Sergio Enrique
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/49016
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.02006.x/abstract
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language Español
topic Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Peces
otholit
fresh water fish
América Neotropical
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Peces
otholit
fresh water fish
América Neotropical
Gonzalez Naya, M. J.
Tombari, A.
Volpedo, Alejandra
Gómez, Sergio Enrique
Size related changes in sagitta otoliths of <i>Australoheros facetus</i> (<i>Pisces; Cichlidae</i>) from South America
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Peces
otholit
fresh water fish
América Neotropical
description The Australoheros facetus, locally known as ‘chanchita’, is the southernmost (38º44′S) distributed cichlid species in South America where it is eurytopic and abundant in the pampasic ‘laguna’, and an important dietary component of numerous piscivorous fishes and birds. The objective of the present study was to extend and correct the description of sagitta otoliths of Australoheros facetus and evaluate the occurrence of morphological and morphometric changes at different development stages. The sagittae were described morphologically and the morphometric analyses performed using the regression equation of allometric growth and discriminant analysis. The results of this analysis indicate that the sagitta of A. facetus acquires its definitive shape at 60 mm maturity, laboratory standard length (LS), which is near the lower limit of the size range achieved in laboratory conditions. The main difference compared to individuals below 60 mm LS can be seen in the general shape, type of dorsal and ventral rims, type of cauda ending, and presence of a groove at the posterior end. The presented results on ontogenetic changes in otolith morphology can be used in studies of trophic ecology to avoid overestimating the number of prey species found in the diet of freshwater piscivorous fishes and birds.
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author Gonzalez Naya, M. J.
Tombari, A.
Volpedo, Alejandra
Gómez, Sergio Enrique
author_facet Gonzalez Naya, M. J.
Tombari, A.
Volpedo, Alejandra
Gómez, Sergio Enrique
author_sort Gonzalez Naya, M. J.
title Size related changes in sagitta otoliths of <i>Australoheros facetus</i> (<i>Pisces; Cichlidae</i>) from South America
title_short Size related changes in sagitta otoliths of <i>Australoheros facetus</i> (<i>Pisces; Cichlidae</i>) from South America
title_full Size related changes in sagitta otoliths of <i>Australoheros facetus</i> (<i>Pisces; Cichlidae</i>) from South America
title_fullStr Size related changes in sagitta otoliths of <i>Australoheros facetus</i> (<i>Pisces; Cichlidae</i>) from South America
title_full_unstemmed Size related changes in sagitta otoliths of <i>Australoheros facetus</i> (<i>Pisces; Cichlidae</i>) from South America
title_sort size related changes in sagitta otoliths of <i>australoheros facetus</i> (<i>pisces; cichlidae</i>) from south america
publishDate 2012
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/49016
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.02006.x/abstract
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