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Fishes of the Taquari-Antas river basin (Patos Lagoon basin), southern Brazil

2013; Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (Brazil); Volume: 73; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1519-69842013000100010

1678-4375

FG. Becker, Fries LCC. De, Juliano Ferrer, Vinicius de Araújo Bertaco, KDG. Luz-Agostinho, JFP Silva, AR. Cardoso, ZMS. Lucena, CAS. Lucena,

Fish Ecology and Management Studies

The aquatic habitats of the Taquari-Antas river basin (in the Patos Lagoon basin, southern Brazil) are under marked environmental transformation because of river damming for hydropower production. In order to provide an information baseline on the fish fauna of the Taquari-Antas basin, we provide a comprehensive survey of fish species based on primary and secondary data. We found 5,299 valid records of fish species in the basin, representing 119 species and 519 sampling sites. There are 13 non-native species, six of which are native to other Neotropical river basins. About 24% of the total native species are still lacking a taxonomic description at the species level. Three native long-distance migratory species were recorded (Leporinus obtusidens, Prochilodus lineatus, Salminus brasiliensis), as well as two potential mid-distance migrators (Parapimelodus nigribarbis and Pimelodus pintado). Although there is only one officially endangered species in the basin (S. brasiliensis), restricted range species (21.7% of total species) should be considered in conservation efforts.