Feeding of two sympatric species of Characidium, C. lanei and C. pterostictum (Characidiinae) in a coastal stream of Atlantic Forest (Southern Brazil)

  • Aranha J
  • Gomes J
  • Fogaça F
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Abstract

The feeding strategy of Characidium lanei and C. pterostictum was studied in the "Cabral" stream, a coastal stream of the Atlantic Forest, in southern Brazil. The samples were taken using electric fishing between March/95 and February/96. We studied about 15 stomach contents for each species in each season of the year. The stomach contents of the studied species were composed of 39 different food items, 28 in C. lanei and 24 in C. pterostictum. Chironomidae larvae and Ephemeroptera nymph were the most important items for C. lanei, except in the summer when Acarina and not identified Arthropoda were the most important items. Chironomidae and Simulidae larvae were the most important items in C. pterostictum. These results indicated an insectivorous habits and opportunist feeding strategy to C. lanei and C. pterostictum with several items rare or not very frequent.Foi estudada a dieta de Characidium lanei and C. pterostictum no rio Cabral, rio costeiro da Mata Atlântica na região sul do Brasil, município de Antonina - PR. As coletas foram realizadas no período de março/95 a fevereiro/96, utilizando-se de pesca elétrica. A cada estação do ano, 15 exemplares de cada espécie tiveram seus conteúdos estomacais estudados. Foi constatado para C. lanei 28 ítens e para C. pterostictum 24 ítens. Para C. lanei, os ítens mais importantes foram larvas de Chironomidae e de Ephemeroptera, exceto no verão quando ácaros e restos de artrópodes foram mais significativos. Para C. pterostictum os ítens larva de Chironomidade e de Simulidae predominaram durante todo o ano. Os resultados no presente estudo sugerem uma dieta oportunista dentro de insetivoria, com grande ocorrência de ítens raros ou pouco freqüentes.

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Aranha, J. M. R., Gomes, J. H. C., & Fogaça, F. N. O. (2000). Feeding of two sympatric species of Characidium, C. lanei and C. pterostictum (Characidiinae) in a coastal stream of Atlantic Forest (Southern Brazil). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 43(5), 527–531. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1516-89132000000500013

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