Journal Article

Distribuição, riqueza e conservação dos peixes troglóbios da Serra da Bodoquena, MS (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Distribution, richness and conservation of troglobitic fishes from Serra da Bodoquena, MS (Teleostei)

Cordeiro, L.M., Borghezan, R. and Trajano, E.

Record Number:
5011
Year:
2013
Journal:
Revista da Biologia
Pages:
21-27
Volume:
10
PMCID:
http://doi.org/10.7594/revbio.10.02.04
Abstract:
Abstract. In Bodoquena karst area occur large submerged and flooded cave systems, as well as dry caves, which harbor an important troglobitc fauna. Five troglobitic species of Siluriformes are currently known: Ancistrus formoso (Loricariidae), Trichomycterus dali (Trichomycteridae), and three undescribed species, Ancistrus sp. n. (Loricariidae), Rhamdia sp.n. (Heptapteridae) and Trichomycterus cf. dali. Due the need of understanding the ecological, biological and biogeographic processes for the development of effective actions on conserve the subterranean ecosystems, partial results of population studies of the three undescribed species are presented. The expansion of conservation areas in order to cover all the occurrence areas of troglobitic fishes in Bodoquena Plateau is suggested. Keywords. Ichthyofauna; Underground water, Monitoring; Populations; Conservation
Times Cited:
3
Relevent Species:
Ancistrus formoso Sabino and Trajano 1997Trichomycterus dali Rizzato, Costa, Trajano and Bichuette 2011Ancistrus undescribed species Bodoquena [Cordeiro, Borghezan and Trajano 2014]