Fish fauna of Floresta Nacional de Ipanema, São Paulo State, Brazil
Keywords:
Floresta Nacional de Ipanema, ichthyofauna, inventory, fish, conservation unitAbstract
The Floresta Nacional de Ipanema is located on the southeast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and belongs to the cities of Araçoiaba da Serra, Iperó and Capela do Alto. It extends over an area of 5,069 ha surrounded by several streams, small lakes, the Ipanema river and the Hedberg dam. The fish species in this area were sampled between 1993 and 2012 in several isolated studies, with the use of gill nets and sieves. Fifty species of fish were registered, 43 native and 7 non-native (Cyprinus carpio, Piaractus mesopotamicus, Brycon cephalus, Triportheus nematurus, Clarias gariepinus, Tilapia rendalli and Poecilia vivipara), distributed in seven Orders, 21 Families and 41 Genera. The present study aimed at cataloguing the fish species in the Ipanema National Forest. Handling and preservation actions will be based on the information obtained.Published
2013-06-01
How to Cite
Smith, W. S., Biagioni, R. C., & Halcsik, L. (2013). Fish fauna of Floresta Nacional de Ipanema, São Paulo State, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 13(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1188
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