Diversity of fish species in the River Paranapanema-Jurumirim Reservoir transition region (São Paulo, Brazil)

• Published in: The Italian journal of zoology Vol. 65; no. sup1; pp. 325 - 330
• Main Authors: Carvalho, Edmir Daniel, Batista Da Silva, Valeria Flavia, Fujihara, César Yuji, Henry, Raoul, Foresti, Fausto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.1998
• Subjects: Brazil; Cheirodon stenodon; Ecology; Fish diversity; Freshwater; River Paranapanema; Steindachnerina insculpta; Transition zone; Brazil, Sao Paulo, Jurumirim Reservoir; Brazil, Sao Paulo, Paranapanema R
• ISSN: 1125-0003; 1748-5851
• DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386841

The diversity of fish species in an transition zone between the River Paranapanema and the head mouth of the Jurumirim Reservoir was evaluated. Fish samples were collected from October 1995 to September 1996, by experimental fishing (gill-nets and sieve), in three marginal shallow lagoons and two ch...