Flood pulse influence on feeding ecology of two auchenipterids

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Flood pulse influence on feeding ecology of two auchenipterids

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Freitas, T. M. D. S., Prudente, B. D. S., & Montag, L. F. D. A. (2022). Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes. Neotropical Ichthyology, 20. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0103
https://www.scielo.br/j/ni/a/rNzQjPJkjd ... t/?lang=en
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We assessed the flood pulse effect on the diet composition, trophic niche breadth, and the amount of food intake of two Amazonian auchenipterids with different feeding strategies. Sampling was carried out quarterly (from April/2012 to January/2014) on the middle Xingu River, using gillnets. We measured specimens for standard length and total weight. The specimens’ stomachs were removed, weighed, and had their contents identified. We analyzed 360 stomachs of and 584 of . The diet of A. nuchalis was mainly composed of aquatic insects and crustaceans, while T. piresi fed on fruits and seeds. The diet composition of both species varied seasonally, but only T. piresi changed its trophic niche breadth in response to hydrological changes, becoming more specialist during the higher water periods (filling and flood). Both species also showed differences in their amount of food intake between hydrological periods, with A. nuchalis feeding more intensely in lower water periods (ebb and dry), while T. piresi in the higher water periods. We evidenced different responses to the hydrological periods for the related species. We emphasize that studies considering the relationship between flood pulse and feeding ecology of the organisms are essential to understanding river floodplain systems’ dynamics.
  • Keywords: Amazon basin; Diet; Niche breadth; Siluriformes; Xingu River
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FIGURE 6: Infographic summarizing the feeding ecology of Auchenipterus nuchalis and Tocantinsia piresi from the Xingu River, Eastern Amazon, Brazil
FIGURE 6: Infographic summarizing the feeding ecology of Auchenipterus nuchalis and Tocantinsia piresi from the Xingu River, Eastern Amazon, Brazil
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