INVESTIGADORES
CUSSAC Victor Enrique
artículos
Título:
Spatial and temporal distribution of landlocked Galaxias maculatus and Galaxias platei (Pisces, Galaxiidae) in a lake in the South American Andes
Autor/es:
BARRIGA, J.P.; M.A. BATTINI; P.J. MACCHI; D. MILANO; V.E. CUSSAC
Revista:
NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
Editorial:
The Royal Society of New Zealand
Referencias:
Año: 2002 vol. 36 p. 349 - 363
ISSN:
0028-8330
Resumen:
Galaxiids are present in many of the
Andean lakes in southern South America. We studied
landlocked Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns) andGalaxias maculatus (Jenyns) and
Galaxias platei Steindachner populations in a deep
oligotrophic lake (Lake Gutiérrez, Patagonia, Argentina).
Their temporal and spatial distribution, intralacustrine
movements (horizontal and vertical), and
spawning periods were analysed using several sampling
techniques (ichthyoplankton net, seine net, gill
net, and baited benthic traps). We identified the early
life stages of both species based on their morphology
and otolith shape. The free embryos of both
species migrate to the limnetic zone, where they
coexist as larvae, facing the same food availability
and probably the same predation risk. Each species
then moves on to its own juvenile and adult habitat:
the littoral and benthic zone for G. maculatus and
only the deeper benthic zone for G. platei. Their
adult habitats and part of their spawning periods
partly overlap.Steindachner populations in a deep
oligotrophic lake (Lake Gutiérrez, Patagonia, Argentina).
Their temporal and spatial distribution, intralacustrine
movements (horizontal and vertical), and
spawning periods were analysed using several sampling
techniques (ichthyoplankton net, seine net, gill
net, and baited benthic traps). We identified the early
life stages of both species based on their morphology
and otolith shape. The free embryos of both
species migrate to the limnetic zone, where they
coexist as larvae, facing the same food availability
and probably the same predation risk. Each species
then moves on to its own juvenile and adult habitat:
the littoral and benthic zone for G. maculatus and
only the deeper benthic zone for G. platei. Their
adult habitats and part of their spawning periods
partly overlap.G. maculatus and
only the deeper benthic zone for G. platei. Their
adult habitats and part of their spawning periods
partly overlap.G. platei. Their
adult habitats and part of their spawning periods
partly overlap.