TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES)
Hemibrycon brevispini is a Neotropical characid fish endemic in La Venada Creek, a headwater tributary of the Quindío River of Colombia ( Cauca River drainage). It is mainly a diurnal insectivore with a diet dominated by benthic dipterans (Chironomidae, Simuliidae, Psychodidae, Culicidae, Calliphori...
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| author | CRISTIAN ROMÁN-P. CÉSAR ROMÁN-VALENCIA DONALD C. TAPHORN |
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| description | Hemibrycon brevispini is a Neotropical characid fish endemic in La Venada Creek, a headwater tributary of the Quindío River of Colombia ( Cauca River drainage). It is mainly a diurnal insectivore with a diet dominated by benthic dipterans (Chironomidae, Simuliidae, Psychodidae, Culicidae, Calliphoridae, Dixidae and Muscidae), hymenopterans (Formicidae and Vespidae) and ephemeropterans (Baetidae), as well as allochthonous prey and items eaten accidentally. Microhabitats of mountain streams with lower water velocity tend to have more riparian vegetation and the associated terrestrial arthropods that are consumed by H. brevispini. It has three peaks in reproduction: December, April and August. Average fecundity was 776 mature oocytes per female. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db699d7adb434a2fb8015ed79a6f98282025-08-20T03:46:08ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCaldasia0366-52322014-12-0136228930410.15446/caldasia/v36n2.47487S0366-52322014000200008TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES)CRISTIAN ROMÁN-P.0CÉSAR ROMÁN-VALENCIA1DONALD C. TAPHORN2Universidad del ValleUniversidad del QuindíoNorth Charles StreetHemibrycon brevispini is a Neotropical characid fish endemic in La Venada Creek, a headwater tributary of the Quindío River of Colombia ( Cauca River drainage). It is mainly a diurnal insectivore with a diet dominated by benthic dipterans (Chironomidae, Simuliidae, Psychodidae, Culicidae, Calliphoridae, Dixidae and Muscidae), hymenopterans (Formicidae and Vespidae) and ephemeropterans (Baetidae), as well as allochthonous prey and items eaten accidentally. Microhabitats of mountain streams with lower water velocity tend to have more riparian vegetation and the associated terrestrial arthropods that are consumed by H. brevispini. It has three peaks in reproduction: December, April and August. Average fecundity was 776 mature oocytes per female.http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-52322014000200008&lng=en&tlng=enDietareproducciónconservaciónpeces neotropicaleshistoria natural |
| spellingShingle | CRISTIAN ROMÁN-P. CÉSAR ROMÁN-VALENCIA DONALD C. TAPHORN TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES) Caldasia Dieta reproducción conservación peces neotropicales historia natural |
| title | TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES) |
| title_full | TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES) |
| title_fullStr | TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES) |
| title_full_unstemmed | TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES) |
| title_short | TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES) |
| title_sort | trophic and reproductive ecology of a neotropical characid fish hemibrycon brevispini teleostei characiformes |
| topic | Dieta reproducción conservación peces neotropicales historia natural |
| url | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-52322014000200008&lng=en&tlng=en |
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