Abstract

SOINSKI M.SC., Thais A.; COSTA, Matheus S.; BRAMBILLA PH.D., Eduardo M.  and  SMITH PH.D., Welber Senteio. Length-weight relationship for two species of river fish in the state of Mato Grosso of Sul, Brazil. rev. colombiana cienc. anim. Recia [online]. 2020, vol.12, n.1, pp.82-87.  Epub Aug 07, 2021. ISSN 2027-4297.  https://doi.org/10.24188/recia.v12.n1.2020.748.

The study of the weight-length relationship of a fish species can be used to address several aspects that involve the distinction of small taxonomic units, providing basic information for the study of species biology, in addition, this relationship can also be used as quantitative indicator of the degree of health or well-being of the species in the environment. The objective of this study was to present unpublished data on the weight-length relationship (LWRs) for two species of fish. The fish were sampled in the months of January and July 2017 and January 2018 in rivers belonging to the Upper Paraná and Upper Paraguay basin along the MS-163, collected through sieves and trawls. 49 individuals were captured, distributed in two orders and two families, being 31 from Hisonotus francirochai and 18 from Roeboides descalvadensis. The results showed that the two species are within the expected for both parameters (a and b), even with a relatively low sample number. In addition, the data this study contribute with biological information for the species studied in this work.

Keywords : Freshwater fish; Hisonotus francirochai; rivers; Roeboides descalvadensis.

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