Life-history characteristics of Pseudoplatystoma metaense (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from the northwestern Orinoco River Basin

ABSTRACT The tiger shovelnose catfish (Pseudoplatystoma metaense) identified in literature prior to 2007 as P. tigrinum is the most important catfish species in the Orinoco River fishery, because of its abundance and high market price. The aim of this study was to obtain age, growth and population p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neotropical Ichthyology 2018-01, Vol.16 (1), p.e160140
Hauptverfasser: Pérez, Alfredo, Fabré, Nidia Noemí
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT The tiger shovelnose catfish (Pseudoplatystoma metaense) identified in literature prior to 2007 as P. tigrinum is the most important catfish species in the Orinoco River fishery, because of its abundance and high market price. The aim of this study was to obtain age, growth and population parameters of the of tiger shovelnose catfish. A total of 2,183 catfish, were sampled during 1996-2003 from the commercial fishery of the northwestern Orinoco River Basin in Venezuela, and were aged by examination of otoliths. Validation of otolith annuli was achieved with marginal increment analysis. Results suggest that, the opaque and translucent zones of otoliths were formed once per year. Length-weight relation and the von Bertalanffy growth model parameters were used to evaluate growth and other population parameters. A strong link between the annual flood pulse and opaque zone formation was confirmed in tiger shovelnose catfish. The total mortality (Z) and natural mortality (M) were estimated. Based in the reference points for optimal and limit fishing mortality rates (F opt and F limit ) this species is exploited above optimum levels. We thus recommend a closed fishing season during their seasonal reproduction, and establishment of a system of fish refuges to help sustain the population. RESUMO O bagre capararí (Pseudoplatystoma metaense) identificado na literatura antes de 2007 como P. tigrinum é uma das espécies de bagres mais importantes da pesca no noroeste do rio Orinoco, por sua abundância e alto preço de comercialização no mercado. O objetivo deste estudo foi obter parâmetros populacionais sobre a idade e crescimento do bagre capararí. Um total de 2.183 exemplares de P. metaense foram examinados desde 1996 até 2003, coletados da frota comercial artesanal do rio Apure na Venezuela. A idade foi determinada pela examinação dos otólitos. A validação da idade foi estimada com a análise de incremento marginal. As zonas opacas e translúcidas dos otólitos foram formada anualmente. A relação comprimento-peso e a equação de von Bertalanffy foram usadas para avaliar o crescimento e outros parâmetros populacionais. Uma forte relação entre o pulso anual de inundação e a formação de zonas opacas foi confirmada em P. metaense. A mortalidade total (Z) e a mortalidade natural (M) foram estimadas. Portanto, baseado nos pontos de referência biológicos (F opt e F lim ) esta espécie encontra-se sobreexplotada acima do nível ótimo. Recomenda-se que o período de defeso d
ISSN:1679-6225
1982-0224
1982-0224
DOI:10.1590/1982-0224-20160140