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New records of anadromous catfish Genidens barbus (Lacépède, 1803) in the Paraná Delta (South America): evidence of extension in the migration corridor?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2015

Esteban Avigliano*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA-CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280 (C1427CWO), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alejandra Vanina Volpedo
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA-CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280 (C1427CWO), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Correspondence should be addressed to: E. Avigliano, Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA-CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280 (C1427CWO), Buenos Aires, Argentina email: estebanavigliano@conicet.gob.ar; avolpedo@fvet.uba.ar
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Abstract

The catfish Genidens barbus (Siluriformes: Ariidae) is an anadromous species from South America. It has been classified as vulnerable in Argentina and Uruguay due to its complex life cycle, its restricted distribution in fresh or estuarine waters and the critical levels of fishery harvesting of this species. In this work, we report the occurrence of G. barbus in three great rivers, which could represent the evidence of an extension in its migration corridor in the Paraná River Delta (Argentina).

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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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