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Morphometrics and allometry of the larvae of five Characiformes species in the Paraíba do Sul River Basin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2017

Guilherme Souza ,
Erica P. Caramaschi  and
Leandro R. Monteiro
Guilherme Souza*
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Ciencias Ambientais, CBB, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Av. Alberto Lamego 2000, Parque California, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil, CEP 28013–602. Piabanha Project, Itaocara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Erica P. Caramaschi
Affiliation:
Fish Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Health Science Centre, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro [Laboratorio de Ecologia de Peixes, IB-CCS, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Leandro R. Monteiro
Affiliation:
Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Bioscience and Biotechnology Centre, North Fluminense State University [Laboratorio de Ciencias Ambientais, CBB, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense], Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
*
All correspondence to: G. Souza. Laboratorio de Ciencias Ambientais, CBB, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Av. Alberto Lamego 2000, Parque California, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil, CEP 28013–602. E-mail: guilhermesouza.bio@gmail.com
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Summary

The aim of this study was to analyse the morphology and allometry of larvae belonging to five potamodromous species. Five breeding species belonging to the order Characiformes [Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816), Leporinus steindachneri, Eigenmann, 1907, Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837), Prochilodus vimboides (Kner,1859) and Brycon insignis, Steindachner, 1877] were used to obtain larvae samples during the pre-flexing, post-flexing, and juvenile developmental stages. When we observed the degree-hour (DH) amplitude time values, we found three developmental groups based on allometry and morphometrics within the period between the pre-flexing and post-flexing phases. Group 1 consists of the species S. brasiliensis and B. insignis, Group 2 consists of P. lineatus and P. vimboides, and Group 3 consists of L. steindachneri. Group 1 requires less development time and has more slender larvae. Group 2 has a moderate development time and larvae with a more rounded shape. Group 3 presents a greater development time and an intermediate larval morphology. It was possible to classify the larvae through cross-validated discriminant analyses based on seven morphometric variables with 90% accuracy in B. insignis, 83% in L. steindachneri, 91% in P. lineatus, 80% in P. vimboides, and 96% in S. brasiliensis. These results indicate larval characteristics that can be used for the taxonomic identification of the icthyoplankton.

Keywords

Discriminant analysisEarly developmentLarvaeMorphometric variablesPotamodromous
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Research Article
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Zygote , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , August 2017 , pp. 507 - 518
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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