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Revista de Biología Tropical

On-line version ISSN 0034-7744Print version ISSN 0034-7744

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PINILLA, Gabriel; ABRIL, Maritza  and  GONZALEZ, Esperanza. Growth, feeding and reproduction of the catfish Eremophilus mutisii (Pisces: Trichomycteridae), from artificial reservoirs in Colombia. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2006, vol.54, n.2, pp.589-597. ISSN 0034-7744.

The catfish, Eremophilus mutisii, was cultured under different densities in artificial rainfall reservoirs at Caldas, Boyacá, Colombia. At capture, the average total length of the animals was 10 cm and the weight ranged between 9 and 10 g. These fish were in initial stages of sexual development. After a year in the reservoirs, they had increased in length and weight as follows (densities in parentheses): 5.22 cm and 27.23 g (0.5 individuals/m2)); 1.98 cm and 8.79 g (1 individual/m2), and 2.45 cm and 0.82 g (2 individuals/m2). They were at the early stages of sexual maturity, and their condition factor fluctuated between 0.61 and 0.96. They preferably ingested insect larvae that were found in benthic and littoral communities of the reservoirs. The benthos was dominated by ephippia of Daphnia, lumbriculids, and chironomid larvae. The biomass of benthic organisms ranged between 0.1126 and 1.3847 g/m2. In the littoral community aquatic insects were the most important component, especially the hemipterans. The biomass of the littoral fauna ranged between 0.14 and 4.05 g/m2. Rev. Biol. Trop. 54(2): 589-597. Epub 2006 Jun 01.

Keywords : Eremophilus mutisii; Trichomycteridae; growth observations; gut content; Colombia.

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