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Título: Relationship between oocyte morphology and reproductive strategy in loricariid catfishes of the Paraná River, Brazil
Autor(es): SUZUKI, H.I.; AGOSTINHO, A.A.; WINEMILLER, K.O.
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Fecundação. Gônadas. Oócitos. Silurifomes. Paraná, Rio. Brasil. América do Sul.

Fecundity. Gonad. Oocyte. Parental care. Siluriform. Paraná River. Brazil. South America.

Abstract: Relationships between ovarian structure, oocyte structure/development, and parental care/life history strategies of six loricariid catfishes common in the upper Paraná River, Brazil were examined with analysis of catch data, relative gonad weight, histology, and microscopy. Three life history strategies were observed. Loricariichthys platymetopon, Loricariichthys sp. and Loricaria sp. produce several small clutches of large eggs over a protracted spawning period. Males of these species guard their eggs and larvae, which are transported as a mass on the ventral surface of the male’s body. Hypostomus ternetzi and Megalancistrus aculeatus produce the largest mature eggs and the smallest clutches relative to adult mass. The spawning periods of these species are short, and males guard their broods in excavations. Rhinelepis aspera has high fecundity, high relative mass of mature gonads (both sexes), small mature eggs, and broadcast spawning with no parental care. This species migrates to spawn over firm substrates in channel areas during a contracted period. Mature oocytes of external bearers had the thickest zona radiata, followed by the egg scatterer, and cavity nesters. The thickness of the zona radiata probably is an adaptation to protect the developing egg from injury from abrasion. The zona granulosa appeared to be associated with production of secretions responsible for egg adhesion, and this layer was thickest in mature oocytes of the cavity nesting species, followed by the external bearers. All six species have wide distributions in the Paraná River, tributaries, floodplain lagoons, and the Itaipu Reservoir, but brood guarders tended to be most common in lentic habitats.

SUZUKI, Harumi Irene; AGOSTINHO, Angelo Antonio; WINEMILLER, Kirk O. Relationship between oocyte morphology and reproductive strategy in loricariid catfishes of the Paraná River, Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, London, v.57, no.3, p.791-807, 2000.

(Received 31 August 1999, Accepted 27 April 2000)

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