ABSTRACT
Among the several fish species comercially exploited at the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul, the "pacu" (Piaractus mesopotamicus) stands as one of the most important. Information regarding its exploitation level is necessary for the proper management of its stocks. Between 1996 and 1997 data on total length of the pacu were collected on a monthly basis from specimens caught by professional and sport fishers in the municipality of Corumbá. These data were used to estimate growth parameters and to assess the exploitation level for this species, applying the Beverton and Holt yield per recruit model. Length frequency analysis, carried out with the software FISAT (ELEFAN), was used to estimate growth parameters: 1996: L(infinity) = 87.20 cm; K = 0.34 year(-1); phi(')=3.41; C = 0.74; WP = 0.81; Longevity = 8.40 years; and 1997: L(infinity) = 86.50 cm; K = 0.34 year(-1); phi(')=3.40; C = 0.60; WP = 0.80; Longevity = 8.40 years. The value for t(0) is -0.363 years for mean values of L(infinity) and k. The weight-length relationship, calculated from data derived from experimental fisheries carried out in 1999 and 2000, is described by the equation: W = 0.048LF(2.835). Estimated mortalities and survival rates were: 1996: Z = 1.51 year(-1); M = 0.62 year(-1); F = 0.89 year(-1); S = 21.9%; and 1997: Z = 1.65 year(-1); M = 0.63 year(-1); F = 1.02 year(-1); S = 19.1%. The yield per recruit analysis showed the following values: F(Present) = 0.96 year(-1); F(max) = 0.67 year(-1) ; F(0.1) = 0.51 year(-1) (for L(c) = 26.7 cm). These results suggest that the pacu is overexploited in the area, so that restrictive measures are in need to manage the pacu fisheries.
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Body Size , Conservation of Natural Resources , Fishes/anatomy & histology , Animals , Brazil , Fisheries , Fishes/growth & development , Fresh Water , Humans , Models, BiologicalABSTRACT
Growth parameters were estimated for Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858) (Characiformes, Characidae), a small-sized and very abundant fish of the Pantanal lentic habitats commonly known as "pequira ". A method based on the length frequencies distribution and the ELEFAN I routine from the FISAT program were used. The fish were collected in the Baia da Onça, an oxbowlake of the sub-region Pantanal of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from June to December 1988. The standard length of the captured fishes ranged from 29 to 76 mm with an average of 53 mm. The estimated growth parameters were L(infinity) = 81 mm (standard length), k = 0.85 year(-1), C = 0.89, WP = 0.6 (Rn = 0.285). The WP indicated that growth reduction occurred in July, when the lowest temperature of the year was registered. The growth curve showed that captured individuals belonged to three cohorts. The obtained results seem robust and quite compatible with the biology of the fish and its adjustment to the environment. M. dichroura, in spite of not being a direct fishing interest, is an important species in terms of its ecological aspects, due to its abundance and high growth rate, and as a great food source for aquatic organisms and specially for larger fish of economic value. Considering the information gap about small fish, the parameters estimated for pequira constitute a comparison base for other growth studies of small-sized fish species of tropical environments.
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Fishes/growth & development , Animals , Brazil , Fresh WaterABSTRACT
Among the several fish species comercially exploited at the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul, the "pacu" (Piaractus mesopotamicus) stands as one of the most important. Information regarding its exploitation level is necessary for the proper management of its stocks. Between 1996 and 1997 data on total length of the pacu were collected on a monthly basis from specimens caught by professional and sport fishers in the municipality of Corumbá. These data were used to estimate growth parameters and to assess the exploitation level for this species, applying the Beverton and Holt yield per recruit model. Length frequency analysis, carried out with the software FISAT (ELEFAN), was used to estimate growth parameters: 1996: L¥ = 87.20 cm; K = 0.34 year-1; phi´=3.41; C = 0.74; WP = 0.81; Longevity = 8.40 years; and 1997: L¥ = 86.50 cm; K = 0.34 year-1; phi´=3.40; C = 0.60; WP = 0.80; Longevity = 8.40 years. The value for t0is -0.363 years for mean values of L¥ and k. The weight-length relationship, calculated from data derived from experimental fisheries carried out in 1999 and 2000, is described by the equation: W = 0.048LF2.835. Estimated mortalities and survival rates were: 1996: Z = 1.51 year-1; M = 0.62 year-1; F = 0.89 year-1; S = 21.9 percent; and 1997: Z = 1.65 year-1; M = 0.63 year-1; F = 1.02 year-1; S = 19.1 percent. The yield per recruit analysis showed the following values: F Present= 0.96 year-1; Fmax = 0.67 year-1 ; F0.1 = 0.51 year-1 (for Lc = 26.7 cm). These results suggest that the pacu is overexploited in the area, so that restrictive measures are in need to manage the pacu fisheries.
O pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) é uma das espécies mais capturadas no Pantanal de Mato Grosso do Sul, e para manejá-lo adequadamente são necessárias informações a respeito do seu nível de explotação. Nos anos de 1996 e 1997 foram coletadas amostras mensais de comprimentos de pacu capturados por pescadores profissionais e esportivos desembarcados em Corumbá, Pantanal de Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), com o objetivo de estimar os parâmetros de crescimento e o seu nível de explotação. Para a determinação do nível de explotação foi utilizado o modelo de rendimento por recruta de Beverton e Holt. Através da análise de freqüência de comprimento, pelo pacote FISAT (ELEFAN), foram estimados os parâmetros de crescimento, com os seguintes valores: 1996: L¥ = 87,20 cm; K = 0,34 ano-1; fi´= 3,41; C = 0,74; WP = 0,81; Longevidade = 8,40 anos; e 1997: L¥ = 86,50 cm; K = 0,34 ano-1; fi´= 3,40; C = 0,60; WP = 0,80; Longevidade = 8,40 anos. O valor de t0 é -0,363 para os valores médios de L¥ e k. A relação peso-comprimento foi determinada através de dados de pescarias experimentais em 1999 e 2000, e foi a seguinte: W = 0,048 LF2.835. As taxas de mortalidade estimadas e a taxa de sobrevivência foram: 1996: Z = 1,51 ano-1; M = 0,62 ano-1; F = 0,89 ano-1; S = 21,9 por cento; e 1997: Z = 1,65 ano-1; M = 0,63 ano-1; F = 1,02 ano-1; S = 19,1 por cento. A análise de rendimento por recruta apresentou os seguintes resultados: Fatual = 0,96 ano-1; Fmáx= 0,67 ano-1 ; F0,1 = 0,51 ano-1 (quando Lc = 26,7 cm). Este resultado indica que o pacu está sobreexplotado, e assim há necessidade de se estabelecer medidas restritivas para sua pescaria.
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Animals , Humans , Body Size , Conservation of Natural Resources , Fishes/anatomy & histology , Brazil , Fisheries , Fresh Water , Fishes/growth & development , Models, BiologicalABSTRACT
Growth parameters were estimated for Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858) (Characiformes, Characidae), a small-sized and very abundant fish of the Pantanal lentic habitats commonly known as "pequira ". A method based on the length frequencies distribution and the ELEFAN I routine from the FISAT program were used. The fish were collected in the Baia da Onça, an oxbowlake of the sub-region Pantanal of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from June to December 1988. The standard length of the captured fishes ranged from 29 to 76 mm with an average of 53 mm. The estimated growth parameters were L¥ = 81 mm (standard length), k = 0.85 year-1, C = 0.89, WP = 0.6 (Rn = 0.285). The WP indicated that growth reduction occurred in July, when the lowest temperature of the year was registered. The growth curve showed that captured individuals belonged to three cohorts. The obtained results seem robust and quite compatible with the biology of the fish and its adjustment to the environment. M. dichroura, in spite of not being a direct fishing interest, is an important species in terms of its ecological aspects, due to its abundance and high growth rate, and as a great food source for aquatic organisms and specially for larger fish of economic value. Considering the information gap about small fish, the parameters estimated for pequira constitute a comparison base for other growth studies of small-sized fish species of tropical environments.
Neste estudo foram estimados os parâmetros de crescimento para Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858) (Characiformes, Characidae), um peixe de pequeno porte e muito abundante nos ambientes lênticos do Pantanal, onde é conhecido, vulgarmente, como "pequira". Para a estimativa dos parâmetros, foi utilizada uma metodologia baseada na distribuição mensal das freqüências de comprimento por meio da rotina ELEFAN I do programa FISAT. Os peixes foram coletados na Baía da Onça, uma lagoa do Pantanal do rio Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul - Brasil, entre junho e dezembro de 1988. O comprimento dos exemplares capturados variou de 29 a 76 mm com média igual a 53 mm. Os melhores ajustes obtidos para os parâmetros de crescimento foram L¥ = 81 mm (comprimento padrão), k = 0.85 ano-1, C = 0.89 e WP = 0.6 (Rn = 0.285). O valor de WP indicou que a redução do crescimento ocorreu em julho, quando foram registradas as menores temperaturas do ano. A curva de crescimento obtida indicou que foram capturados indivíduos pertencentes a três cortes. Os resultados obtidos parecem robustos e bastante compatíveis com a biologia do peixe e seu ajuste ao ambiente. M. dichroura, apesar de não ser de interesse direto para a pesca, é uma espécie importante sob o ponto de vista ecológico, em função de sua abundância e elevada taxa de crescimento corporal, constituindo uma grande fonte de alimento para os demais organismos aquáticos e, sobretudo, para os peixes maiores de valor econômico. Em função da carência de informações, os parâmetros aqui estimados para a pequira constituem uma base de comparação para outros estudos sobre o crescimento de espécies de peixes de pequeno porte nos ambientes tropicais.