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Goliath catfish spawning in the far western Amazon confirmed by the distribution of mature adults, drifting larvae and migrating juveniles [1]

We mapped the inferred long-distance migrations of four species of Amazonian goliath catfishes (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, B. platynemum, B. juruense and B. vaillantii) based on the presence of individuals with mature gonads and conducted statistical analysis of the expected long-distance downstream migrations of their larvae and juveniles.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
06/02/2017
Ronaldo B. Barthem [3], Michael Goulding [4], Rosseval G. Leite & et al [5]
Scientific Reports [6]
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Tags:
Fish [7], Amazon [8], Migratory Species [9], Rivers [10], Estuarine Fisheries [11], Brazil [12], Bolivia [13], Peru [14], South America [15]
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[2] http://www.nature.com/articles/srep41784
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ronaldo-b-barthem
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/michael-goulding
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rosseval-g-leite-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/scientific-reports
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fish
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migratory-species
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/estuarine-fisheries
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bolivia
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/peru
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-america