New records of introduced fish in the Desaguadero River Basin in central-western Argentina | Zendy

María Isabel Sánchez García | Zendy; Juan Carlos Acosta | Zendy; Graciela Blanco | Zendy; Rodrigo Acosta | Zendy

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New records of introduced fish in the Desaguadero River Basin in central-western Argentina

Author(s) -

María Isabel Sánchez García,

Juan Carlos Acosta,

Graciela Blanco,

Rodrigo Acosta

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

neotropical biology and conservation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2236-3777

DOI - 10.4013/nbc.2018.133.09

Subject(s) - gambusia , biology , structural basin , drainage basin , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , ecology , geography , cartography , paleontology

Three new records of introduced fish in San Juan province, Argentina are reported: two Siluriformes, Hypostomus commersoni and Pimelodella laticeps , and one Cyprinodontiform, namely Gambusia affinis . We register the presence of H. commersoni and G. affinis in the Desaguadero River Basin for the first time and extend the distribution of P. laticeps within the basin. Keywords: distribution, Hypostomus commersoni , Pimelodella laticeps , Gambusia affinis , transplanted species, exotic species.

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