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First record of non‐native hybrid catfish Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum × Leiarius marmoratus in the Upper Paraná River basin, Brazil
Author(s) -
Yabu M. H. S.,
VidottoMagi A. P.,
Casimiro A. C. R.,
Garcia D. A. Z.,
Costa A. D. A.,
Prado F. D. D.,
PortoForesti F.,
Orsi M. L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13505
Subject(s) - biology , catfish , parana river , fishery , structural basin , predation , hybrid , drainage basin , ecology , biodiversity , introduced species , geography , fish <actinopterygii> , floodplain , paleontology , botany , cartography
The aim of this study is to report the presence of a three non‐native hybrid long‐whiskered catfishes (family Pimelodidae) in the Upper Paraná River basin, Brazil. Genetic analyses demonstrated that the three presumptive hybrids were a result of the crossbreeding of Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum (central Amazonas River basin and Lower Paraná River) and Leiarius marmoratus (Amazonas, Essequibo and Orinoco rivers), producing a hybrid commonly known in Brazil as cachandiá. The potential threat to biodiversity, due to possible genetic contamination, competition and predation of wild stocks, of such artificially produced hybrid fishes is discussed.