First record of Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii (Holmberg, 1893) (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) in the Mucuri river basin, Brazil

By

Salvador, Gilberto Nepomuceno
Rosa, Gustavo Ribeiro
Frederico, Renata Guimarães
Santos, Mara Luiza De Almeida
Santos, Guilherme Moreira

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-10-29

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1259--1265

Subjects

Aquarium-trade , Geographical distribution , Neotropical fishes , range expansion , species introduction

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.5.1259

 

Abstract

Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii (Holmberg, 1893) is indigenous to the middle/lower Paraná basin and has been intentionally introduced to several continents, including North America, Asia and Europe. In Brazil, the presence of allochthonous P. ambrosettii has been documented in the Upper portion of Paraná River, São Francisco River, and Doce River. This study aims to report the first documented occurrence of P. ambrosettii in the Mucuri river basin, located in the municipality of Mucuri, Bahia, Brazil.