Can the introduction of non-native fish induce variation in life-history traits of a native species in a neotropical lake?
Thaís Paula de Araújo A B , Ludmila Silva Brighenti
A , Bárbara Martins Dolabela C , Sérvio Pontes Ribeiro C , Hélio Batista dos Santos B and Ralph Gruppi Thomé B *
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A Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Unidade Divinópolis, Avenida Paraná, no. 3001, Jardim Belvedere, CEP: 35501170, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
B Laboratório de Processamento de Tecidos (LAPROTEC), Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste, Rua Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, no. 400, Chanadour, CEP: 35501296, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
C Laboratório de Ecohealth, Insetos de Dossel e Sucessão Natural, NUPEB – Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, CEP: 35400000 Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil.
Marine and Freshwater Research 73(5) 651-661 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF21138
Submitted: 13 May 2021 Accepted: 21 November 2021 Published: 18 February 2022
© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing.
Abstract
Top predator fish, such as peacock bass (Cichla kelberi) and red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri), were introduced in the lacustrine system of the Rio Doce basin and these introductions are associated with loss of aquatic biodiversity. The present work aims to investigate the life-history traits of a native species, thraira (Hoplias malabaricus), in the context of the pressures caused by the introduction of top predator fishes. Two lakes were selected in a conservation unit Doce River State Park (PERD), namely, Lake Carioca, where P. nattereri and C. kelberi were introduced, and Lake Gambazinho, where H. malabaricus occurs in the absence of introduced fish. In total, 146 specimens of H. malabaricus were caught, including 95 in Lake Gambazinho and 51 in Lake Carioca. Significant differences were found in the length–weight relationship (LWR) in the diet, the reproductive period, the vitellogenic follicle size, and the gonadosomatic index (GSI). In the lake with introduced species, thrairas showed allometric growth, a less diversified diet, longer duration of the reproductive period, and high GSI values compared with the control lake. The results indicated that the life-history traits of thrairas can be influenced by the environmental modification caused by the introduction of non-native peacock bass and red-bellied piranha.
Keywords: Biological invasions, conservation units, diet, gonadosomatic index, Hoplias, length–weight relationship, predation, reproduction.
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