Deep Pools: Ecological Sanctuaries for <i>Steindachneridion melanodermatum</i>, a Large Endemic and Endangered Pimelodid of the Iguaçu River

Deep Pools: Ecological Sanctuaries for <i>Steindachneridion melanodermatum</i>, a Large Endemic and Endangered Pimelodid of the Iguaçu River

<i>Steindachneridion melanodermatum</i>, an endemic and endangered species, is the largest catfish in the Lower Iguaçu River basin. Currently, the wild population of this species no longer exists in most of this basin, probably due to the loss of habitat by successive hydroelectric dams....

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Main Authors: Lucileine de Assumpção, Maristela Cavicchioli Makrakis, Jhony Ferry Mendonça da Silva, Karane Allison Silvestre de Moraes, Suelen Fernanda Ranucci Pini, Patrícia Sarai da Silva, Elaine Antoniassi Luiz Kashiwaqui, Eduardo Gentil, Lenice Souza-Shibatta, Oscar Akio Shibatta, Sergio Makrakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
catfish
threatened species
mapping
habitat
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/12/1700

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