Following food clouds: feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an Atlantic Forest stream, Southeastern Brazil
Following behavior is a widespread feeding tactic among marine fishes, but remains poorly documented for freshwater fishes. The present study describes such association between two freshwater species: the minute armored catfish Parotocinclus maculicauda and the South American darter Characidium sp....
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| author | Rafael P. Leitão Érica P. Caramaschi Jansen Zuanon |
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| description | Following behavior is a widespread feeding tactic among marine fishes, but remains poorly documented for freshwater fishes. The present study describes such association between two freshwater species: the minute armored catfish Parotocinclus maculicauda and the South American darter Characidium sp. During underwater observations in an Atlantic Forest stream, we recorded Characidium sp. closely following P. maculicauda (<5cm), catching the particles dislodged by this catfish's grazing activity. The following behavior displayed by the darter is considered opportunistic and possibly favors the capture of preys associated to the periphyton. This study is one of the few records of nuclear-follower feeding association between freshwater fishes and the first one in Atlantic Forest streams. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77b0109ef68b4987a03390ac96e1df222022-12-22T02:35:07ZengSociedade Brasileira de IctiologiaNeotropical Ichthyology1982-02245330731010.1590/S1679-62252007000300011S1679-62252007000300011Following food clouds: feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an Atlantic Forest stream, Southeastern BrazilRafael P. Leitão0Érica P. Caramaschi1Jansen Zuanon2Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaFollowing behavior is a widespread feeding tactic among marine fishes, but remains poorly documented for freshwater fishes. The present study describes such association between two freshwater species: the minute armored catfish Parotocinclus maculicauda and the South American darter Characidium sp. During underwater observations in an Atlantic Forest stream, we recorded Characidium sp. closely following P. maculicauda (<5cm), catching the particles dislodged by this catfish's grazing activity. The following behavior displayed by the darter is considered opportunistic and possibly favors the capture of preys associated to the periphyton. This study is one of the few records of nuclear-follower feeding association between freshwater fishes and the first one in Atlantic Forest streams.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252007000300011&lng=en&tlng=enFollowing behaviorforaging habitsfreshwaterHypoptopomatinaeCrenuchidae |
| spellingShingle | Rafael P. Leitão Érica P. Caramaschi Jansen Zuanon Following food clouds: feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an Atlantic Forest stream, Southeastern Brazil Neotropical Ichthyology Following behavior foraging habits freshwater Hypoptopomatinae Crenuchidae |
| title | Following food clouds: feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an Atlantic Forest stream, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_full | Following food clouds: feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an Atlantic Forest stream, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Following food clouds: feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an Atlantic Forest stream, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Following food clouds: feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an Atlantic Forest stream, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_short | Following food clouds: feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an Atlantic Forest stream, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_sort | following food clouds feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an atlantic forest stream southeastern brazil |
| topic | Following behavior foraging habits freshwater Hypoptopomatinae Crenuchidae |
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