REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF THE SADDLE CICHLID, AEQUIDENS TETRAMERUS (HECKEL, 1840) (CICHLIFORMES: CICHLIDAE), IN SMALL FOREST STREAMS IN THE MACHADO RIVER BASIN, SOUTHWESTERN AMAZONIA

Reproductive biology of the saddle cichlid, Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840) (Cichliformes: Cichlidae), in small forest streams in the Machado River basin, southwestern Amazonia

The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproductive strategy of Aequidens tetramerus in small streams of the Machado river basin, southwestern Amazon.We collected samples in two streams using seine and dip nets along civil air patrol emergency services patch a 50-m stretch of the stream.We collected 86 fishes, 19 males and dosatron d40mz2 67 fem

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