Swimming performance of the small characin Bryconamericus stramineus (Characiformes: Characidae)

Swimming performance of the small characin Bryconamericus stramineus (Characiformes: Characidae)

Very little research has been conducted on the swimming capacity of Neotropical fish. The few studies available have focused on large migratory species. The present study used fixed and increasing velocity tests to determine prolonged and sustained speeds of the "pequira", Bryconamericus s...

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Main Authors: Miriam A. de Castro, Hersília de A. Santos, Francisco A. C. Sampaio, Paulo S. Pompeu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-01-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Critical speed
fish passage
prolonged swimming
Tetragonopterinae
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000600015

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