Abstract
Oxydoras kneri and Hemisorubim platyrhynchos are catfish species of high ecological and commercial relevance from the Paraná River (La Plata Basin, South America) whose life history remains unknown. The aim of this study was to reveal the nursery areas and describe the habitat use throughout the ontogeny of both catfish species from the Paraná River using the otolith 87Sr/86Sr ratio. Otolith core-to-edge 87Sr/86Sr analyses were measured using a LA-MC-ICPMS system. A Quadratic Discriminant Analysis (Wilks’ Lambda = 0.029, p < 0.0001) based on the water 87Sr/86Sr baseline of the La Plata Basin was run to infer the natal origin using the core 87Sr/86Sr ratio as an independent variable. Oxydoras kneri was classified as originating from Paraguay (35.7%), middle Paraná (57.1%), and upper Paraná (7.1%) rivers, while H. platyrhynchos was classified as originating from the middle (56.3%) and upper (43.7%) Paraná River. Otolith 87Sr/86Sr time series suggested a high complexity in the stock structure of both species from upper Paraná River, with a significant contribution of specimens originating in other areas. Both species showed isotopic variations in their otoliths compatible with short- and medium-scale movements between different reaches of the Paraná and Paraguay rivers that could exceed 200 km.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Data availability
The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
References
Agostinho AA, Gomes LC, Pelicice FM (eds) (2007) Ecologia e manejo de recursos pesqueiros em reservatórios do Brasil. UEM, Maringá
Avigliano E, Pouilly M, Bouchez J et al (2020) Strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) reveal the life history of freshwater migratory fishes in the La Plata Basin. River Res Appl 36:1985–2000
Avigliano E, Pisonero J, Bouchez J et al (2021a) Otolith Sr/Ca ratio complements Sr isotopes to reveal fish migration in large basins with heterogeneous geochemical landscapes. Environ Biol Fish 104:277–292
Avigliano E, Pisonero J, Méndez A et al (2021b) Habitat use of the amphidromous catfish Genidens barbus: first insights at its southern distribution limit. N Z J Mar Freshwater Res 56:284–290. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2021.1879178
Barats A, Pécheyran C, Amouroux D et al (2007) Matrix-matched quantitative analysis of trace-elements in calcium carbonate shells by laser-ablation ICP-MS: application to the determination of daily scale profiles in scallop shell (Pecten maximus). Anal Bioanal Chem 387:1131–1140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-006-0954-8
Barnett-Johnson R, Teel DJ, Casillas E (2010) Genetic and otolith isotopic markers identify salmon populations in the Columbia River at broad and fine geographic scales. Environ Biol Fish 89:533–546. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-010-9662-5
Bonetto AA, Canon Veron M, Roldán D (1981) Nuevos aportes al conocimiento de las migraciones de peces en el río Paraná. Ecosur 8:29–40
Brennan SR, Zimmerman CE, Fernandez DP et al (2015) Strontium isotopes delineate fine-scale natal origins and migration histories of Pacific salmon. Sci Adv 1:e140012. https://doi.org/10.1126/SCIADV.1400124
Bylak A, Kukuła K (2018) Importance of peripheral basins: implications for the conservation of fish assemblages. Aquat Conserv 28:1055–1066. https://doi.org/10.1002/AQC.2939
Cadrin SX, Kerr LA, Mariani S (2013) Stock identification methods: an overview. In: Cadrin SX, Kerr LA, Mariani S (eds) Stock identification methods: applications in fishery science, Second edn. Academic Press, Massachusetts, pp 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2011-0-07625-1
Campana SE (1999) Chemistry and composition of fish otoliths: pathways, mechanisms and applications. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 188:263–297. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps188263
Campana SE, Thorrold SR (2001) Otoliths, increments, and elements: keys to a comprehensive understanding of fish populations? Can J Fish Aquat Sci 58:30–38. https://doi.org/10.1139/f00-177
CARU (2012) Resolución 59/12. Comisión Administradora del Río Uruguay, Paysandú
Cordiviola E, Campana M, Demonte D et al (2009) Conservation state of Siluriformes fishes from the ramsar site Jaaukanigas (Middle Parana River), Argentina. Gayana 73:222–232. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382009000200006
da Silva PS, Makrakis MC, Miranda LE et al (2015) Importance of reservoir tributaries to spawning of migratory fish in the Upper Paraná River. River Res Appl 31:313–322. https://doi.org/10.1002/RRA.2755
Duponchelle F, Pouilly M, Pécheyran C et al (2016) Trans-Amazonian natal homing in giant catfish. J Appl Ecol 53:1511–1520. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12665
Elsdon TS, Wells BK, Campana SE et al (2008) Otolith chemistry to describe movements and life-history parameters of fishes: hypotheses, assumptions, limitations and inferences. Oceanogr Mar Biol 46:297–330
Espinach Ros A, Parodi C (1997) Conservación de la fauna íctica en el embalse de Salto Grande. Mercedes, Uruguay
FAO (2022) The state of world fisheries and aquaculture. State World Fish Aquac 2022. https://doi.org/10.4060/CC0461EN
Fuentes CM, Gómez MI, Salva J et al (2014) Actividad reproductiva de peces migratorios estimada a través del flujo de larvas. Índices de abundancia larval (IAL). Periodos 2014-2015 y 2015-2016, y análisis en retrospectiva 2008-2016, Paysandú
Garcia M, Montalto L (2006) Los peces depredadores de Limnoperna fortunei en los ambientes colonizados. In: Darrigran D, Damborenea C (eds) Bio-invasion del mejillón dorado en el continente americano. EDULP, La Plata, pp 113–129
Hajj F, Poszwa A, Bouchez J, Guérold F (2017) Radiogenic and “stable” strontium isotopes in provenance studies: a review and first results on archaeological wood from shipwrecks. J Archaeol Sci 86:24–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2017.09.005
Hauser M, Duponchelle F, Hermann TW et al (2020) Unmasking continental natal homing in goliath catfish from the upper Amazon. Freshw Biol 65:325–336. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13427
Hegg JC, Giarrizzo T, Kennedy BP (2015) Diverse early life-history strategies in migratory Amazonian catfish: implications for conservation and management. PLoS One 10:e0129697. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129697
Kukuła K, Bylak A (2022) Barrier removal and dynamics of intermittent stream habitat regulate persistence and structure of fish community. Sci Rep 12:1–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05636-7
Lane DE, Stephenson RL (1995) Fisheries management science: the framework to link biological, economic, and social objectives in fisheries management. Aquat Living Resour 8:215–221. https://doi.org/10.1051/ALR:1995021
MAGyP (2013) Resolución No 351/2013. Ministerio de agricultura, ganadería y pesca de Argentina
Nunes MUS, Hallwass G, Silvano RAM (2019) Fishers’ local ecological knowledge indicate migration patterns of tropical freshwater fish in an Amazonian river. Hydrobiologia 833:197–215. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10750-019-3901-3
Oldani NO, Oliveros O (1984) Estudios limnológicos en una sección transversal del tramo medio del río Paraná. XII: Dinámica temporal de peces de importancia económica. Rev Asoc Cienc Nat Litoral 15:175–183
Penha JMF (2003) Estrutura e estado de explotação dos estoques do jurupoca, Hemisorubim platyrhynchos, e do. PhD Thesis. Universidade Federal De São Carlos
Pouilly M, Point D, Sondag F et al (2014) Geographical origin of Amazonian freshwater fishes fingerprinted by 87Sr/86Sr ratios on fish otoliths and scales. Environ Sci Technol 48:8980–8987. https://doi.org/10.1021/es500071w
Ribeiro ALM (2013) Oxydoras kneri as a potential candidate for the biological control of mosquito-vector tropical diseases. Open Entomol J 7:23–28. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874407920130527001
Rossi L, Garrido G, Fariza S (2003) Evaluación del ictioplancton en el área de la central hidroeléctrica Yacyretá. Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Posadas
Saygın S, Polat N, Willmes M et al (2022) Strontium isotopes in otoliths reveal a diversity of natal origins for Tarek (Alburnus tarichi) in Lake Van. Turkey. Fish Res 255:106441. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FISHRES.2022.106441
Scarabotti PA, Lucifora LO, Espínola LA et al (2021) Long-term trends of fishery landings and target fish populations in the lower La Plata basin. Neotrop Ichthyol 19:1–31. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0013
Tablado A, Oldani NO, Ulibarre L, Hassan CD (1988) Cambios estacionales de la densidad de peces en una laguna del valle aluvial del río Paraná (Argentina). Rev Hydrobiol Trop 21:335–348
Tran NT, Labonne M, Chung MT et al (2021) Natal origin and migration pathways of Mekong catfish (Pangasius krempfi) using strontium isotopes and trace element concentrations in environmental water and otoliths. PLoS One 16:e0252769. https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0252769
Vazzoler AEA (1996) Biologia da reprodução de peixes teleósteos: teoria e prattica. Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá, EDUEM, São Paulo
Welcomme RL (2001) Inland fisheries: ecology and management. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Fishing News Books: Blackwell Science, Cornwall
Whitledge GW, Chapman DC, Farver JR et al (2021) Identifying sources and year classes contributing to invasive grass carp in the Laurentian Great Lakes. J Great Lakes Res 47:14–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JGLR.2020.07.008
Willmes M, Hobbs JA, Sturrock AM et al (2018) Fishery collapse, recovery, and the cryptic decline of wild salmon on a major California river. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 75:1836–1848. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0273
Ying Y, Chen Y, Lin L, Gao T (2011) Risks of ignoring fish population spatial structure in fisheries management. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 68:2101–2120. https://doi.org/10.1139/F2011-116
Acknowledgements
Authors thank to Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (PIP 11220200103264CO), Universidad de Buenos Aires (2020 Mod I. 20020190100069BA) and Agencia I+D+i (PICT-2019-03888) for the financing granted for the preparation of the samples. We thank the editor and the three anonymous reviewers for their detailed comments that helped improve this manuscript.
Funding
Funding for the fish collections was provided by the Comisión Mixta del Río Paraná (COMIP-UNNE), while the analyses were supported by the Laboratory of Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems (BOREA, Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Ethics approval
Oxydoras kneri and Hemisorubim platyrhynchos are not included in the IUCN list of endangered species. Fish handling during sampling was performed following guidelines of the ethical committee of the UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (http://www.ufaw.org.uk). Collection of fish was authorized by the local Wildlife and Fisheries Authority guidelines and policies (Dirección de Recursos Naturales of Corrientes Province, Law 1863/54). The fish in this study were not a part of faunal surveys and they did not employ any type of experimental procedure, surgery or chemical agents that would induce injury on the collected organisms.
Competing interests
The authors declare no competing interests.
Additional information
Publisher’s note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Rights and permissions
Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.
About this article
Cite this article
Avigliano, E., Pouilly, M., Silva, N. et al. High plasticity in short- and medium-scale movements in two catfish species from the Paraná Basin. Environ Biol Fish 106, 541–552 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-023-01390-5
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-023-01390-5