The ichthyofauna of the Potiritá River basin: assessing the conservation status in a mining area in the Eastern Amazon
Thiago Augusto Pedroso Barbosa,
Bruno da Silveira Prudente,
Marina Barreira Mendonça
et al.
Abstract:Aim Considering the importance of knowing the organisms that make up the environments impacted by human activities, we aimed to create an inventory of the ichthyofauna of a bauxite mining area in the Eastern Amazon in this work. Methods Specimens were collected with sieves, trawls, and gill nets at 37 points in rivers and streams during two expeditions (July 2017 and September and October 2017). After euthanasia and laboratory processes, we identified each individual to the lowest possible taxonomic level, an… Show more
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