The invasive  Ameiurus nebulosus  (Lesueur, 1819) as a permanent part of the fish fauna in  selected reservoirs in Central Europe: long-term study of three shallow lakes

Rechulicz, Jacek; Płaska, Wojciech

doi:10.3906/zoo-1710-16

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“…The brown bullhead is an alien and invasive species that should be removed from natural aquatic ecosystems. It is an omnivorous species [36], very resistant to many environmental factors and having stable populations in many water reservoirs in the region [37]. The knowledge on the immune resistance and redox stress of selected fish species is very modest and there is no such information in the available references.…”

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The Level of Indicators of Redox Status in Muscles of Fish from Lakes with Different Trophy

Rusinek-Prystupa¹,

Rechulicz²,

Ognik³

2022

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Oxidative stress in fish is the result of the water quality in the ecosystem and the degree of water pollution. The aim of the study was to determine the oxidative potential in the muscles of selected fish species found in lakes with different trophy status. Values of redox indexes (MDA, Vit. C, SOD and CAT) in the muscle tissue of two native (roach (Rutilus rutilus) and perch (Perca fluviatilis)) and one invasive fish species -brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) were determined. The differences in redox indexes in muscle tissue of fish from lakes with different trophy status were noted. This indicates differentiated sensitivity of individual fish species to oxidative stress resulting from changes in water quality parameters. The changes in the redox parameters in the tissues of selected fish species were more influenced by the lake trophy than the effect resulting from interspecies differences. Fish from a hypertrophic lake had poorer meat quality due to the greater intensity of oxidation processes in relation to fish from the eutrophic lake. The present study gives the need for further studies that will take into account more fish species and a longer period of time, including changes resulting from the functioning of these reservoirs in different seasons.

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The Level of Indicators of Redox Status in Muscles of Fish from Lakes with Different Trophy

Rusinek-Prystupa¹,

Rechulicz²,

Ognik³

2022

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…The brown bullhead catfish Ameirus nebulosus Lesueur, 1819 (Ictaluridae) is native to Canada and the USA ( Schindler, 1957 ). It was first introduced into Europe as an ornamental pond species in Poland in 1885 ( Nowak et al ., 2008 ) and is now common in most European countries ( Rutkayová et al ., 2013 ; Rechulicz & Płaska, 2018 ). The species generally inhabits backwaters and pools of large lowland rivers, nutrient-rich lakes and ponds, reservoirs and irrigation canals ( Page & Burr, 1991 ; Ulikowski et al ., 2022 ).…”

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“…Despite its present wide European distribution ( Rutkayová et al ., 2013 ; Rechulicz & Plaska, 2018 ), knowledge of brown bullhead parasites and pathogens remains relatively scarce. In 2012, a mass mortality event was reported for a Hungarian brown bullhead population, the deaths being linked to an outbreak of European sheatfish ranavirus ( Fehér et al ., 2016 ).…”

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First data on parasites of the invasive brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) in Ukraine

Tkachenko,

Dudliv,

Kvach

et al. 2023

Helminthologia

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Summary This study describes the parasite community of non-native brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus (Actinopterygii: Ictaluridae), collected at three sites in the river Vistula Basin (Lake Svitiaz, Lake Pisochne, and Lake on Plastova) and one site in the river Diester Basin (Lake Stryiska), in Ukraine. Our data represent the first comprehensive study of parasite community in this fish species in Europe. Sixteen parasite taxa were found, including species co-introduced from North America and species acquired in the European range. Maximum parasite richness (13 spp.) was recorded in Lake Svitiaz situated in a Natural Protected Area, while lowest species richness (3 spp.) was observed at Lake on Plastova, an artificial pond in the city of Lviv. Three co-introduced monogenean species, Gyrodactylus nebulosus, Ligictaluridus pricei and Ligictaluridus monticellii, are recorded in Ukraine for the first time, widening the knowledge of the European distribution of these North American parasites. Metric features for hard parts of invasive and native monogeneans showed overlap in ligictalurid parasites, but slightly smaller metrics in Ukrainian G. nebulosus, possibly reflecting water temperature during fish sampling. Though prevalence and abundance of acquired parasites was relatively low, infection parameters for metacercariae of Diplostomum spp. were relatively high at Lake Svitiaz and the natural Lake Stryiska in Lviv. In two lakes in the Vistula basin, we found high prevalence and abundance of Anguillicola crassus, an Asian nematode infecting eels, possibly supporting the invasional meltdown hypothesis. Our study confirms both further spread of non-native parasites in Europe and use of non-native fish as competent hosts for local native and introduced parasites.

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Changes in native fish communities in response to the presence of alien brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) in four lakes (Poland)

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The aim of the study was to determine changes in the abundance of Ameiurus nebulosus and native fish in four lakes after 4–7 years. It was hypothesised that A. nebulosus would be the dominant species of fish in various types of lakes. The study was conducted in the summer of 2014 and 2018–2021, using Nordic multi-mesh gillnets. We indicated that relative numbers and biomass of A. nebulosus decreased in the oligo-mesotrophic lake, while increased in lakes of higher trophic conditions. Body weight and total length of A. nebulosus fluctuated from 3.2 to 283.3 g and 64 to 267 mm, respectively. The coefficient of condition of this species varied widely from 0.2 to 1.8 with the highest and lowest values in the meso-eutrophic lake. Ameiurus nebulosus accounted for 0.2–34.1% of the total numbers and 2.4–36.5% of the total biomass of the fish community. In the mesotrophic and meso-eutrophic lakes, A. nebulosus was a dominant component of the fish community after 7 years. The percentage contribution of A. nebulosus to the total numbers of fish decreased with the increasing trophic status of the studied lakes. Our study showed that A. nebulosus could be one of the factors responsible for a decrease in the number of native fish species and a change in the taxonomic structure of native fish in lakes of different trophic status (from oligo-mesotrophy to eutrophy).

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The invasive Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819) as a permanent part of the fish fauna in selected reservoirs in Central Europe: long-term study of three shallow lakes

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References 26 publications

The Level of Indicators of Redox Status in Muscles of Fish from Lakes with Different Trophy

The Level of Indicators of Redox Status in Muscles of Fish from Lakes with Different Trophy

First data on parasites of the invasive brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) in Ukraine

Changes in native fish communities in response to the presence of alien brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) in four lakes (Poland)

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