OCCURRENCE OF THE THREE SPOT GOURAMI Trichopodus trichopterus (ACTINOPTERYGII: OSPHRONEMIDAE) IN GUANABARA BAY, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Mauro José Cavalcanti Ecoinformatics Studio, P.O. Box 46521, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, 20551-970.
  • Paulo Roberto Duarte Lopes 2 Prof. Assistente. Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - Departamento de Ciências Biológicas (Museu de Zoologia - Divisão de Peixes), Avenida Transnordestina, s/no. (km 03 - BR-116), Feira de Santana - Bahia, Brasil, 44036-900.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v50i1.18852

Keywords:

ornamental species, aquarium, mangroves.

Abstract

The Spot gourami Trichopodus trichopterus is recorded for the first time in mangrove environments from Porto do Rosa, São Gonçalo (22º47´S - 43º02´W), eastern Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The species is seemingly established in the area, where it may have been introduced by aquarium trade activities. The potential environmental impacts of this introduction to the local ecosystem, already under stress by pollution and habitat destruction, are discussed.

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Published

2017-12-14

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Notas Científicas