
doi: 10.7550/rmb.26091
Invasive Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991) (synonymy: Liposarcus multiradiatus) armored catfishwere first reported in Mexico in 1995 and have spread successfully in several aquatic ecosystems. In Adolfo LópezMateos El Infiernillo Reservoir, Michoacán – Guerrero, the population of this armored catfish is growing substantiallybecause natural predators are not present and exploitation by humans does not occur. Over a complete annual cycle,we studied the following population parameters: weight, total and standard length, the relationship of weight to totallength, the hepatosomatic (HSI) and gonadosomatic (GSI) indices, total fecundity (TF) and relative fecundity (RF). Theaverage total (TL) and standard lengths (SL) were 248 ± 37.5 and 188 ± 30.7 mm, respectively, and the average weight(W) was 135.3± 66.8 g. The largest fish reported was 520 mm in TL and weighed 1 280 g. The species showed anextended reproductive season from May to November, as indicated by the GSI, TF and RF. The strongest reproductivepeak occurred from July through October. During the annual cycle, the highest monthly average fecundity was 2 447eggs, and the average relative fecundity was 12.6 eggs per g of fish (August and September). This information will becrucial for calculating the current biomass and future growth of the population. The calculation of these results couldprovide a basis for the exploitation of this resource for human consumption and animal feeds.
QH301-705.5, Biología, parámetros biológicos, Loricariidae, estrategias de control, reproductivos, biological and reproductive parameters, invasive species, plecos, control strategy, reproductive parameters, armored catfish, especies invasivas, Biology (General), biological, Loricaridae
QH301-705.5, Biología, parámetros biológicos, Loricariidae, estrategias de control, reproductivos, biological and reproductive parameters, invasive species, plecos, control strategy, reproductive parameters, armored catfish, especies invasivas, Biology (General), biological, Loricaridae
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