Journal
NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA ICTIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20190006
Keywords
Electrocommunication range; Nearest neighbor distance; Sand-dwelling; Water conductivity; Weakly electric fish
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- Faculty of Sciences at Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
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Weakly electric fishes continually emit electric organ discharges (EOD) as a means of communication and localization of objects in their surroundings. Depending on water conductivity, the amplitude of the electric field generated is known to increase with decreases in electrical conductivity of the water. In Amazonian terra firme streams, water conductivity is extremely low and fluctuates constantly due to local and regional rains. In this context, the space between freely moving weakly electric fishes may be expected to decrease, on average, with an increase in water conductivity. To test this hypothesis, we recorded the positions at rest of the sand-dwelling fish Gymnorhamphichthys randoni in a terra firme stream for several days in alternating months, over two years. Based on daily nearest neighbor distances among individual fish in a grid, we found a uniform temporal distribution pattern (which was not affected by water conductivity) indicative of site fidelity. Here we highlight the role of other factors that could influence resting site fidelity.
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