@article{fdi:010066197, title = {{U}sing barcoding of larvae for investigating the breeding seasons of pimelodid catfishes from the {M}aranon, {N}apo and {U}cayali rivers in the {P}eruvian {A}mazon}, author = {{G}arcia-{D}avila, {C}. and {C}astro-{R}uiz, {D}. and {R}enno, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {C}hota-{M}acuyama, {W}. and {C}arvajal-{V}allejos, {F}. {M}. and {S}anchez, {H}. and {A}ngulo, {C}. and {N}olorbe, {C}. and {A}lvarado, {J}. and {E}stivals, {G}uillain and {N}unez {R}odriguez, {J}esus and {D}uponchelle, {F}abrice}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}mazonian ichthyofauna has one of the richest specific diversities on earth. {H}owever, life history strategies of most species remain poorly-known owing to logistical difficulties, although this information is essential for species conservation and sustainable fisheries management. {A}n inventory of specific diversity in plankton samples might be an efficient way of studying breeding seasons and breeding localities of fish species, providing their precise taxonomic identification can be ensured. {H}erein, using barcoding of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit {I} ({COI}) gene, species were identified in monthly plankton samples collected in the lower reaches of the {N}apo, {M}aranon and {U}cayali rivers. {A} total of 16 species of pimelodid catfish were identified. {F}or the most abundant species, two tendencies were observed, with breeding periods preferentially occurring during rising and high water periods ({B}rachyplatystoma filamentosum, {P}imelodus blochii) or during receding and low water periods ({B}rachyplatystoma rousseauxii, {B}rachyplatystoma platynemum, {B}rachyplatystoma vaillantii, {H}ypophthalmus edentatus, {H}ypophthalmus marginatus). {F}or all of these species except for {B}.rousseauxii, this is new information for the {P}eruvian {A}mazon. {T}heir reproductive behaviours are discussed in term of adaptive strategies to environmental conditions, where hydrological cycles play essential roles in resource accessibility and dispersal capabilities.}, keywords = {{PEROU} ; {AMAZONIE} ; {MARANON} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {NAPO} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {UCAYALI} {COURS} {D}'{EAU}}, booktitle = {{P}roceedings of the 4th {I}nternational {C}onference of the "{R}esearch {N}etwork on {A}mazonian {I}chthyofauna" ({RIIA})}, journal = {{J}ournal of {A}pplied {I}chthyology}, volume = {31}, numero = {no sp{\'e}cial {S}4}, pages = {40--51}, ISSN = {0175-8659}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1111/jai.12987}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066197}, }