@article{fdi:010072691,
  title = {{A}ge and growth of the {A}mazonian migratory catfish {B}rachyplatystoma rousseauxii in the {M}adeira {R}iver basin before the construction of dams},
  author = {{H}auser, {M}. and {D}oria, {C}. {R}. {C}. and {M}elo, {L}. {R}. {C}. and {S}antos, {A}. {R}. and {A}yala, {D}. {M}. and {N}ogueira, {L}. {D}. and {A}madio, {S}. and {F}abre, {N}. and {T}orrente-{V}ilara, {G}. and {G}arcia-{V}asquez, {A}. and {R}enno, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {C}arvajal-{V}allejos, {F}. {M}. and {A}lonso, {J}. {C}. and {N}unez {R}odriguez, {J}esus and {D}uponchelle, {F}abrice},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he goliath catfish {B}rachyplatystoma rousseauxii has crucial economical and ecological functions in the {A}mazon basin. {A}lthough its life history characteristics have been studied in the {A}mazon, there is little information in the {M}adeira {R}iver basin, which holds genetically distinct populations and where dams were recently built. {U}sing fish collected in {B}olivia, {B}razil and {P}eru, this study provides a validation of growth rings deposition and details the growth patterns of {B}. rousseauxii in the {M}adeira before the dams' construction. {A}ge structure and growth parameters were determined from 497 otolith readings. {T}he species exhibits two growth rings per year and sampled fish were between 0 and 16 years old. {I}n the {B}razilian portion of the basin, mainly young individuals below 5 years old were found, whereas older fish (> 5 years) were caught only in the {B}olivian and {P}eruvian stretches, indicating that after migrating upstream to reproduce, adults remain in the headwaters of the {M}adeira {R}iver. {C}omparing with previous publications, {B}. rousseauxii had a slower growth and 20 cm lower maximum standard length in the {M}adeira {R}iver than in the {A}mazon {R}iver. {T}his study provides a baseline for future evaluation of changes in population dynamics of the species following dams closure.},
  keywords = {{A}mazon ; {B}iannual rings ; {G}oliath catfish ; {L}ife cycle ; {O}tolith ; {BRESIL} ; {PEROU} ; {BOLIVIE} ; {AMAZONIE} ; {MADEIRA} {COURS} {D}'{EAU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}eotropical {I}chthyology},
  volume = {16},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {e170130 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {1679-6225},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1590/1982-0224-20170130},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072691},
}