Abstract

IWASZKIW, Juan M.; FIRPO LACOSTE, Francisco  and  JACOBO, Alejandro. Ichthyological survey of the Camba Cué lagoon, Apipé Grande Island, Corrientes, Argentina. Rev. Mus. Argent. Cienc. Nat. [online]. 2010, vol.12, n.1, pp.81-90. ISSN 1853-0400.

The Apipé Grande island is a Provincial Reserve located in the Paraná river at 1400 km, from its origin at the Buenos Aires harbor, and two km downstream of the Yacyretá Dam. The outstanding feature of the island is that 70% of its area is composed of wetland. At the center of the island there are Hermosa and Cambá Cué «lagunas» with 300 and 1000 hectares respectively. The present paper reports the results of the first ichthyological survey to these water bodies. As a result of the sampling fieldwork 55 fish species were identified. The presence of species belonging to lotic and lenitic environments is interpreted as evidence for the close hydrological relationship of these water bodies and the Paraná river system.

Keywords : Cambá Cué lagoon; Protected areas; Apipé Grande Island; Paraná River; Neotropical ichthyology; Biogeography; La Plata Basin; Apipé rapids.

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