Fish community composition, seasonality and abundance in Fortaleza Lagoon, Cidreira

摘要

The Fortaleza Lagoon belongs to the Southern Tramandai subsystem, formed by lagoons disposed linearly on the north-south direction (30degree 08'S, 50degree 13'W). The objective of this study was to describe some aspects related to the composition of the fish community of Fortaleza Lagoon. Samples were collected monthly from November 1998 to October 1999. The specimens were captured at four previously determined points in the lagoon, and class fled in five orders, 12 families and 22 species. Cyphocharax voga, Hyphessobrycon luetkenii, Oligosarcus jenynsii, Oligosarcus robustus and Loricariichthys anus were abundant species. Amongst the sampled species only two could not be characterised as freshwater species: Centropomus sp (marine) and Lycengraulius grossidens (estuarine). The ichthyofauna of the lagoon was predominantly composed by constant species.