%0 Journal Article
%T Growth of the annual fish Cynopoecilus melanotaenia (Regan, 1912) based in a temporary water body population in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae)
%A ARENZON A.
%A PERET A. C.
%A BOHRER M. B. C.
%J Revista Brasileira de Biologia
%D 2001
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X The growth of the annual fish Cynopoecilus melanotaenia was studied in its natural environment, in order to obtain information about its biology. A total of 797 specimens of C. melanotaenia were collected on a monthly basis between April 1994 and March 1995 in a temporary water body, located in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The growth curve in total length suggests, to both sexes, a fast initial growth. Males present a smaller growth rate than females, but they attain a higher average maximum length than the females.
%K annual fish
%K growth
%K Cynopoecilus melanotaenia
%K Brazil
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