Modern Distribution of Armored Catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) in Central Vietnam
- Authors: Gusakov V.A.1, Stolbunov I.A.1, Dien T.D.2
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Affiliations:
- Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters
- Russian–Vietnamese Joint Tropical Research and Technology Center
- Issue: Vol 11, No 2 (2018)
- Pages: 179-183
- Section: Ichthyology
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1995-0829/article/view/198316
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082918020050
- ID: 198316
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Abstract
The modern distribution of South American armored catfishes (Loricariidae) is studied in three provinces in Central Vietnam. In the investigated area, representatives of the genus Pterygoplichthys occur, and at present they have moved into all main river basins. During the last 2–5 years, alien species have entered into many water bodies isolated from the places of their first discovery by natural and manmade barriers. This indicates the important role of the human factor for the expansion of loricariids in the region.
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V. A. Gusakov
Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters
Author for correspondence.
Email: gva@ibiw.yaroslavl.ru
Russian Federation, Borok, Nekouzskii district, Yaroslavl oblast, 152742
I. A. Stolbunov
Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters
Email: gva@ibiw.yaroslavl.ru
Russian Federation, Borok, Nekouzskii district, Yaroslavl oblast, 152742
Tran Duc Dien
Russian–Vietnamese Joint Tropical Research and Technology Center
Email: gva@ibiw.yaroslavl.ru
Viet Nam, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa
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