ABSTRACT. Study of fish diet at Grande river downstream from Itutinga hydroelectric power plant, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The aquatic biota of the Paraná river basin has been impacted by several dams. This study aimed characterize and compare seasonally the fish feeding of Grande river fish fauna, downstream from Itutinga Power Plant. In this river stretch it is expected the reduction of seasonal effects due to flow regulation. Data collection was conducted in January and July 2010 with gill nets and trawls. The fishes were fixed in formalin and preserved in alcohol for stomach contents analysis. The diet was characterized by Feeding Index (IA) and the guilds each species belongs was determined by the χ² test. The feeding of each species and the occurrence of food items were compared in periods of drought and rain using nMDS and SIMPER analysis. We analyzed 809 stomachs from 32 fish species categorized in piscivorous, herbivorous, ilyophagous/detritivorous, ilyophagous, algivorous, frugivorous, invertivorous and generalists guilds; the generalists had the highest species richness. The nMDS indicated lower diet diversification in July, when it was observed an increase of plant, invertebrate and sediment occurrences. However, differences in diet were lower than expected. This study expanded knowledge about fish feeding habits and local dam effects on species diet as a result of flow regulation. KEYWORDS.Reservoir, feeding habit, tropical fishes, diversity. RESUMO.A biota aquática da bacia do rio Paraná tem sido impactada por várias barragens. Este estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar e comparar sazonalmente a alimentação dos peixes do rio Grande, à jusante da usina de Itutinga. Neste trecho de rio é esperada a redução do efeito sazonal devido à regulação do fluxo. A coleta foi realizada em janeiro e julho de 2010, com redes de emalhar e de arrasto. Os peixes foram fixados em formol e conservados em álcool para a análise dos conteúdos estomacais. A dieta foi caracterizada pelo índice alimentar (IA) e a guilda a que cada espécie pertence foi determinado pelo teste de χ². A alimentação de cada espécie e a ocorrência dos itens alimentares foram comparadas nos períodos de seca e chuva utilizando-se as análises de nMDS e SIMPER. Foram analisados 809 estômagos de 32 espécies de peixes categorizadas nas guildas piscívora, herbívora, iliófaga/detritívora, algívora, frugívora, invertívora e generalista, sendo esta a guilda de maior riqueza de espécies. O nMDS indicou menor diversificação na dieta em julho, quando foi observado um aumento na ocorrência de vegetal, invertebrados e sedimento. Este estudo ampliou o conhecimento dos hábitos alimentares dos peixes e o efeito do barramento local sobre a dieta das espécies em virtude da regularização do fluxo. PALAVRAS-CHAVE.Reservatório, hábito alimentar, peixes tropicais, diversidade.
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