Armadillo del rio Hypostomus sp'

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Armadillo del rio(Hypostomus sp.)
Over 100 species 3 (?) species in US
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Sailfin catfishesPterygoplichthys spp.
22 (?) species 3 (?) species in US
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Case Study San Antonio River

• Surveys in Oct 2002, Jan 2003, May 2003
• 27 samples of fishes

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Suckermouth Catfishes in the San Antonio River

• Found in 41 of samples
• Sailfin catfishes lt 2.5 of fishes, gtgt 40
  biomass
• Armadillo del rio ltlt 1 of fishes.

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Habitat parameters

• Turbidity
• Temperature
• Conductivity
• Dissolved oxygen
• pH
• Velocity
• Depth
• Substrate

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Growth of Bowfin in a Flume
Deep, wide

Shallow, narrow
Slack, silty
Swift, gravely
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Growth of Bowfin in a Flume
Deep, wide

Sailfin catfishes
Armadillo del rio
Shallow, narrow
Slack, silty
Swift, gravely
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Growth of Bowfin in a Flume
Deep, wide

Sailfin catfishes
Armadillo del rio
Shallow, narrow
Slack, silty
Swift, gravely
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Habitats With No Suckermouth Catfishes
Riffle
Scour pool
Bendway
Run
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Habitats With Suckermouth Catfishes
Run Below Weir
Vegetated Channel
Embayment
Weir Pool
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Ecosystem Impacts

• Disruption of food chains
• Impacts to native species
• Mortality of shorebirds
• Changes in aquatic plant communities
• Bank erosion

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Impacts to Native Species
Stoneroller native small, short-lived,
moderate fecundity spawns in small, shallow
nests hypoxia-tolerant
Suckermouth catfishes exotic large,
long-lived, high fecundity spawns in deep
burrows anoxia- and dessication tolerant
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Mortality of Shorebirds

• Defensive erection of pectoral spines by sailfin
  catfish can cause strangulation in fish
  eating-shorebirds.

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Erosion
Burrows excavated by sailfin catfishes associated
with siltation, erosion, and shoreline
instability. Loss of unprotected shorelines in
some Florida waters estimated at 1-3 ft/year.
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Sailfin Catfish in Boca Raton, FL (Oct 2003)
Eroding Shoreline
Renourished shoreline
Receding Shoreline
Lake
3 ft
Bank collapse
Lawn
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Sailfin Catfish in Boca Raton, FL (Oct 2003)
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Management

• Containment features (i.e., barriers)
• Removal programs (e.g., bounties)
• Native fish enhancement (e.g., stocking)
• Bank stabilization
• Education
• Landscaping (?)

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Pilot Study Response to High Flows
Feasibility of hydraulic barriers evaluated using
swim tunnel trials with field-collected
specimens of armadillo del rio.
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Sustained (gt 200 min) swimming or
station-holding at 75 cm/s
Prolonged (gt 60 min) swimming or station-holding
at 100 cm/s
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Future Studies Land Use and Suckermouth Catfish
Populations
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Growth of Bowfin in a Flume
Deep, wide

Shallow, narrow
Slack, silty
Swift, gravely
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Growth of Bowfin in a Flume
Deep, wide

Shallow, narrow
Slack, silty
Swift, gravely
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Growth of Bowfin in a Flume
Deep, wide

Sailfin catfishes
Armadillo del rio
Shallow, narrow
Slack, silty
Swift, gravely
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Exotic Fishes of the San Antonio River
Rio Grande Cichlid
Redbreast Sunfish
Mexican Tetra
Tilapias