General Information
Collection Site Name: |
Amboaboa river - ARS/TR-28/IX/06-1 Also known as Ambomboa river |
Co-ordinates: |
15° 50’ 00" S 48° 42’ 53" E 901 feet above sea level |
Type of Site: |
Riverine Width at date: 20’ Width at high water: 75-100’ |
Nearest Village/Town: |
Amboaboa |
Watershed/Tributaries: |
Tributary of the Mangarahara river |
Site Details
Water Parameters: |
pH: 8.04 Temperature: 78.0°F Conductivity: 280.0µS |
Substrate: |
Area is bedrock slicks with deep pockets and fissures with some loose stone Gravel in patches with some fine sand |
Vegetation: |
No instream vegetation observed Partial overhead vegetation present in some patches. |
Morphology: |
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Collection Details
Date/Time Collected: |
September 28th, 2006 @ 8:40 a.m. |
Collection Methods: |
Seine net, dip net, bare hands (by reaching under and into rock fissures Paretroplus nourissati was caught just as quickly as with a seine net). |
Species Collected: |
Sauvagella robusta |
Population Numbers: |
Six P. nourissati captured in one hour Approximately forty Sauvagella robusta captured in thirty minutes |
Other Information
General Comments: |
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