The Canal da Piracema at Itaipu Dam as a fish pass system

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-195

  Makrakis, Sérgio ^a,b   Gomes, Luiz Carlos ^a   Makrakis, Maristela Cavicchioli ^b   Fernandez, Domingo Rodriguez ^c   Pavanelli, Carla Simone ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c Itaipu Binacional   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fish passage; Fishway; Migratory fish; Paran river

Indexed keywords

ANOSTOMIDAE; APAREIODON AFFINIS; BRYCONAMERICUS; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; EXODON; HOPLIAS; HYPOSTOMUS; IHERINGICHTHYS LABROSUS; LEPORINUS ELONGATUS; LORICARIIDAE; PIMELODIDAE; PROCHILODUS LINEATUS; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 34347219782     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252007000200013     Document Type: Article

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