This paper characterizes and compares the taxocenoses of fish from two different aquatic environments within a basin hidrographyc: the Praia das Pombas (Lago Guaíba) and the Lagoa Negra, both in the Parque Estadual de Itapuã, Rio Grande do Sul, considering quali-quantitative composition of the ichthyofauna. Ecological and abundance indexes were evaluated in both spatial and temporal contexts, checking that occurs relationship between the structure of taxocenose these sites with environmental variables. We sampled a total of 61 species, with the richness the same in both locations (44 species). Both environments showed peculiar characteristics that reflected on the fish fauna in each location. It was observed that the pattern of distribution of the taxocenoses of fishes studied in the two environments is seasonal, since the abundance, biomass and diversity were higher in the hottest months of the year, spring and summer. The temperature and day-length the main factors that influenced in the distribution of the fish fauna of the Praia das Pombas and Lagoa Negra.
Praia das Pombas; Lagoa Negra; ichthyofauna; diversity; seasonality
