Disponible en estante de INICNE Artículo duplicado disponible en estante de INICNE The zoogeography and ecology of fresh water fishes from Argentina and comments of ichthyogeography of South America

This study comprises a critical review of relevant literature on the fish fauna, genocentres, means of dispersal, barriers, ecological groups, coactions, and ecological causality of distribution, including an analysis of allotopic species in the same lake of pond, the application of indexes of diversity of several biotopes and comments on historical factors. Its wide scope allows to clarify several aspects of South American Ichthyogeography. The location of Argentina ichthyological fauna according to the abovemencioned distributional scheme as well as its relation with the most important hydrography systems are also provided, followed by additional information on its distribution in the Argentine Republic, including an analysis through the application of Simpson`s similitude test in several localities