Abstract

RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, Jinnay et al. Comparación morfológica e histológica del tubo digestivo de Gambusia puncticulata y Girardinus metallicus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), peces utilizados en el control biológico de mosquitos . Rev Cubana Med Trop [online]. 2004, vol.56, n.1, pp.73-76. ISSN 0375-0760.

The morphology and histology of the digestive tract of Gambusia puncticulata and Girardinus metallicus fishes used in the biological control of mosquito larvae in Cuba, were described and compared. They were related to the food habits of each species. Gambusia puncticulata has a short and thick intestine, which is characteristic of the carnivorous species, whereas Girardinus metallicus has an elongate and thin spiral rolled up intestine as it corresponds to the omnivorous fishes. It was observed that the histological pattern of the intestine in both species is very simple; however, Gambusia puncticulata presented a great number of ramified microhairiness on comparing it with Girardinus metallicus, which increases this way the digestive yield of its relatively shorter digestive tract.

Keywords : : PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL [methods]; MOSQUITO CONTROL; FISHES; DIGESTIVE TRACT CONTENTS; MORPHOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; CUBA.

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