HEMATOLOGY OF Salminus hilarii AND CONSIDERATIONS ON THE POLLUTION OF THE CERRADO RIVERS

Abstract

In this study, the health and well-being of fish species Salminus hilarii, in a stretch of a headwater river in the Araguaia River basin - Tocantins, Goiás State, were evaluated. Where the objective was to identify and measure the hematological parameters (erythrogram, thrombogram and leukogram of the referred species). The specimens (n = 50) were captured using fishing nets and cast nets. Blood samples were collected by caudal puncture. The hematological data were obtained according to the methodology described in the classic bibliography. Based on the results of the hematological analysis, the relationship between them and their collection area was obtained, as well as the analyzes by microscopy in the search for morphological (genotoxic) alterations, in the micronuclei. Changes or variations in these parameters can be used as indicators of environmental contamination since these animals are inserted in the environment. Thus, the immune responses presented by the analyzed specimens where the difference between the results of these parameters, as well as the presence of genotoxic markers, are indicative of changes in the studied river water quality.