CUTTINGS OF ETHNOICTHYOLOGY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF TEFÉ, AMAZON, BRAZIL

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.813352305064

• Palavras-chave: Ethnoichthyology, Natural Sciences, Science Education.

• Keywords: Ethnoichthyology, Natural Sciences, Science Education.

• Abstract:

  There are few studies focused on the branch of ethnoichthyological research, but this result has been changing as the importance of research in this area is recognized, taking into consideration, the high cultural and biological diversity that involves this theme. In this sense, the main objective was to investigate the ethnoichthyological knowledge of a traditional riverside community. From the investigation, we sought to understand the meanings that the research subjects had about fish, the main species present in the community's lakes, use in food and production of medicines. The methodological path constitutes the type of ethnobiological research based on qualitative research. The research field was the community of Bacuri, in Tefé-AM, with the community fishermen as subjects. The results indicate that studies directed to Ichthyology/Ethnoichthyology are rare, and much less directed to the nutritional and protein value of fish species present in the rivers and lakes of the Middle Solimões.