Candidate Species for Florida Aquaculture: Arapaima Arapaima gigas
EDIS, 2021 Arapaima Arapaima gigas, also known as paiche and pirarucu, is a large South American freshwater fish with unique biology, favorable aquaculture characteristics, and potential for production in south Florida.
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Molecular Cloning and AlphaFold Modeling of Thyrotropin (ag-TSH) From the Amazonian Fish Pirarucu () [PDF]
Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, 2023 Arapaima gigas , known as Pirarucu in Brazil, is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world. Some individuals could reach 3 m in length and weight up to 200 kg.
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Point for Enrichment, Point for Welfare—Testing Use of a Laser Pointer with Arapaima gigas [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The arapaima (Arapaima gigas) is one of the largest freshwater fish species, known to exceed 3 m in total length. It is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN. A. gigas is native to the Amazon River basin where they are an important food source.
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Population Dynamics Modeling of Arapaima gigas Modelagem da dinâmica populacional de Arapaima gigas [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2010 Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) has been of the most important natural fishing resources of the Amazon region. Due to its economic importance, and the necessity to preserve the species hand, field research concerning the habits and behavior of the pirarucu has
Eliane dos Santos de Souza Coutinho +2 more
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Capillostrongyloides arapaimae sp. n. (Nematoda: Capillariidae), a new intestinal parasite of the arapaima Arapaima gigas from the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 A new nematode species, Capillostrongyloides arapaimae sp. n., is described from the intestine and pyloric caeca of the arapaima, Arapaima gigas (Schinz), from the Mexiana Island, Amazon river delta, Brazil.
Cláudia Portes Santos +2 more
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Cetobacterium Is a Major Component of the Microbiome of Giant Amazonian Fish (Arapaima gigas) in Ecuador [PDF]
Animals, 2018 Arapaima gigas is a large air-breathing fish found in Amazonian rivers, a characteristic that gives this species an advantage in oxygen-deprived waters.
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas, Arapaimidae, Osteoglossiformes) [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2008 We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, the largest fish of the Amazon basin, and economically one of the most important species of the region.
Tomas Hrbek, Izeni Pires Farias
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Cultivo do Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) em viveiro escavado Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) husbandry in ponds [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2003 Foi avaliado o desempenho de juvenis de pirarucu em criação intensiva em viveiros escavados. Oitenta e cinco peixes com peso médio inicial de 133,3 ± 1,3g foram estocados em dois viveiros de 120m² cada (densidade de 1 peixe/3m²), com profundidade média ...
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First record of Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) (Teleostei: Osteoglossomorpha), the “pirarucu”, in the upper Paraná River basin, Southeast Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2015 Arapaima gigas (Schinz), the “pirarucu”, is one of largest freshwater fish of the Neotropical region, naturally occurring in the Amazon, Essequibo, and Orinoco river basins.
Fernando Carvalho +3 more
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A duplicated copy of id2b is an unusual sex-determining candidate gene on the Y chromosome of arapaima (Arapaima gigas) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Arapaima gigas is one of the largest freshwater fish species of high ecological and economic importance. Overfishing and habitat destruction are severe threats to the remaining wild populations.
Mateus C. Adolfi +20 more
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