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.
Renan Passos Freire +7 more
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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.
Eszter Matrai +5 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.
Carolina Ramírez +3 more
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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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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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The largest fish in the world's biggest river: Genetic connectivity and conservation of Arapaima gigas in the Amazon and Araguaia-Tocantins drainages. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Arapaima, pirarucu or paiche (Arapaima gigas) is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world, and has a long history of commercial exploitation in the Amazon region.
Izeni Pires Farias +8 more
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Fatty acid composition and influence of temperature on the lipid stability of Arapaima gigas meat
Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 2019 The nutritional quality and lipid stability of Arapaima gigas fillets were investigated. A total of 27.32 kg of A. gigas fillets were obtained and the proximate composition and fatty acid profile immediately determined.
Nathália Miranda Coutinho +6 more
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Aspectos reprodutivos e perfil hormonal dos esteróides sexuais do pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (SCHINZ,1822), em condições de cativeiro Reproductive aspects and sexual steroids hormonal profiles of pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (SCHINZ,1822), in captivity conditions [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2010 Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo caracterizar a reprodução e o perfil hormonal dos esteróides sexuais do pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, além de validar um aspecto do dimorfismo sexual secundário.
Leonardo Bruno Barbosa Monteiro +3 more
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Efeito da densidade de estocagem sobre a eficiência alimentar de juvenis de Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) em ambiente confinado Stocking density effect on alimentary efficiency in juveniles pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) in a confined environment [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2003 O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o efeito da densidade de estocagem sobre a eficiência alimentar de juvenis de pirarucu em tanques-rede de pequeno volume.
Bruno Adan Sagratzki Cavero +5 more
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