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
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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.
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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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Transport of Pirarucu Arapaima gigas juveniles in plastic bag Transporte de juvenis de pirarucu Arapaima gigas em sacos plásticos [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2003 This study examined the stress response of pirarucu juveniles in a closed system transport. Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) is a native Amazonian fish species from the Osteoglossidae family and an obligated air breather.
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Tissue alterations in the pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, infected by Goezia spinulosa (Nematoda) Alterações teciduais em pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, infectado por Goezia spinulosa (Nematoda) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2011 Five specimens of Arapaima gigas caught in the Araguaia River (State of Mato Grosso, Brazil) were investigated for helminths in 2004. Numerous adult specimens of the rhapidascarid nematode Goezia spinulosa were found in stomach ulcers in all the ...
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Conservation strategies for Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) and the Amazonian várzea ecosystem [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2007 In the present study we report a spatial autocorrelation analysis of molecular data obtained for Arapaima gigas, and the implication of this study for conservation and management. Arapaima is an important, but critically over-exploited giant food fish of
T. Hrbek, M. Crossa, IP. Farias
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The genome of the arapaima (Arapaima gigas) provides insights into gigantism, fast growth and chromosomal sex determination system. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 AbstractWe have sequenced the genome of the largest freshwater fish species of the world, the arapaima. Analysis of gene family dynamics and signatures of positive selection identified genes involved in the specific adaptations and unique features of this iconic species, in particular it’s large size and fast growth.
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Identification of parasites in youth paiches “Arapaima gigas”
Scientia Agropecuaria, 2017 El objetivo de este estudio fue i dentificar parasitosis en paiches juveniles “ Arapaima gigas” , criados en cautiverio en el instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP - Ucayali) Perú. En una población de 190 juveniles se tomó una muestra al azar de 50 ejemplares de 2,5 años de edad .
Lisandro Tafur, Marcelo Cotrina
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, 2020 Arapaima gigas (Schinz) (Fig. 4, SA) References. fishing_vimal, 2017. Distribution. Marina Reservoir (fishing_vimal, 2017). Remarks. Sightings of Arapaima gigas (Arapaimidae) have been listed in forums (e.g., http://forum.fishingkaki.com/ discussion/229269/arapaima-in-singapore); however, these were never substantiated with photographs or
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2017 The arapaima, Arapaima gigas, is a fish whose populations are threatened by both overfishing and the ongoing destruction of its natural habitats. In the Amazon basin, varying levels of population structure have been found in A.
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