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Paiche (Arapaima gigas) (Cuvier, 1829) (Osteoglossiformes: Arapaimidae): una revisión sistemática de la diversidad genética para la conservación del pez gigante del Amazonas

open access: yesCampus, 2021
The paiche (Arapaima gigas) (Cuvier, 1829) (Osteoglossiformes: Arapaimidae) lives mainly in the countries of Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Guyana. An exhaustive review study was carried out on genetic diversity for the conservation of A.
Gian Franco Hermoza
doaj   +1 more source

On some insects and mites associated with dried and salted fish in Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 1982
Summary Two insect and two mite species are reported from dried and salted fish ("pirarucu", Arapaima gigas Cuvier) in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, namely: Liposcelis bostrychophilus Badonnel (Insecta, Psocidae) and the parasite of its eggs, Alaptus ...
Carlos H. W. Flechtmann   +1 more
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Chromosomal characterization of the bonytongue Arapaima gigas (Osteoglossiformes: Arapaimidae) [PDF]

open access: yesNeotropical Ichthyology, 2006
The mitotic chromosomes of the pirarucu Arapaima gigas inhabiting the middle Araguaia River and collected in the municipality of Araguaiana (MT, Brazil) were studied. The chromosomes were analyzed through Giemsa staining, C-banding, Ag-NOR staining and in situ hybridization using an 18S rRNA gene probe. The karyotype had 2n=56 comprising 14 biarmed and
Marques, Debora Karla   +2 more
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Respostas hematológicas de Arapaima gigas (Pisces: Arapaimidae) parasitados naturalmente por protozoários e metazoários. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
O presente estudo comparou os parâmetros sanguíneos de Arapaima gigas Schinz, 1822 de cultivo, parasitados por uma espécie de protozoário e três espécies de helmintos.
BORGES, M.   +4 more
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Impact and fracture analysis of fish scales from Arapaima gigas

open access: yesMaterials Science and Engineering: C, 2015
Fish scales from the Amazonian fish Arapaima gigas have been characterised to study their impact and fracture behaviour at three different environmental conditions. Scales were cut in two different directions to analyse the influence of the orientation of collagen layers.
Torres, F. G.   +2 more
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The fish fauna of the Iwokrama Forest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Fishes were collected from the rivers in and around the Iwokrama Forest during January-February and November-December 1997. Four hundred species of fish were recorded from forty families in ten orders.
Arjoon, D   +5 more
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Características bioquímicas e hematológicas do pirarucu Arapaima gigas Schinz, 1822 (Arapaimidae) de cultivo semi-intensivo na Amazônia Biochemical and hematological characteristics of the pirarucu Arapaima gigas Schinz, 1822 (Arapaimidae) from semi-intensive culture in the Amazon

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 2010
O presente estudo comparou os níveis plasmáticos de glicose, proteínas totais, uréia, triglicerídeos e colesterol, a contagem de eritrócitos, leucócitos e trombócitos entre alevinos e juvenis de Arapaima gigas (Osteoglociformes, Arapaimidae) de uma ...
Gustavo Valadares Fonseca Drumond   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physicochemical and sensory characterization of three different portions from commercial pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) fillets

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Food Technology, 2018
The objective of the present study was to investigate the relevant physicochemical and sensory parameters of three different Arapaima gigas muscle portions.
Júlia de Souza Lira Santos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aquarium fisheries as a non-timber forest product: experiences from conservation through community development in North Rupununi District, Guyana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Deforestation is one of the major global conservation issues. Solutions are being sought to tackle this ongoing forest loss, including establishment of initiatives to provide new sources of income for local communities that promote the sustainable use ...
Bicknell, Jake E., Chin, Christopher
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Community-based management induces rapid recovery of a high-value tropical freshwater fishery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Tropical wetlands are highly threatened socio-ecological systems, where local communities rely heavily on aquatic animal protein, such as fish, to meet food security.
A Hercos   +47 more
core   +1 more source

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