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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
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On some insects and mites associated with dried and salted fish in Brazil [PDF]
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]
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]
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
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]
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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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
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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
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Aquarium fisheries as a non-timber forest product: experiences from conservation through community development in North Rupununi District, Guyana [PDF]
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]
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
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