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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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Influência do período de alimentação no consumo e ganho de peso do pirarucu. [PDF]
O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o período preferencial de consumo alimentar do pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, e a influência de diferentes turnos de alimentação no consumo e ganho de peso dessa espécie.
CAVERO, B. A. S. +5 more
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Oropharyngeal morphological aspects of Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822)
The study of the functional anatomy of the digestive system of fish, in particular the oropharyngeal cavity, is of great importance because it allows inferences about the feeding habit, mechanisms of capture, selection, and processing of food carried out by different species. Thus, the aim of this study was to describe the anatomical adaptations of the
Luana Félix de Melo +6 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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PARASITOS NOS CULTIVOS DE PIRARUCU (Arapaima gigas)
No Brasil, uma das principais espécies nativas cultivadas é o pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), um peixe que reúne características favoráveis ao cultivo e à comercialização. Entretanto, com a intensificação dos cultivos surgem também as enfermidades, com destaque para as parasitoses.
Jhonatas Teixeira Viana +1 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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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 influence of sex ratio on the reproduction of pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, in captivity [PDF]
ABSTRACT Because sex ratio in the broodstock can influence the reproductive behaviour of a species, the influence of sex ratio on the reproductive success of pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, in captivity was assessed. Pirarucu breeders were stocked in 0.10-0.13 ha earthen ponds at three sex ratios in quadruplicate: one male to one female (1M1F); one male to ...
Adriana Ferreira Lima
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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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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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