High levels of docosahexaenoic acid are present in eight New World silversides (Pisces: Atherinopsidae) [PDF]
Neotropical Ichthyology, 2020 Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the most critical and least available omega-3 fatty acid in the Western human diet. Currently, the source of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) is mainly dependent on wild fisheries, making this ...
María Gisela Ríos-Durán +2 more
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Evidence for Countergradient Growth Adaptation and Jordan's Rule in a Southern Hemisphere Fish, the Atherinopsid Odontesthes regia [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWe studied thermal growth reaction norms in larval/juvenile sea silversides (Odontesthes regia) from different populations along the Humboldt marine large ecosystem off the Chilean coast (20–41° S, ~2333 km), using a common garden approach.
Hannes Baumann +7 more
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Mitochondrial genome of the jack silverside, Atherinopsis californiensis (Atherinopsidae, Atheriniformes), a nearshore fish of the California Current Ecosystem [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023 The jack silverside (Atherinopsis californiensis), also referred to as jacksmelt, is a neotropical silverside fish that inhabits nearshore shallow waters of the California Current Ecosystem in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, ranging from the coast of Oregon,
Janae E. Shew, Sean C. Lema
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Loss of gut microbial diversity in the cultured, agastric fish, Mexican pike silverside (Chirostoma estor: Atherinopsidae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Teleost fish are the most diverse group of extant vertebrates and have varied digestive anatomical structures and strategies, suggesting they also possess an array of different host-microbiota interactions.
Jesús Mateo Amillano-Cisneros +8 more
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Dietary prebiotics and synbiotics modulate gut microbiota and improve growth performance of Mexican pike silverside Chirostoma estor [PDF]
PeerJAquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector worldwide and is vital for a sustainable animal protein supply. However, optimizing fish performance in captivity remains a major challenge, requiring functional diets that support a healthy ...
Jesús Mateo Amillano-Cisneros +8 more
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Ichthyofauna of the lower course of the Negro river drainage, Patagonia Argentina [PDF]
Check List, 2020 The drainage of the Negro River is the most important watercourse in the Patagonia ecoregion and, together with the Colorado river basin, define an ecotone, i.e., a zoogeographic transition, where coexist the Brazilian and Patagonian lineages of ...
Mariano Soricetti +6 more
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Gonadal development in pejerrey (Odontesthes bonariensis) during spawning season in relation with sex steroids and temperature variation in Gómez lake (Pampas region, Argentina) [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2021 Gómez lake (34 ° 39 ‘S 61 ° 01’ W) is a typical shallow lake of Pampas region placed in the upper area of the Salado river. The most abundant fish species in this lake is the pejerrey (Odontesthes bonariensis) valued due to the quality of its flesh and ...
PAMELA S. DEL FRESNO +3 more
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Age and growth of three Odontesthes species from Southern Brazil (Atherinopsidae), with reference to phylogenetic constraints in their life-history [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2003 The age and growth of three silverside species are described, and a discussion on possible phylogenetic constraints on life-history characteristics is presented.
F. G. Becker +2 more
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Length–weight relation for seven Neotropical freshwater fish species (Actinopterygii) endemic to Central America [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2022 In the presently reported study, we estimated length–weight relation (LWRs) for seven species of freshwater fishes from Central America. Samples were collected using seines from 60 sites across Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama during field expeditions ...
Justin C. Bagley +2 more
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Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2006 Argentina's central region includes an important area covered by shallow pampean lakes and dams. In these environments, fishing of pejerrey Odontesthes bonariensis Valenciennes, 1835 (Pisces, Atherinopsidae), the most important fresh-water fish of the ...
M. Mancini +4 more
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