Mitochondrial genome of the jack silverside, Atherinopsis californiensis (Atherinopsidae, Atheriniformes), a nearshore fish of the California Current Ecosystem [PDF]
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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High levels of docosahexaenoic acid are present in eight New World silversides (Pisces: Atherinopsidae) [PDF]
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 ...
CARLOS Antonio Martinez-Palacios +2 more
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Macroparasites of silversides (Atherinopsidae: Odontesthes) in Argentina
This study presents new geographical distribution records for the macroparasites of the marine Odontesthes nigricans (Richardson, 1848) (89 wild specimens), and for the freshwater silversides Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835) (43 wild and 108 ...
Verónica Flores +5 more
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Loss of gut microbial diversity in the cultured, agastric fish, Mexican pike silverside (Chirostoma estor: Atherinopsidae) [PDF]
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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Ichthyofauna of the lower course of the Negro river drainage, Patagonia Argentina [PDF]
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]
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]
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]
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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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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A series of crater lakes exist in the central region of Puebla, Mexico; each one with an endemic species of silverside fishes, with no information about their ecology.
Elizabeth Valero-Pacheco +3 more
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