Female mating preferences in blind cave tetras Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae, Teleostei). [PDF]
, 2006 The Mexican tetra Astyanax fasciatus has evolved a variety of more or less color- and eyeless cave populations. Here we examined the evolution of the female preference for large male body size within different populations of this species, either surface-
Plath, Martin +4 more
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Hyphessobrycon nicolasi (Teleostei: Characidae) a new species from the Uruguay River basin in the Mesopotamian Region, Argentina [PDF]
, 2010 Hyphessobrycon nicolasi is described from the Uruguay River basin in the Mesopotamian Region, Entre Ríos, Argentina. The new species can be distinguished from all congeners by the presence of a well-defined oblique and marginal black stripe on each lobe ...
Lopez, Hugo Luis +1 more
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Fish distribution in a small domestic water supply reservoir: a case study of Kangimi Reservoir, Kaduna, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2005 A study of the composition and distribution of fish populations in the inshore, surface and bottom water habitats of Kangimi Reservoir showed that the most abundant family was the Cichlidae followed in order of abundance by the familiesCyprinidae ...
Balogun, J.K.
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First record of Astyanax puka Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2007 (Teleostei: Characidae) in Juramento River basin, Salta, Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 Astyanax puka was described from the endorheic Río Salí basin, Argentina, and it was not previously recorded elsewhere, being considered until now as endemic from that basin.
Aguilera, Gaston +2 more
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A phylogenetic analysis of Brycon and Henochilus (Characiformes, Characidae, Bryconinae) based on the mitochondrial gene 16S rRNA [PDF]
, 2008 The genus Brycon, the largest subunit of the Bryconinae, has 42 valid species distributed from southern Mexico to the La Plata River in Argentina. Henochilus is a monotypic genus, comprising a single species (H.
HILSDORF, Silva +3 more
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Une nouvelle espèce de Bryconexodon (Pisces, Characidae) décrite du bassin du Trombetas (Para, Brésil) [PDF]
, 1991 Une nouvelle espèce du genre #Bryconexodon$ Géry (#Pisces$, #Characidae$) est décrite du cours supérieur du Rio Trombetas (Para, Brésil). #Bryconexodon$ n. sp. est très voisine de #B.
Dos Santos, G.M. +2 more
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Actinopterygii, Characiformes, Characidae: Ectrepopterus uruguayensis (Fowler, 1943): New record for Argentina [PDF]
, 2013 Ectrepopterus uruguayensis Fowler was recently redescribed, with occurrence in lower tributaries of Río de la Plata and lower Río Uruguay, Uruguay. Herein its occurrence is extended and confirmed to Argentina, arroyo El Molino, in Uruguay Department ...
Carvalho, Fernando R. +1 more
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The piranha genome provides molecular insight associated to its unique feeding behavior [PDF]
, 2019 The piranha enjoys notoriety due to its infamous predatory behavior but much is still not understood about its evolutionary origins and the underlying molecular mechanisms for its unusual feeding biology.
Adolfi, Mateus +9 more
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CLOFFAR - update 3 - supplement to Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Argentina [PDF]
, 2017 In May 2016 we have published the second update to CLOFFAR and in these few months a total of 22 changes have summed up. The total number of fishes known from the freshwaters of Argentina has increased to 538, caused by one new Hoplias and 13 first ...
Koerber, Stefan +2 more
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Ichthyological ecoregions of Argentina [PDF]
, 2002 The Argentine Republic is situated in the southernmost portion of the American continent, occupying over 2,785,600 km2 not including the Antarctic territory. The country ranges from subtropical areas (21º46’S) to subantarctic regions (55º03’S), extending
López, Hugo Luis +2 more
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