Actinopterygii, Characiformes, Characidae: Ectrepopterus uruguayensis (Fowler, 1943): New record for Argentina [PDF]
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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Desenvolvimento larval de Brycon hilarii (Characiformes, Characidae) [PDF]
O presente estudo caracterizou o desenvolvimento inicial de Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850) através de caracteres morfométricos e merísticos e analisou as relações entre as características morfométricas das larvas ao longo do desenvolvimento usando modelos de regressão linear, quadrática e linear por partes.
Oliveira, Fernando G. de +4 more
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Une nouvelle espèce de Bryconexodon (Pisces, Characidae) décrite du bassin du Trombetas (Para, Brésil) [PDF]
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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Taxonomic revision of Galeocharax (Characiformes: Characidae: Characinae) [PDF]
ABSTRACT The taxonomy of Galeocharax, a genus of freshwater fishes distributed in most South American cis-Andean river systems, except the rio Negro, rio São Francisco and rio Xingu basins and the eastern drainages of Brazil, is herein revised. A total of 1229 specimens were examined from which 680 had meristic and morphometric data taken. Osteological
Giovannetti, Victor +2 more
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Caracterização do sêmen de tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) durante período reprodutivo
Objetivou-se com o presente trabalho caracterizar qualitativamente e quantitativamente o sêmen de tambaqui durante o período reprodutivo. Foram realizadas três coletas, com intervalos regulares de aproximadamente 30 dias no período reprodutivo de 2012 ...
Dayane Regina Lenz +6 more
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Seasonality of nematode larvae in Iguanodectes spilurus (Characidae) an ornamental fish from northeastern Para, Brazil [PDF]
The current study presents a parasitological survey of larval nematodes from freshwater ornamental fish Iguanodectes spilurus caught in the watercourse of the Caete River, in the northeast region of the State of Para, Brazil.
Rodrigo Yudi Fujimoto +3 more
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The piranha genome provides molecular insight associated to its unique feeding behavior [PDF]
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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Abstract This work aimed to investigate the distribution and occurrence of fish species along the São Francisco Falso Braço Norte (SFFBN) River basin, a tributary of the Middle Paraná River basin now artificially connected to the Upper Paraná ecoregion, to evaluate how such connectivity may affect the biogeographic distribution and regional composition
Lucas E. P. Kampfert +5 more
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The Characiform fish species from the Tapyta Reserve and surrounding area, Caazapa, Paraguay, were inventoried during a year with electrofishing, netting, and trapping. A total of 20 species were registered, being Characidae the richest family.
Héctor Samuel Vera-Alcaraz +1 more
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A phylogenetic analysis of Brycon and Henochilus (Characiformes, Characidae, Bryconinae) based on the mitochondrial gene 16S rRNA [PDF]
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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