Evolutionary Dynamics of Multigene Families in Triportheus (Characiformes, Triportheidae): A Transposon Mediated Mechanism? [PDF]
Triportheus (Characiformes, Triportheidae) is a freshwater fish genus with 18 valid species. These fishes are widely distributed in the major river drainages of South America, having commercial importance in the fishing market, mainly in the Amazon basin.
Cassia F Yano +2 more
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Hyphessobrycon nicolasi (Teleostei: Characidae) a new species from the Uruguay River basin in the Mesopotamian Region, Argentina [PDF]
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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Redescription of Astyanax erythropterus (Holmberg, 1891) (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) from La Plata basin in Argentina [PDF]
Astyanax erythropterus (Holmberg, 1891) originally described on the basis of one juvenile, is redescribed herein based on juveniles and adults from the type-localiy.
Almirón, Adriana E. +4 more
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First record of Astyanax puka Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2007 (Teleostei: Characidae) in Juramento River basin, Salta, Argentina [PDF]
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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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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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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Comparative analysis of sex chromosomes in Leporinus species (Teleostei, Characiformes) using chromosome painting. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The Leporinus genus, belonging to the Anostomidae family, is an interesting model for studies of sex chromosome evolution in fish, particularly because of the presence of heteromorphic sex chromosomes only in some species of the genus.
da Silva, Edson Lourenço +6 more
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Fish fauna from Río Pilcomayo National Park and Ramsar Site and its surroundings, Formosa, Argentina [PDF]
The first list of fish species from the Río Pilcomayo National Park and Ramsar Site (RPNP), located in the WetChaco plains of Northern Argentina is presented here.
Baigún, Claudio Rafael M. +5 more
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CLOFFAR - update 3 - supplement to Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Argentina [PDF]
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]
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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