Evolutionary Dynamics of Multigene Families in Triportheus (Characiformes, Triportheidae): A Transposon Mediated Mechanism? [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 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 +6 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi (Characiformes, Characidae) and phylogenetic studies of Characiformes [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi is presented, and we also discussed its mitochondrial characteristics. The full length of the mitochondrial genome was 17,417 bp, including 13 protein coding genes (PCGs),
Kun Zhang +9 more
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Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Nannostomus Pencilfish: Genome Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis [PDF]
AnimalsAlthough the pencilfish is a globally popular economic fish in the aquarium market, its taxonomic classification could be further refined. In order to understand the taxonomy of species of the genus Nannostomus (Characiformes, Lebiasinidae) and their ...
Wei Xu +6 more
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First cytogenetic data on Afrotropical lutefishes (Citharinidae) in the light of karyotype evolution in Characiformes [PDF]
Comparative Cytogenetics, 2022 The Afrotropical lutefish family Citharinidae (Citharinoidei, Characiformes) comprises three genera with eight species in total. Although Citharinidae have been studied in terms of taxonomy and systematics, no cytogenetic information was available for ...
Sergey A. Simanovsky +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Among the order Characiformes, secondary sexual dimorphism is commonly associated to the occurrence of bony hooks on fins, shape and length of the dorsal and anal fins, and sexual dichromatism.
Vitor Pimenta Abrahão +2 more
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Genomic Resources for Salminus brasiliensis
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 The Neotropical region bears the most diverse freshwater fish fauna on the planet and is the stage for dramatic conservation struggles. Initiatives aiming for conservation of a single emblematic fish, a flagship species, to which different onlookers ...
Raissa Cristina Dias Graciano +4 more
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Specialized specialists and the narrow niche fallacy: a tale of scale-feeding fishes [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Although rare within the context of 30 000 species of extant fishes, scale-feeding as an ecological strategy has evolved repeatedly across the teleost tree of life.
Matthew A. Kolmann +3 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The Dotted Gizzard Shad (Konosirus punctatus) was one of the most important commercial fish species in China, Japan and Korea. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of K. punctatus was presented. The full length of the mitochondrial genome was
Kun Zhang +10 more
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Annotated list of freshwater fishes of the Limoncocha Lagoon, Napo river basin, northern Amazon region of Ecuador [PDF]
Check List, 2018 An annotated list of the freshwater fishes of the Limoncocha Lagoon, in the Limoncocha Biological Reserve in the northern Amazon region of Ecuador is presented.
Jonathan Valdiviezo-Rivera +2 more
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Influence of urbanization on size and biomass of a small-sized characid fish (Diapoma alburnum) in a subtropical river basin of southern Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyThe coastal lagoons of the Tramandaí River basin are dynamic ecosystems characterized by high biodiversity. They provide important ecosystem services, such as water supply for human consumption, industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, leisure activities,
Otávio Gutierrez e Silva +3 more
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