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A review on introduced Cichla spp. and emerging concerns [PDF]

Heliyon, 2020
Peacock bass (Cichla spp.) originates from the Neotropical environments of Brazil and Venezuela but, through trade and smuggling for aquarium keeping, sport fishing and aquaculture, it is now an emerging concern.
Shantika Maylana Sastraprawira, Iqbal Harith Abd. Razak, Salwa Shahimi, Siddhartha Pati, Hisham Atan Edinur, Akbar Bavajohn John, Amirrudin Ahmad, Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran, Melissa Beata Martin, Ju Lian Chong, Ahmed Jalal Khan Chowdhury, Bryan Raveen Nelson   +11 more
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Parasitas de populações naturais e artificiais de tucunaré (Cichla spp.) Parasites of natural and artificial populations of Cichla spp.

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2009
Os ciclídeos, peixes economicamente importantes na região, foram coletados no médio rio Negro (Cichla orinocensis, C. monoculus e C. temensis) e na iIlha da Marchantaria (C. monoculus), no Amazonas e em três açudes do Piauí (C. kelberi). Para verificar a
Cleusa Suzana Oliveira de Araujo, Maria Claudene Barros, Ana Lucia da Silva Gomes, Angela Maria Bezerra Varella, Gabriela de Moraes Viana, Nathalia Pereira da Silva, Elmary da Costa Fraga, Sanny Maria Sampaio Andrade   +7 more
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Fish consumption habits of pregnant women in Itaituba, Tapajós River basin, Brazil: risks of mercury contamination as assessed by measuring total mercury in highly consumed piscivore fish species and in hair of pregnant women [PDF]

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju, 2022
The Tapajós River basin in the Amazon region, Brazil is one of the most active gold mining areas in the world. In this study, we evaluated fish consumption habits and mercury exposure in 110 pregnant women in the city of Itaituba by measuring their total
Oliveira Ricardo Bezerra de, Silva Domingas Machado da, Franco Thamilles Santa Bárbara Sousa, Vasconcelos Cláudio Ramon Sena, Sousa Deise Juliane dos Anjos de, Sarrazin Sandra Layse Ferreira, Sakamoto Mineshi, Bourdineaud Jean-Paul   +7 more
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Hematological parameters of three species of the peacock bass (Cichla spp.) from Balbina lake, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021
The objective of this study was to characterize and compare the hematological variables (erythrogram, thrombogram, leukogram and plasma metabolites) of three cichlid species: Cichla monoculus, Cichla temensis and Cichla vazzoleri. A total of 45 specimens
P. D. S. Castro, D. S. Ladislau, M. W. S. Ribeiro, A. C. C. Lopes, H. D. Lavander, L. A. Bassul, D. C. Mattos, A. R. S. Liebl, P. H. R. Aride, A. T. Oliveira   +9 more
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Estimation of peacock bass (Cichla spp.) mortality rate during catch-release fishing employing different post-capture procedures [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2017
The effect of catch-and-release fishing on the survival of peacock bass (Cichla spp.) was evaluated by comparing two types of artificial bait (jig and shallow-diver plugs) and two types of post-catch confinement. Two experiments were conducted during the
L. S. A. Barroco, C. E. C. Freitas, Á. C. Lima   +2 more
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Introduction of Invasive Peacock Bass (Cichla Spp.), Its Rapid Distribution and Future Impact on Freshwater Ecosystem in Malaysia

Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 2021
Malaysia is recognised among the mega-diversity countries with the abundance of various freshwater species. Malaysian freshwater biodiversity is under threat after the introduction of an invasive peacock bass.
Khaleel Aliyu Garba, Ismail Norshida, Ahmad-Syazni Kamarudin   +2 more
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Growth and mortality of Cichla spp. (Perciformes, Cichlidae) introduced in Volta Grande Reservoir (Grande River) and in a small artificial lake in Southeastern Brazil [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2010
The growth and mortality parameters were estimated through the analysis of length frequency distribution for species of Cichla spp. introduced into a lake in Leme (SP), and in Volta Grande reservoir (SP-MG).
LM. Gomiero, AL. Carmassi, GR. Rondineli, GA. Villares Junior, FMS Braga   +4 more
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Mercury Scenario in Fish from the Amazon Basin: Exploring the Interplay of Social Groups and Environmental Diversity [PDF]

Toxics
The Amazon faces significant challenges related to mercury contamination, including naturally elevated concentrations and gold mining activities. Due to mercury’s toxicity and the importance of fish as a protein source for local populations, assessing ...
Thaís de Castro Paiva, Inácio Abreu Pestana, Lorena Nascimento Leite Miranda, Gabriel Oliveira de Carvalho, Wanderley Rodrigues Bastos, Daniele Kasper   +5 more
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Gnathostoma infection after ingestion of raw fish is a probable cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis associated with the ingestion of raw fish (Cichla sp.) from the Brazilian Amazon, likely caused by Gnathostoma. A 36-year-old male visited Juruena river on a fishing trip.
Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, Dayse Souza de Pauli, Carlos Alexandre Martins Zicarelli, Vanessa Fey Pascoal, Estefany de Paula Paiva-Novaes, João Pedro Sarcinelli Chagas, Betina Bolina Kersanach, David Jamil Hadad, Letícia Karolini Walger-Schultz   +8 more
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SPATIAL AND SEASONAL VARIATION OF PEACOCK BASS (Cichla spp.) FISHERY: AN ANALYSIS OF CATCHES LANDED IN MANAUS, AMAZONAS STATE, BRAZIL

Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2020
This study analysed the commercial fishing for peacock bass (Cichla spp.) and its variation according to the river regime and the fishing environments, based on landing data in Manaus.
Glenda Katherine de Souza DIAS, Lucirene Aguiar de SOUZA, Carlos Edwar de Carvalho FREITAS   +2 more
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