Fish distribution in a small domestic water supply reservoir: a case study of Kangimi Reservoir, Kaduna, Nigeria [PDF]
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 families Cyprinidae ...
JK Balogun
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Estimated predator composition using environmental DNA analyses and color patterns of male guppies in introduced rivers. [PDF]
Understanding the mechanisms underlying the successful invasion of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, a globally invasive species, is important in the field of invasion biology.
Sato Y +4 more
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Acute effects on hepatic biomarkers in the freshwater native fish Aequidens metae exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are present in all environmental matrices. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-rich wastewater from the oil industry is discharged into natural water bodies. Detritivorous fish shown the effects of
W. Corredor-Santamaría +4 more
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This study was designed to determine the ideal dosages of marigold (Tagetes erecta) and synthetic carotenoid in blue streak hap (Labidochromis caeruleus) and pindani (Pseudotropheus socolofi) fry (Cichlidae), and to compare effects on the growth and skin
Nuran Cavdar +2 more
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Effect of different level of red cabbage (Brassica oleracea) as natural pigment on skin coloration and growth of Severum (Heros severus) [PDF]
Considering the effect of dietary pigment on growth and market acceptability, this study was conducted to determine the effect of different levels of red cabbage powder on growth performance and coloration of Severum (Heros Severus).
Ehsan Asadi Sharif +1 more
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Introducción: Los cíclidos (Cichlidae, Cichliformes) constituyen una de las familias de peces dulceacuícolas más diversas en el planeta. En Costa Rica cerca de un 10% del total de las especies conocidas pertenecen a este grupo.
Arturo Angulo, Jorge San Gil León
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Social media: an emerging, fast, cheap, and effective tool for detection of non-native fish species [PDF]
Aim People share on social media images (photos and videos) about their daily lives, mainly related to leisure. Ecological studies using data from social media have been growing, demonstrating that validating this information lends confidence to the ...
Johnatas Adelir-Alves +6 more
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In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of Heros severus Heckel, 1840 (Perciformes, Cichlidae). This mitochondrial genome, consisting of 16,577 base pairs (bp), contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs ...
Yan Chen +5 more
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No evidence for sex chromosomes in natural populations of the cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni
Sex determination (SD) is not conserved among teleost fishes and can even differ between populations of the same species. Across the outstandingly species-rich fish family Cichlidae, more and more SD systems are being discovered. Still, the picture of SD
Nicolás Lichilín +2 more
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Scale deformities in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from Sudan [PDF]
Scale deformity in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) is reported for the first time from Dongola, north of Sudan. The abnormal scales are fused pairs, with two well-developed foci.
L.A. Jawad
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