A total of 257 fishes from four families, Clariidae, Cichlidae, Cyprinidae and Schilbeidae were collected from three localities: the Sand River Dam, Swaziland; the Nylsvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa and the Vaal Dam and Vaal River Barrage, South ...
Maryke L. Ferreira +1 more
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Rediscovery and range extension for Platyclarias machadoi Poll, 1977 (Siluriformes, Clariidae) in the Kwanza River, Angola [PDF]
We report the first record of Platyclarias machadoi Poll, 1977 since its original description. This species was sampled by electrofishing in rapids on the Kwanza River upstream of Capanda Dam in Angola.
Maxwell J. Bernt +3 more
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Structure and diversity of fish communities in man-made ponds of the Niger Delta (southern Nigeria) [PDF]
1. A survey of eight local earthen hand-dug ponds located within the freshwater swamps of a Niger Delta area (southern Nigeria) was conducted over a period of 3 months.
Ajong, Stephanie Nwanefulu +11 more
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Background African catfishes of the families Bagridae and Clariidae are known to be parasitized with monogeneans of Quadriacanthus Paperna, 1961 (Dactylogyridae).
Kateřina Francová +5 more
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Fish composition (Teleostei) of the estuarine region of the Macaé River, southeastern Brazil [PDF]
The first checklist of fishes of the estuary of the Macaé River (Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil) and its adjacent freshwater section is presented. A total of 24,157 specimens belonging to 110 species in 44 families and 21 orders of the Teleostei were ...
Paula Catelani +4 more
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Proximate Composition, Microbiological Quality and Safety of Raw and Open Sun-Dried Fish Products in Lake Tana, Ethiopia. [PDF]
This study assessed the nutritional and microbiological quality of raw and open sun‐dried fish products in Lake Tana, Ethiopia. The results showed that open sun‐dried fish had ahigher ash, fat, protein, and salt contents compared to raw fish. There was a significant difference in microbial loads between the two fish products, and most samples were ...
Birie S +5 more
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Fish fauna of peatland waters in the middle Mahakam, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia [PDF]
A field study was carried out to collect fish from the lake and streams/rivers around the peatland from December 2020 to February 2021. Fishing gears such as gillnet, snakehead pole and line, lift net, trap net ("sawaran", "julu"), and fish pot ("tokong",
Suyatna Iwan +6 more
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Beta diversity patterns of fish and conservation implications in the Luoxiao Mountains, China [PDF]
The Luoxiao Mountains play an important role in maintaining and supplementing the fish diversity of the Yangtze River Basin, which is also a biodiversity hotspot in China.
Jiajun Qin +4 more
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New records of Endangered Slender Walking Catfish, Clarias pseudonieuhofii Sudarto, Teugels & Pouyaud, 2004 (Siluriformes, Clariidae) from Central Mahakam River, East Kalimantan, Indonesia [PDF]
Clariidae, commonly referred as air-breathing or walking catfishes, are a family of catfish distributed in Africa, Asia Minor, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Some species are highly valuable as food fish.
Rudhy Gustiano +5 more
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Karyological analysis of three strains of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae), used in aquaculture [PDF]
A karyological analysis of three strains of #Clarias gariepinus$ used in fish culture, originating from different localities in Africa and Asia Minor, and thus representing populations from the distribution limits of this species, revealed an identical ...
Legendre, Marc +2 more
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