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Morphometric and Meristic Characterization of Native Chame Fish (Dormitator latifrons) in Ecuador Using Multivariate Analysis [PDF]

Animals, 2020
Ecuador, a country exhibiting large developments in fish farming, has a great variety of freshwater native fish. Among these fish is the Dormitator latifrons or chame, which has characteristics that make its farming prone to occur at a quite-developed ...
Ana Gonzalez-Martinez, Mario Lopez, Hebert Mario Molero, Jorge Rodriguez, Martin González, Cecilio Barba, Anton García   +6 more
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Usefulness of Discriminant Analysis in the Morphometric Differentiation of Six Native Freshwater Species from Ecuador [PDF]

Animals, 2021
The aim of this research was to find out the morphometric differentiation of six native freshwater species in the Guayas Hydrographic Basin (Ecuador) by means of discriminant analysis.
Ana Gonzalez-Martinez, Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero, Martin González, Jorge Rodriguez, Cecilio Barba, Antón García   +5 more
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Sex Chromosomes and Internal Telomeric Sequences in Dormitator latifrons (Richardson 1844) (Eleotridae: Eleotrinae): An Insight into their Origin in the Genus. [PDF]

Genes (Basel), 2020
The freshwater fish species Dormitator latifrons, commonly named the Pacific fat sleeper, is an important food resource in CentralSouth America, yet almost no genetic information on it is available.
Paim FG, Nirchio M, Oliveira C, Rossi AR.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Efecto de la salinidad en el crecimiento de juveniles de dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844) [PDF]

Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2023
Dormitator latifrons, es una especie nativa eurihalina, perteneciente a la familia Eleotridae que se encuentra distribuido desde el sur de California hasta Perú.
Anel Acosta-Moran, Fernando Vega-Villasante, Javier M. J. Ruiz-Velazco, Karen Nieves-Rodriguez, Daniel Badillo-Zapata   +4 more
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) reveals potential for interoceanic fish invasions across the Panama Canal. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2023
The Panama Canal is a key region for biotic exchange as it connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in Central America. In this study, we used two complementary methods (environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding and gillnetting) to survey fish communities in this unique waterway.
Schreiber L, Castellanos-Galindo GA, Robertson DR, Torchin M, Chavarria K, Laakmann S, Saltonstall K.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Conservation threats and future prospects for the freshwater fishes of Ecuador: A hotspot of Neotropical fish diversity. [PDF]

J Fish Biol, 2021
ABSTRACT Freshwater fish communities in Ecuador exhibit some of the highest levels of diversity and endemism in the Neotropics. Unfortunately, aquatic ecosystems in the country are under serious threat and conditions are deteriorating. In 2018–19, the government of Ecuador sponsored a series of workshops to examine the conservation status of Ecuador's ...
Aguirre WE, Alvarez-Mieles G, Anaguano-Yancha F, Burgos Morán R, Cucalón RV, Escobar-Camacho D, Jácome-Negrete I, Jiménez Prado P, Laaz E, Miranda-Troya K, Navarrete-Amaya R, Nugra Salazar F, Revelo W, Rivadeneira JF, Valdiviezo Rivera J, Zárate Hugo E.   +15 more
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What kind of sheets does the fat sleeper fish prefer? Effect of pond bottom color on the growth and health of Dormitator latifrons (Richardson 1844)

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023
A little-studied characteristic of the Mexican native fish Dormitator latifrons is the effect that the color of the bottom or lining of ponds or tubs can have on their growth and blood parameters under controlled conditions.
David Palma-Cancino, Fernando Vega-Villasante   +1 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Efecto de la densidad de siembra sobre el crecimiento y parámetros sanguíneos de Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844) [PDF]

Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2022
Un pez nativo cada vez más estudiado en Latinoamérica es el Dormitator latifrons, pero se desconoce el efecto de altas densidades de siembra en su fisiología.
Daniel Badillo-Zapata, Dayana Janeth Tafoya-Sánchez, Manuel Alejandro Vargas-Ceballos, Luis Eduardo Ruiz-Gonzalez, Gustavo Alejandro Rodríguez-Montes de Oca, David Julián Palma-Cancino, Fernando Vega-Villasante   +6 more
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Meat protein quality of Dormitator latifrons (Pisces: Eleotridae): arguments for use by rural communities [PDF]

Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2019
The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of meat protein of Dormitator latifrons for humans based on its Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS).
Mao Ernesto Rafael Basto-Rosales, Olimpia Carrillo-Farnés, Cynthia Eugenia Montoya-Martínez, Daniel Badillo-Zapata, Gustavo Gustavo Rodríguez-Montes de Oca, Carlos Alfonso Álvarez-González, Héctor Nolasco-Soria, Fernando Vega Villasante   +7 more
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Length-weight relationships and microhabitat effect on relative health condition of mangrove fishes from Chiapas, Mexico [PDF]

Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2022
Introduction: The specialized root systems of mangroves provide protection and food resources for young and small fish, and it is known that they are reflected on some health condition and growth characteristics of the fish, but much remains to be ...
Salvador Santamaria Damián, Cristian Tovilla Hernández, Emilio I. Romero Berny, Wilfredo A. Matamoros   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources