New species of Phenacorhamdia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Xingu River basin
Heptapteridae is a diverse group of catfishes composed of 231 valid species endemic to the Neotropical region, recognized in two subfamilies: Rhamdiinae and Heptapterinae.
Luz E Ochoa, Íthalo Castro
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Karyotypic differentiation through chromosome fusion and number reduction in Imparfinis hollandi (Ostariophysi, Heptapteridae) [PDF]
The Neotropical Heptapteridae fish Imparfinis hollandi, endemic to the Iguaçu River Basin (Brazil), was cytogenetically analyzed and the diploid chromosome number of 2n = 42 chromosomes was determined (22m + 10sm + 10st), the lowest diploid number in ...
Orlando Moreira-Filho
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Diversity of myxozoans parasitizing the catfish Rhamdia quelen (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae), in southeastern Brazil, based on morphological and molecular evidence [PDF]
Rhamdia quelen is a commercially important fish in South America. During the survey of myxozoan infections in fishes from Pardo River, Paranapanema River basin, São Paulo State, Brazil, we describe three new species of Henneguya found parasitizing gills ...
Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias Vieira +2 more
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Cytogenetic study of heptapterids (Teleostei, Siluriformes) with particular respect to the Nemuroglanis subclade [PDF]
The catfish family Heptapteridae (order Siluriformes) is endemic to the Neotropics and is one of the most common of the fish families in small bodies of water.
Daniel Kantek +2 more
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Redescripción de Cetopsorhamdia nasus Eigenmann y Fisher, 1916 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae)
To increase our knowledge of the morphology of the genus Cetopsorhamdia, a redescription of the type species C. nasus is presented. External morphology, configuration of the skull, complex vertebrae, free vertebrae and associated structures, pectoral and
Armando Ortega-Lara
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Assessment of total mercury content in fish muscle tissue from the middle basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. [PDF]
One of the most toxic metals is mercury, which exhibits high toxicity during short exposure periods. This study aimed to determine the concentration of total mercury (THg) in fish muscle tissue from various species captured from two locations in the ...
Fernanda Paz-Suconota +7 more
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Aspectos taxonómicos de Cetopsorhamdia boquillae y C. nasus (Pisces, Heptapteridae), con anotaciones sobre su ecología en la cuenca alta de los ríos Magdalena y Cauca, Colombia [PDF]
Taxonomic aspects of Cetopsorhamdia boquillae and C. nasus (Pisces, Heptapteridae), with annotations on their ecology from Magdalena and Cauca rivers upper basin, Colombia Ataxonomic analysis of Cetopsorhamdia boquillae and Cetopsorhamdia nasus from ...
Ruiz-C., R. I., Román-Valencia, C.
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Se reporta la primera observación de un espécimen leucístico en el Juil de Jamapa, Rhamdia laticauda en el noreste del estado de Oaxaca. En un estudio ictiológico de la Reserva de la Biosfera Tehuacán-Cuicatlán en el río Xiquila de la cuenca alta del río
César Camilo Julián-Caballero +3 more
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Fish, Cubatão River basin, Atlantic Rainforest stream, Paraná, Brazil [PDF]
The freshwater ichthyofauna of the Cubatão River basin was studied. This drainage belongs to the Atlantic rainforestbiome in Paraná state coastal region, southern Brazil.
Bastos, L. P., Abilhoa, V.
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Biologia e características populacionais de uma espécie rara de Pseudopimelodidae da Bacia do Alto Rio Paraná [PDF]
Streams contain an expressive fraction of the South American fish diversity, mostly composed of small-sized, endemic, and rare species. Populational, reproductive, and diet aspects of Microglanis garavelloi were studied, aiming to make a wide ...
ARCIFA, Marlene Sofia +1 more
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