A new species of Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Aripuanã basin, Brazil
The cis-Andean genus Aphanotorulus was recently revised and comprises six valid species: A. ammophilus, A. emarginatus, A. gomesi, A. horridus, A. phrixosoma and A. unicolor.
Andreza S. Oliveira +2 more
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Examination of a culturable microbial population from the gastrointestinal tract of the wood-eating loricariid catfish Panaque nigrolineatus [PDF]
Fish play a critical role in nutrient cycling and organic matter flow in aquatic environments. However, little is known about the microbial diversity within the gastrointestinal tracts that may be essential in these degradation activities.
Daniel, R. +3 more
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From fresh water to the slope: fish community ecology in the Río de la Plata and the sea beyond [PDF]
The spatial pattern of fish assemblages and its relationship with factors along an environment gradient, from fresh to marine water environment along the Río de la Plata estuary (36ºS, 56ºW) the shelf and part of the slope, was examined using data from ...
García, Mirta L. +2 more
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A new species of Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Branco
A new species of Panaqolus is described from material from the Takutu River and the mainstem rio Branco. The new species is diagnosed from congeners by its color pattern consisting of dark and light bars on the body, bands on the fins, and with dots and ...
Milton Tan +2 more
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Karyotype uniformity in populations of the endemic Hemiancistrus fuliginosus (Loricariidae: Hypostomini) collected in the upper and middle Uruguai River [PDF]
Disagreements in molecular and morphological analyzes have generated conflicts about the correct allocation of Hemiancistrus fuliginosus in Hypostominae. In this study, cytogenetics analyzes in four populations of H.
Jocicléia Thums Konerat +4 more
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Loricariidae is a diverse group of fish from the neotropical region, occupying a wide variety of freshwater environments. Cytogenetic data have brought important insights into Loricariidae diversity because they help validate undescribed species as well ...
Ananda Marques Pety +5 more
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A new species of Hypostomus with large and spaced light roundish spots is described from the upper rio Paraná basin. Hypostomus multidens new species is distinguished from all remaining congeners with light spots on a darker background by two independent
Fernando C. Jerep +2 more
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Cytogenetic analyses using C-banding and chromosomal digestion by several restriction enzymes were carried out in four populations (named A, B, C and D) of Hypostomus prope unae (Loricariidae, Hypostominae) from Contas river basin, northeastern Brazil ...
Jamille Bitencourt +3 more
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The loricariid catfish genus Lasiancistrus (Siluriformes) with descriptions of two new species
Lasiancistrus (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini) is diagnosed by the unique presence of a ventral strut of the pterotic and the presence of whiskerlike odontodes on the snout.
Jonathan W. Armbruster
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Biometric and reproductive characteristics of the King Tiger Plecos Hypancistrus sp. “L-333” (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) endemic to the lower Xingu River (Pará, Brasil) [PDF]
This research analyzed the biometrics and reproductive characteristics of a group of Hypancistrus sp. L-333 (King Tiger Plecos) in order to gather biological information and aid the rearing of the species in captivity, thus supporting its natural ...
Beltrão, Hélio +5 more
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