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A study on monogenean parasites from the gills of some cichlids (Pisces: Cichlidae) from the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016
The aim of this study was to investigate monogenean fauna in gills of Geophagus camopiensis, Pterophyllum scalare, Satanoperca jurupari, and Satanoperca acuticeps in a tributary from the Amazon River system in Brazil.
Aristides Ferreira-Sobrinho, Marcos Tavares-Dias   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

As redes de trocas rituais dos Yuhupdeh no igarapé Castanha, através dos benzimentos (mihdttd) e das flautas Jurupari (Ti') [PDF]

, 2015
Este trabalho decorre de uma experiência etnográfica entre os Yuhupdeh, na região do alto rio Negro (ou Noroeste Amazônico). Essa região se caracteriza por possuir um sistema social que abarca três grandes famílias lingüísticas: Tukano Oriental, Aruak e ...
Pedro Augusto Lolli, Lolli, Pedro Augusto   +1 more
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Rapid morphological change in multiple cichlid ecotypes following the damming of a major clearwater river in Brazil. [PDF]

Evol Appl, 2020
Abstract While anthropogenic disturbances can have damaging effects on biodiversity, they also offer an opportunity to understand how species adapt to new environments and may even provide insights into the earliest stages of evolutionary diversification. With these topics in mind, we explored the morphological changes that have occurred across several
Gilbert MC, Akama A, Fernandes CC, Albertson RC.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Hydrological Connectivity Enhances Fish Biodiversity in Amazonian Mining Ponds: Insights From eDNA and Traditional Sampling. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) expansion in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon has transformed primary forests into a novel wetland complex of thousands of abandoned mining ponds. Despite their ecological relevance, post‐mining recovery of these systems remains understudied, particularly regarding fish biodiversity ...
Timana-Mendoza C, Reyes-Calderón A, Venail P, Britzke R, Santa-Maria MC, Araújo-Flores JM, Silman M, Fernandez LE.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A new species of Satanoperca (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology, 2021
A new species of Satanoperca is described from the Rio Araguaia, Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil, and non-native records are available in the upper Rio Paraná basin. It differs from congeneric species by color pattern characters, such as head and flank marks.
Renata Rúbia Ota, Gabriel de Carvalho Deprá, Sven Kullander, Weferson Júnio da Graça, Carla Simone Pavanelli   +4 more
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A new species of rheophilic armored catfish of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Vaupés River, Amazonas basin, Colombia

Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 103, Issue 5, Page 1073-1084, November 2023., 2023
Abstract A new rheophilic species of the genus Rineloricaria is described for the Amazon basin in Colombia. Rineloricaria cachivera n. sp. differs from its congeners by having anterior to the first predorsal plate, an inconspicuous saddle‐like mark; the presence of dark, diffuse blotches, present as unified dark colouration along most of the dorsal ...
Alexander Urbano‐Bonilla, Alejandro Londoño‐Burbano, Tiago P. Carvalho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fisheries in a border area of the Moxos Lowlands (Bolivia) after invasion of Arapaima gigas

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 196-210, April 2023., 2023
We characterized fisheries in the area of the port city of Riberalta (upper Madeira River basin) and evaluated the contribution of an invasive species (Arapaima gigas) to the landings. A. gigas represented 57.6% of the overall economic value of fish in the region.
Gabriela Rico Lopez, Claudia Coca Méndez, Joachim Carolsfeld, Oriana Almeida, Paul Andre Van Damme   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

DiceCT for fishes: recommendations for pairing iodine contrast agents with μCT to visualize soft tissues in fishes

Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 102, Issue 4, Page 893-903, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Computed tomography (CT) scanning and other high‐throughput three‐dimensional (3D) visualization tools are transforming the ways we study morphology, ecology and evolutionary biology research beyond generating vast digital repositories of anatomical data.
Matthew A. Kolmann, Ramon S. Nagesan, James V. Andrews, Samuel R. Borstein, Rodrigo Tinoco Figueroa, Randal A. Singer, Matt Friedman, Hernán López‐Fernández   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Jurupari e as leis do sol

Revista de Letras, 2021
A Lenda do Jurupari é considerada um dos textos literários ameríndios mais importantes de América latina nascido da tradição oral da língua indígena nheengatu. Por isso, este trabalho é principalmente uma apresentação de uma narrativa ameríndia colombo-brasileira e uma possível contribuição para as pesquisas literárias referentes às culturas aborígenes,
Adriana De Oliveira Alves Corrêa, Diego Alejandro Gallego Guevara   +1 more
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Myxozoan Ceratomyxids Infecting the Gallbladder of Amazonian Ornamental Cichlid Fish: Description of Ellipsomyxa santarenensis n. sp. and Report of Ceratomyxa amazonensis in a New Host

Diversity, 2023
Although most Myxozoa species of the genera Ceratomyxa and Ellipsomyxa have been described in marine hosts worldwide, an increasing diversity has been reported infecting South American freshwater fish, mainly in Amazonian waters.
Rayline T. A. Figueredo, Maria I. Müller, Paul F. Long, Edson A. Adriano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source