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Spatiotemporal variability and sound characterization in silver croaker Plagioscion squamosissimus (Sciaenidae) in the Central Amazon. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2014
Background The fish family Sciaenidae has numerous species that produce sounds with superfast muscles that vibrate the swimbladder. These muscles form post embryonically and undergo seasonal hypertrophy-atrophy cycles.
Borie A, Mok HK, Chao NL, Fine ML.
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Histopathologic aspects in Plagioscion squamosissimus (HECKEL, 1940) induced by Neoechinorhynchus veropesoi, metacestodes and anisakidae juveniles [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2014
Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel 1840), a fish endemic to the Amazon Basin and commonly known as the “silver croaker”, plays an important role in the ecology and economy of Pará State, Brazil.
Francisco Tiago de Vasconcelos Melo, Rogério Antonio Ribeiro Rodrigues, Elane Guerreiro Giese, Scott Lyell Gardner, Jeannie Nascimento dos Santos   +4 more
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Genotoxicity assessment in two Amazonian estuaries using the Plagioscion squamosissimus as a biomonitor. [PDF]

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2022
Genotoxicity studies in coastal ecosystems have been a priority in Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA). This research aimed to study the genotoxicity by the micronucleus test and comet assay in two Brazilian Amazon estuaries (anthropized and control) using Plagioscion squamosissimus as a biomonitor. Blood samples were collected from 54 specimens.
de Oliveira CACR, Dos Santos Souto PS, da Conceição Palheta D, de Oliveira Bahia M, da AraújoCunha L, de Lourdes Souza Santos M, do Nascimento Medeiros Rodrigues T, Bentes B.   +7 more
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DNA barcoding identifies three species of croakers (Pisces, Sciaenidae) in the ichthyoplankton of the High Paraná River [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020
In the province of Misiones (Argentina), the filling of the Yacyretá Reservoir (Argentina-Paraguay) to its final dimensions in 2011 formed new aquatic ecosystem, e.g., Garupá Stream was converted into a subreservoir. Reports have been made in this stream
YANINA F. BRIÑOCCOLI, GLADYS G. GARRIDO, ALICIA ALVAREZ   +2 more
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Fishers’ knowledge on abundance and trophic interactions of the freshwater fish Plagioscion squamosissimus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) in two Amazonian rivers [PDF]

Neotropical Ichthyology, 2023
Small-scale fisheries provide income and food security to local peoples around the world. In the Brazilian Amazon, the pescada (Plagioscion squamosissimus) is among the fishes that contributes most to catches in small-scale fisheries.
Márcia Caroline Friedl Dutra, Paula Evelyn Rubira Pereyra, Gustavo Hallwass, Mark Poesch, Renato Azevedo Matias Silvano   +4 more
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Comparative parasitism of the fish plagioscion squamosissimus in native and invated river basins. [PDF]

Journal of Parasitology, 2017
Biological invasions are considered a major threat to biodiversity around the world, but the role of parasites in this process is still little investigated.
LACERDA, A. C. F., PAVANELLI, G. C., POULIN, R., TAKEMOTO, R. M., TAVARES-DIAS, M.   +4 more
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Fish consumption habits of pregnant women in Itaituba, Tapajós River basin, Brazil: risks of mercury contamination as assessed by measuring total mercury in highly consumed piscivore fish species and in hair of pregnant women [PDF]

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju, 2022
The Tapajós River basin in the Amazon region, Brazil is one of the most active gold mining areas in the world. In this study, we evaluated fish consumption habits and mercury exposure in 110 pregnant women in the city of Itaituba by measuring their total
Oliveira Ricardo Bezerra de, Silva Domingas Machado da, Franco Thamilles Santa Bárbara Sousa, Vasconcelos Cláudio Ramon Sena, Sousa Deise Juliane dos Anjos de, Sarrazin Sandra Layse Ferreira, Sakamoto Mineshi, Bourdineaud Jean-Paul   +7 more
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Plagioscion squamosissimus (Sciaenidae) and Parachromis managuensis (Cichlidae): a threat to native fishes of the Doce River in Minas Gerais, Brazil. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2012
The middle section of the lake basin of the Doce River in Minas Gerais State, Brazil is plagued by grave environmental problems, including the introduction of non-native fish, which reduces the biodiversity of this region. This study reports the presence
Barros LC, Santos U, Zanuncio JC, Dergam JA.   +3 more
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Kudoa spp. (Myxozoa) infection in musculature of Plagioscion squamosissimus (Sciaenidae) in the Amazon region, Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2015
Ninety specimens of Plagioscion squamosissimus captured using fishing tackle in the Outeiro district, state of Pará, were examined. Fish were placed in plastic bags containing water, under conditions of artificial aeration, and transported live to the ...
Joyce Cardim de Oliveira, Michele Velasco, Patrícia de Fátima Sacco dos Santos, José Mauro Viana Silva, Sérgio Carmona de São Clemente, Edilson Matos   +5 more
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Reproductive Strategies of Plagioscion squamosissimus Heckel, 1840 (Osteichthyes Sciaenidae) in the Itaipu Reservoir, Brazil [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2002
Plagioscion squamosissimus is a dominant species in the Itaipu reservoir and has a significant role in the regional economy. The aim of the present research was the investigation of the curvina's reproductive strategies during the first years of the ...
Regina Cintia Carnelós, Evanilde Benedito-Cecilio   +1 more
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