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Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
The use of food medicines is a widespread practice worldwide. In Brazil, such use is often associated with wild animals, mostly focusing on vertebrate species. Here we assessed taxonomic and ecological trends in traditional uses of wild edible vertebrates in the country, through an extensive ethnobiological database analysis. Our results showed that at
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro Oliveira, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros, Ghee T. Tan   +3 more
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Spread of Amazonian Freshwater Fishes Beyond Their Native Ranges

Fish and Fisheries, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 56-67, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The spread and establishment of Amazonian species outside their native ranges through activities such as sport fishing, aquaculture, and the ornamental fish industry may lead to ecological changes in recipient ecosystems. We investigated the global distribution of Amazonian freshwater fish (AFF) and conducted a case study in the upper Paraná ...
Aymar Orlandi Neto, Luiz Guilherme dos Santos Ribas, Lidiane Franceschini, João Henrique Pinheiro Dias, Hugo Marques, Igor Paiva Ramos, Lilian Casatti, Éder André Gubiani, Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule   +8 more
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Resource Partitioning between Two Piranhas (Serrasalmus gibbus and Serrasalmus rhombeus) in an Amazonian Reservoir

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
The exploitation of resources by closely related species with similar niches may be mediated by differences in activity patterns, which may vary in nycthemeral scale and seasonal scale. Piranhas Serrasalmus gibbus and Serrasalmus rhombeus are Neotropical predators that occur sympatrically in many environments of the Amazon basin.
Júlio C. Sá-Oliveira, Stephen F. Ferrari, Huann C. Gentil Vasconcelos, Andrea S. Araujo, Carlos E. Costa Campos, Claudio A. Gellis Mattos-Dias, Amanda A. Fecury, Euzébio Oliveira, Raimundo N. G. Mendes-Junior, Victoria J. Isaac, Joao P. Barreiros   +10 more
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Genetic characterization of native and invasive Plagioscion squamosissimus (Perciformes, Sciaenidae) populations in Brazilian hydrographic basins

Genetics and Molecular Research, 2015
The genetic diversity of invasive and native populations of Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840) from the Paraná, Parnaiba and Araguaia-Tocantins river basins was assessed by using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Genetic data confirmed the hypothesis of low genetic variability within and among P.
R S, Panarari-Antunes, A J, Prioli, S M A P, Prioli, H F, Júlio, A V, Oliveira, C S, Agostinho, J P, Silva Filho, L M, Prioli   +7 more
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Investigation into the cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of the Marajó Archipelago waters using Plagioscion squamosissimus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) as a bioindicator

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2016
Maintaining water quality within tolerable limits is a basic need of the riverside communities in the Amazon. Using endemic aquatic organisms as biological models is useful for monitoring the environment. In this study, potential cytotoxic and genotoxic damages in Plagioscion squamosissimus (commonly known as silver croaker) from the Marajó Archipelago
Carlos Alberto Machado da, Rocha, Carla Mariana Ferreira, Pessoa, Claudia Antonia Campos, Rodrigues, Raul Henrique da Silva, Pinheiro, Edmar Tavares da, Costa, Adriana Costa, Guimarães, Rommel Rodríguez, Burbano   +6 more
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Anthropogenic Factors Drive the Depletion of Fish Functional Β Diversity Within and Outside Two National Reserves in the Peruvian Amazon

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 35, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Understanding the impact of human activities on fish communities is critical for the effective conservation of Amazonian ecosystems. In this study, we sampled environmental DNA (eDNA) from 17 sites (lakes and rivers) in two Peruvian national reserves, Pacaya‐Samiria and Allpahuayo‐Mishana, using a metabarcoding approach with four genetic ...
B. Prat, C. Mariac, J.‐F. Renno, C. García‐Dávila, C. Angulo, G. Estivals, F. Duponchelle   +6 more
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Wild Animals Used as Food Medicine in Brazil

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
The connection between eating and healing is common in traditional folk medical systems, and the multiple possibilities resulting from the combination of biodiversity and culture confer a wealth and complexity in terms of knowledge of the flora and fauna as to their potential as food medicine.
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro Oliveira, Ierecê Lucena Rosa, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros   +3 more
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Ocorrência de Diplostomum sp Nordmann, 1832 (Digenea: Diplostomatidae) em Plagioscion squamosissimus Heckel, 1840, proveniente do Reservatório de Volta Grande, MG, Brasil

Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2008
Este trabalho demonstrou a presença de Diplostomum sp (Digenea) em corvinas (Plagioscion squamosissimus Heckel, 1840) do reservatório de Volta Grande (MG), avaliando, em condições naturais, a ocorrência do parasito, a intensidade de infestação e a ...
Maurício Laterça Martins, Rodrigo Yudi Fujimoto, Adjair Antônio do Nascimento, Flávio Ruas de Moraes   +3 more
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Histopathologic aspects in Plagioscion squamosissimus (HECKEL, 1940) induced by Neoechinorhynchus veropesoi, metacestodes and anisakidae juveniles

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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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FISHERY PARAMETERS AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SILVER CROAKER ON THE XINGU RIVER, BRAZILIAN AMAZON

Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2019
The study analyzed the fishery parameters and population dynamics of the silver croaker, Plagioscion squamosissimus, and its exploitation status, before the damming of the Xingu River by the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam.
Esther Mirian Cardoso Mesquita, Rivetla Edipo Araújo Cruz, Gustavo Hallwass, Victoria Judith Isaac   +3 more
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