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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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Reproductive biology of seven fish species of commercial interest at the Ramsar site in the Baixada Maranhense, Legal Amazon, Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology, 2021
The purpose of this study is to determine the parameters of the reproductive biology of seven commercial species at the Ramsar Site of the Baixada Maranhense to support fisheries management measures. The collections were carried out between 2012 and 2016.
Irayana Fernanda da Silva Carvalho, Lorrane Gabrielle Cantanhêde, Ana Luiza Caldas Diniz, Raimunda Nonata Fortes Carvalho-Neta, Zafira da Silva de Almeida   +4 more
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New hosts and distribution records of Braga patagonica, a parasite cymothoidae of fishes from the Amazon. [PDF]

, 2019
Specimens of Braga patagonica Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from freshwater fishes deposited in Ichthyological Collection of Amazon National Research Institute (INPA), in central Amazon and from fishes from eastern Amazon (Brazil) were ...
ARAÚJO, C. S. O., BARROS, M. S., TAVARES-DIAS, M, VIANA, G. M.   +3 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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Atributos de cor em filés de peixes capturados no reservatório da Usina Hidrelétrica do Lageado, estado do Tocantins. [PDF]

, 2012
Objetivando caracterizar colorimetricamente os filés de quatro espécies de peixe capturadas no reservatório da Usina Hidrelétrica do Lageado, estado do Tocantins, foram selecionadas, ao todo, 47 amostras de peixes identificados como mandi-moela ...
BARROSO, R. M., CHICRALA, P. C. M. S., LIMA, L. K. F. de, MORO, G. V., NEUBERGER, A. L., RODRIGUES, A. P. O.   +5 more
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Ichthyofauna Used in Traditional Medicine in Brazil

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Fish represent the group of vertebrates with the largest number of species and the largest geographic distribution; they are also used in different ways by modern civilizations. The goal of this study was to compile the current knowledge on the use of ichthyofauna in zootherapeutic practices in Brazil, including ecological and conservational commentary
Ana Carla Asfora El-Deir, Carolina Alves Collier, Miguel Santana de Almeida Neto, Karina Maria de Souza Silva, Iamara da Silva Policarpo, Thiago Antonio S. Araújo, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de Moura, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros   +9 more
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Mercury in muscle and liver of Plagioscion squamosissimus (Acanthuriformes: Sciaenidae) from the Machado River, Brazilian Amazon

Acta Amazonica, 2022
ABSTRACT The Machado River is the main tributary of the Madeira River in the state of Rondônia, a region that has been impacted by deforestation, livestock, urban development, alluvial gold mining and urban and industrial effluents that likely contribute to the introduction of mercury (Hg) in the aquatic system. We aimed to determine the concentrations
Igor David da COSTA, Elisabete Lourdes do NASCIMENTO, Missilene Silva de Almeida FACCHETI, Natalia Neto dos Santos NUNES, João Paulo de Oliveira GOMES, Ronaldo de ALMEIDA, Wanderley Rodrigues BASTOS   +6 more
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An Assessment of the Fish Maw Trade in Singapore and Malaysia Reveals Threatened Species and Highlights the Need for a More Complete Assessment of the Conservation Status of the World's Fishes

Conservation Letters, Volume 18, Issue 3, May/June 2025.
ABSTRACT Fish maw, the dried swim bladder of teleost fish, is consumed throughout much of East and Southeast Asia. The serving of maw is seen as an indicator of wealth, prestige, and status in Chinese culture. While Hong Kong and mainland China are considered major fish maw importers, its trade in these countries remains largely understudied. This lack
Ying Giat Seah, Benjamin J. Wainwright
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Reprodução de peixes (Osteichthyes) em afluentes do reservatório de Volta Grande, Rio Grande, Sudeste do Brasil

Iheringia: Série Zoologia, 2001
The most abundant species caught in the tributaries of the Volta Grande dam, Buriti, Divisa and Água Comprida streams were Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840), Pimelodus maculatus Lacépède 1803, Myleus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900), Astyanax ...
Braga Francisco Manoel de Souza
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