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TRAFFICKING OF ORNAMENTAL FISH IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON
Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2021 The trafficking of ornamental fish is growing on a yearly basis in the Brazilian Amazon. This represents a serious threat to the biodiversity of the region.
Hélio BELTRÃO +3 more
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Proposal of a non-lethal visual census method to estimate freshwater stingray abundance
Universitas Scientiarum, 2016 There is not a current method to estimate South American freshwater stingray’s abundance. Therefore we designed a census method and tested it in the field.
Mónica Andrea Morales-Betancourt +1 more
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Ornamental fishing in the region of Barcelos, Amazonas: socioeconomic description and scenario of activity in the view of “piabeiros” [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2019 The Negro river basin is considered the largest area of extractive of ornamental fish in Brazil. This area has fundamental importance for the populations from the Amazon.
D. S. Ladislau +9 more
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Rhinebothrium jaimei sp. n. (Eucestoda: Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae): a new species from Neotropical freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae) [PDF]
Folia Parasitologica, 2015 Neotropical freshwater stingrays (Batoidea: Potamotrygonidae) host a diversity of parasites, including some, like their hosts, that are marine-derived. Among the parasites of potamotrygonids, the cestode fauna is the most diverse, with multiple genera having been reported, including genera endemic to the freshwaters of the Neotropics and genera that ...
Fernando P L, Marques, Florian B, Reyda
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Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2011 A pesar de la representatividad de Potamotrygon magdalenae en Colombia, por encontrarse a lo largo de la cuenca del río Magdalena y sus afluentes, esta raya no ha sido objeto de estudios previos, desconociéndose la mayor parte de sus aspectos bio ...
Herly Bibiana Ramos Socha +1 more
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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 +3 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 +9 more
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Revista CientíficaFreshwater stingrays of the Potamotrygonidae family are highly valued in the international market as ornamental fish, leading to growing demand and economic significance. In Colombia, despite legal regulations aimed at protecting these animals and their
Lisbeth Gelvez +6 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2007 As raias Potamotrygon falkneri e Potamotrygon motoro foram avaliadas em relação à composição de suas dietas e a sobreposição do nicho trófico nos períodos de seca (agosto/2004) e cheia (janeiro/2005) na planície alagável do alto rio Paraná, em três ...
Alessandra Pasian Lonardoni +3 more
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract This study aimed to identify geographical distribution patterns of the giant short‐tailed river stingray Potamotrygon brachyura and the motoro stingray Potamotrygon motoro in the Uruguay River basin. Data on presence/absence of stingrays were based on fishers' knowledge accessed by interviews through expeditions in Brazil, Argentina and ...
Danilo Araujo Soares Pereira +2 more
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