Draft genome assembly for the colombian freshwater bocachico fish, Prochilodus magdalenae [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 We report the first draft genome assembly for Prochilodus magdalenae, the leading representative species of the Prochilodontidae family in Colombia. This 1.2-Gb assembly, with a GC content of 42.0% and a repetitive content of around 31.0%, is in the ...
Jonny Andrés Yepes-Blandón +9 more
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Development and characterization of 24 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the freshwater fish Ichthyoelephas longirostris (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 The Neotropical freshwater fish Ichthyoelephas longirostris (Characiformes: prochilodontidae) is a short-distance migratory species endemic to Colombia.
Ricardo M. Landínez-García +1 more
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Clarifying species boundaries between bocachico (Prochilodus magdalenae) and bocachico de Maracaibo (Prochilodus reticulatus) (characiformes: Prochilodontidae) using complete mitochondrial genomes [PDF]
Frontiers in GeneticsThe accurate phylogenetic distinction between Prochilodus magdalenae and Prochilodus reticulatus (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) has been hindered by overlapping morphology and limited sequence data.
Jonny Yepes-Blandón +7 more
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Data on the multilocus molecular phylogenies of the Neotropical fish family Prochilodontidae (Teleostei: Characiformes) [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2016 The data presented herein support the article “Molecular phylogenetics of the Neotropical fish family Prochilodontidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)” (B.F. Melo, B.L. Sidlauskas, B.W. Frable, K. Hoekzema, R.P. Vari, C.
Benjamin W. Frable +5 more
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Integrative Taxonomy of Tereancistrum spp. (Monopisthocotyla: Dactylogyridae) Parasites of the Gills of Freshwater Fishes from the Caatinga Domain, Brazil [PDF]
PathogensTereancistrum is a common genus of Neotropical monopisthocotylans; however, information on its diversity and phylogeny remains limited. In this study, we describe four new species of Tereancistrum parasitizing the gills of Prochilodus brevis ...
Priscilla de Oliveira Fadel Yamada +6 more
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Repetitive sequences: the hidden diversity of heterochromatin in prochilodontid fish [PDF]
Comparative Cytogenetics, 2015 The structure and organization of repetitive elements in fish genomes are still relatively poorly understood, although most of these elements are believed to be located in heterochromatic regions.
Maria L. Terencio +8 more
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Assessment of total mercury content in fish muscle tissue from the middle basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. [PDF]
PLoS ONEOne of the most toxic metals is mercury, which exhibits high toxicity during short exposure periods. This study aimed to determine the concentration of total mercury (THg) in fish muscle tissue from various species captured from two locations in the ...
Fernanda Paz-Suconota +7 more
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Little Divergence Among Mitochondrial Lineages of Prochilodus (Teleostei, Characiformes) [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2018 Evidence that migration prevents population structure among Neotropical characiform fishes has been reported recently but the effects upon species diversification remain unclear.
Bruno F. Melo +4 more
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Population genetics of the freshwater fish Prochilodus magdalenae (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae), using species-specific microsatellite loci [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Prochilodus magdalenae is a freshwater fish endemic to the Colombian Magdalena-Cauca and Caribbean hydrographic basins. The genetic structure patterns of populations of different members of Prochilodus and the historic restocking of its depleted natural ...
Ricardo M. Landínez-García +2 more
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Karyotypic conservatism in five species of Prochilodus (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae) disclosed by cytogenetic markers [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2013 The family Prochilodontidae is considered a group with well conserved chromosomes characterized by their number, morphology and banding patterns. Thence, our study aimed at accomplishing a cytogenetic analysis with conventional methods (Giemsa staining ...
Tatiana Aparecida Voltolin +5 more
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