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Alien fish species in reservoir systems in Turkey: a review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Turkey’s natural river systems have been anthropogenically altered in the past century. Native fish communities of river systems have comeunder increasing pressure from water engineering projects, pollution, overfishing and the movements of alien fish ...
Deniz Innal
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El pez gato acorazado del Amazonas Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), una nueva especie exótica establecida en República Dominicana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
: The correct identity and occurrence of the introduced armored catfish, locally known as “devil fish” or “pleco” in the Dominican Republic, is briefly described. Specimens were collected from six sites in the Dominican Republic.
Armbruster, Jonathan W.   +1 more
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Soft dentin results in unique flexible teeth in scraping catfishes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Teeth are generally used for actions in which they experience mainly compressive forces acting toward the base. The ordered tooth enamel(oid) and dentin structures contribute to the high compressive strength but also to the minor shear and tensile ...
Adriaens, Dominique   +9 more
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An Assessment on Microplastic Pollution in the Resacas of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Microplastic pollution is a serious issue that impacts most aquatic environments. Microplastics have the potential to cause numerous detriments to the fitness and reproductive capability of many organisms.
Franklin, Wesley D.
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Suckermouth armored catfish resolve the paradox of simultaneous respiration and suction attachment: a kinematic study of Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 2010
AbstractSuckermouth armored catfishes (Loricariidae) use their suckermouth for inspiration, feeding, and attachment to substrates. The sucker consists of a pre‐valvular cavity, formed by a modified lip disc, and is separated from the larger post‐valvular buccal cavity by a muscular oral valve. The combination of respiration and suction attachment seems
Tom, Geerinckx   +2 more
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Age and growth of the loricariid catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus in Volusia Blue Spring, Florida

open access: yesAquatic Invasions, 2013
Little is known of age and growth patterns in loricariid armored catfish living either in their native or invasive ranges. For this first study of age and growth patterns in a loricariid invasive to the US, we collected 185 lapillar otoliths from vermiculated sailfin catfish, Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, in Volusia Blue Spring, Florida and used them ...
Melissa Gibbs   +2 more
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Nocturnal and diurnal activity of armored suckermouth catfish (Loricariidae: Pterygoplichthys) associated with wintering Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

open access: yesNeotropical Ichthyology
Several Pterygoplichthys species, members of the Neotropical catfish family Loricariidae, have been widely introduced outside their native ranges.
Leo G. Nico
doaj   +1 more source

Thành phần loài cá, tôm phân bố vùng dự án thủy lợi Ô Môn - Xà No

open access: yesTạp chí Khoa học Đại học Cần Thơ, 2019
Nghiên cứu được thực hiện từ tháng 1 đến tháng 12 năm 2016. Số liệu được thu thập tại hiện trường theo định kỳ thu mẫu 2 tháng/đợt kết hợp với phỏng vấn 120 hộ ngư dân trong vùng nghiên cứu bằng bảng câu hỏi soạn sẵn. Kết quả cho thấy có 91 loài cá thuộc
Mai Viết Văn
doaj   +1 more source

Variasi Ikan Sapu-Sapu (Loricariidae) Berdasarkan Karakter Morfologi di Perairan Ciliwung [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
- Ikan sapu-sapu Genus Pterygoplichthys masih sulit dibedakan berdasarkan karakter morfologinya. Bentuk kepala ikan Ordo Siluriformes adalah “picak” atau depressed dengan bagian abdomen memiliki pola titik-titik putih besar dengan beberapa pola menyatu ...
Elfidasari, D. (Dewi)   +3 more
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Revisiting the History of Ornamental Aquaculture in Europe to Understand the Benefits and Drawbacks of Freshwater Fish Imports

open access: yesReviews in Aquaculture, Volume 17, Issue 2, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Ornamental aquaculture and fishkeeping are very popular with millions of enthusiasts worldwide. The number of newly imported fish species for ornamental purposes grew slowly from World War I until the 1980s. It then exponentially increased until now with more than 7900 species and a large number of scientifically undescribed morphotypes.
Jindřich Novák   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

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