Chromosomal characterization of three species of Serrasalmini (Serrasalmidae: Characiformes) [PDF]
The tribe Serrasalmini is a diverse group with paraphyletic genera and taxonomic uncertainties. Several studies have been carried out in this group of fish in order to understand this problem, including the cytogenetic approach.
Alan Gomes dos Santos +4 more
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Two complete mitochondrial genomes of Myloplus rubripinnis and Metynnis hypsauchen (Characiforme: Serrasalmidae) [PDF]
Myloplus rubripinnis and Metynnis hypsauchen are two compressed-bodied ornamental fishes of Serrasalmidae family. In this study, complete mitochondrial genome sequences of the two species were determined.
Xiaolian Liu +5 more
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Neotropical Monogenoidea. 44. Mymarothecium viatorum sp. n. (Ancyrocephalinae) from the gills of Piaractus brachypomus (Serrasalmidae, Teleostei) captured in a warm-water canal of a power plant in Szczecin, Poland [PDF]
Mymarothecium viatorum sp. n. (Dactylogyridae, Ancyrocephalinae) is described from the gills of Piaractus brachypomus (Teleostei, Serrasalmidae) captured in the warm water canal of a power plant of the city of Szczecin, Poland.
W.A. Boeger, W. Piasecki, E. Sobecka
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Occurrence of Myxobolus spp. (Myxozoa) in the blood of Metynnis lippincottianus (Osteichthyes: Serrasalmidae) from eastern Amazon, Brazil [PDF]
Myxozoans are obligatory parasites and can be found in various organs and bloodstreams of fish, thus, the objective of this work was to describe the occurrence of Myxobolus spp.
Nyelle Priscila Brito Façanha +6 more
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Convolutional Neural Networks in the Inspection of Serrasalmids (Characiformes) Fingerlings [PDF]
Aquaculture produces more than 122 million tons of fish globally. Among the several economically important species are the Serrasalmidae, which are valued for their nutritional and sensory characteristics.
Marília Parreira Fernandes +15 more
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Genetic comparison of populations of Piaractus brachypomus and P. orinoquensis (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) of the Amazon and Orinoco basins [PDF]
Recently, the large migratory fishes of the family Serrasalmidae (Piaractus brachypomus and P. orinoquensis) were described as restricted to the Orinoco and Amazon basins. Both species provide important ecosystem services.
María Doris Escobar L. +2 more
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Multiparasitism by myxozoans in Pygocentrus nattereri (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from Sacaizal Lake, in the municipality of Pracuúba, state of Amapá, Brazil [PDF]
The present study described the morphological characteristics of myxospores of cnidarians belonging to the class Myxozoa at different infection sites in Pygocentrus nattereri Kner 1858 (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), found in Lake Sacaizal, in the ...
Nayana Moraes de Sena +4 more
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Two new species of Anacanthorus (Monogenoidea, Dactylogyridae) parasitizing serrasalmid fish in Brazil [PDF]
During studies on fish parasites, two new species of Anacanthorus were found parasitizing serrasalmid fishes, Anacanthorus simpliciphallus sp. n. from the hybrid Piaractus mesopotamicus x Piaractus brachypomus and Anacanthorus brandtii sp. n.
Augusto Leandro de Sousa Silva +5 more
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Geographic range, distribution patterns and interactions of Monogenea Van Beneden 1858, with species of native host freshwater fishes from Brazil [PDF]
This paper investigated information on monogenean species using 312 scientific papers, to search for infection and geographic distribution patterns in native freshwater fish from Brazil.
Marcos Tavares-Dias +2 more
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Early development of two commercially valuable fish from the lower Amazon River, Brazil (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) [PDF]
We described the early development of Myloplus asterias and M. lobatus, two fish species of the Serrasalmidae using morphological, meristic, and morphometric characteristics.
Lucas Silva de Oliveira +4 more
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