Acoustic homogeneity in the piranha Serrasalmus maculatus
AbstractDifferent studies suggest some social calls could be used in fish identification if their specificity is unambiguously assessed. Sounds of different populations of piranhas Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858 were recorded to determine their homogeneity between rivers inside a single basin (Araguari and Grande River, upper Paraná River basin) and ...
Raick, Xavier +6 more
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Seasonal patterns of infestation by monogenean parasites of fish and their relationship with water parameters in two rivers with different disturbance gradients in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Here, we evaluate the relationships between the infestation rates of five monogenean parasites species with the dry and wet seasons, with the organic and inorganic parameters of the water of two rivers: the Jacaré-Pepira and Jacaré-Guaçú, and with the ...
L. A. R. Leite +5 more
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Non-native freshwater fish from drainages of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil [PDF]
The present study catalogues exotic and allochthonous fish species found in the three main freshwater river drainages of Rio Grande do Sul State using records of scientific collections and literature, and discusses the main impacts caused by their ...
Vinicius de Araújo Bertaco +1 more
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Phylogeny, ultrastructure, histopathology and prevalence of Myxobolus oliveirai sp. nov., a parasite of Brycon hilarii (Characidae) in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil [PDF]
This paper presents the morphological, histological and ultrastructural characteristics of Myxobolus oliveirai sp. nov., a parasite of the gill filaments in Brycon hilarii from the Brazilian Pantanal. Out of 216 B. hilariispecimens examined (126 wild and
ADRIANO, Edson A +8 more
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Neotropical piranha, Serrasalmus maculatus (Actinopterygii: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), in the Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq—a case of deliberate introduction by the aquarium trade [PDF]
Fifteen specimens (four females and eleven males) of the speckled piranha, Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858, native to South America, were captured in the Tigris River at Al-Taji, 17 km north of the City of Baghdad, Iraq.
L.A. Jawad, A.M. Qasim
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The role of freshwater bioacoustics in ecological research
Fish are the focal study species in the majority of freshwater bioacoustic studies, which often focus on a single species that is recorded in laboratory aquaria. Despite their significant contributions to soundscape composition and ecosystem function, arthropods were poorly represented in the research literature.
Jack A. Greenhalgh +3 more
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Austrodiplostomum compactum (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) parasita os olhos de várias de espécies de peixes. A presença deste parasito, em casos extremos, pode causar exoftalmia, deslocamento da retina, opacidade do cristalino e cegueira ou até a morte.
Fábio Hideki Yamada +4 more
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Ictiofauna da bacia do Rio Jacaré-Guaçu, bacia do Alto Rio Paraná [PDF]
This study aimed to evaluate the fish fauna composition and distribution in different environments, up- and downstream the Gavião Peixoto Dam, in the Jacaré-Guaçu River basin.
ARCIFA, Marlene Sofia +1 more
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O presente trabalho teve como objetivo o estudo de copépodes parasitos de fossas nasais de peixes da planície de inundação do alto Rio Paraná. As coletas foram realizadas em diversos pontos da planície nos meses de março, junho e setembro de 2004.
Ana Carolina Figueiredo Lacerda +3 more
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Fish, Marmelos Conservation Area (BX044), Madeira River basin, states of Amazonas and Rondônia, Brazil. [PDF]
The present study provides a species list of fish from the Marmelos River Area – BX044 in the states ofAmazonas and Rondônia in northern Brazil. During a Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) performed in October andNovember of 2003, 133 fish species from ...
Camargo, M., Giarrizzo, T.
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