A new perspective on phylogeny and evolution of tetraodontiform fishes (Pisces: Acanthopterygii) based on whole mitochondrial genome sequences: Basal ecological diversification? [PDF]
, 2008 Background The order Tetraodontiformes consists of approximately 429 species of fishes in nine families. Members of the order exhibit striking morphological diversity and radiated into various habitats such as freshwater, brackish and coastal waters ...
Yusuke Yamanoue +5 more
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Length–weight relations of fishes inhabiting a hyperhaline coastal lagoon in Yucatan, Mexico [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2017 Length–weight relations (LWR) were estimated for 45 fish species (27 families) from a tropical hyperhaline coastal lagoon and a protected biosphere reserve located in Yucatan Peninsula. The following species were studied: Elops saurus Linnaeus,
M.E. Vega-Cendejas +2 more
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Occurrence of Sphoeroides rosenblatti Bussing, 1996 (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) along the coast of Guayas Province, Ecuador, and a comparison with sympatric Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842) [PDF]
Revista de biología marina y oceanografía, 2006 Se recolectaron trece ejemplares juveniles de Sphoeroides rosenblatti Bussing, 1996 en un bosque pequeno y fuertemente impactado de mangle situado en Palmar, provincia de Guayas, Ecuador. Esta especie era conocida previamente solo de aguas costeras de Costa Rica y Panama. Se contrasto la ocurrencia y morfologia de S.
Aguirre, Windsor E +4 more
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New morphological and molecular data for Xystretrum solidum (Gorgoderidae, Gorgoderinae) from Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontidae) in Mexican waters [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Adults of trematodes in the genus Xystretrum Linton, 1910 (Gorgoderidae, Gorgoderinae) are parasites found exclusively in the urinary bladders of tetraodontiform fishes.
Andrés Martínez-Aquino +5 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 Se analizan los cambios producidos por el huracán Isidoro en la repartición de los recursos alimenticios de tres especies de peces de la familia Tetraodontidae (Sphoeroides nephelus, S.
Sonia Eugenia Palacios-Sánchez +1 more
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Reproductive biology of the southern pufferfish, Sphoeroides nephelus (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), in the northern coast off the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2019 Background. Overexploitation of fishery resources has led to the capture of alternative species of a lower trophic level, considered previously unprofitable or unfit for human consumption.
J.C. Peniche-Pérez +6 more
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Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2015 Se reportan las especies ícticas recolectadas en territorio mexicano, depositadas en el Museo de Zoología de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). Esta colección consta de 23 lotes y 178 especímenes, que representan 17 es- pecies, 14 géneros, 11 familias ...
Luis Fernando Del Moral +2 more
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Length–weight relations for 14 fish species of La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur, México [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2013 The presently reported study provides length–weight relations of 14 fish species from mangrove swamps of La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur, México: Diapterus brevirostris (Sauvage, 1879); Eucinostomus currani Zahuranec, 1980 ...
V.M. Cota-Gómez +3 more
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Adaptative responses of myenteric neurons of Sphoeroides testudineus to environmental pollution
NeuroToxicology, 2020 Contamination in estuarine regions affects the local biota damaging the ecosystems and reaching humans. The gastrointestinal tract is a dynamic environment capable of obtaining nutrients and energy from food while it protects the host against harmful toxins and pathogens from the external environment.
Nascimento Goncalves, Alexandre Rodrigo +3 more
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Biodiversity study of Southern Biscayne Bay and Card Sound 1968-1973 [PDF]
, 2002 A multi-disciplinary investigation was conducted in southern Biscayne Bay and Card Sound from 1968 to 1973. The purpose of the investigation was to conduct an integrated study of the ecology of southern Biscayne Bay with special emphasis on the effects ...
Cantillo, A. Y. +2 more
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