Abstract The Neotropical catfish family Loricariidae is the fifth most species-rich vertebrate
family on Earth, with over 800 valid species. The Hypostominae is its most species-rich …

Neotropical freshwaters host more than 6000 fish species, of which 983 are suckermouth
armored catfishes of the family Loricariidae–the most-diverse catfish family and fifth most …

Priocharax nanus, new species, is described from the rio Negro, Brazil. It is a miniature fish
that retains as an adult the larval rayless pectoral fin, a diagnostic character of the genus …

A phylogenetic study of the Loricariidae with emphasis on the Neoplecostominae is
presented based on a maximum parsimony analysis of 268 phenotypic characters …

The vertebrate mitochondrial genome is typically circular molecules made up of 14,000 to
16,000 bp, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), two …

A new Myxobolus species is described infecting gill filaments of the endangered ornamental
fish Otocinclus cocama from Peruvian Amazon. In a total of 35 fish examined, five (14.3%) …

This study presents the description of a new genus of the catfish subfamily
Neoplecostominae from the Tocantins River basin. It can be distinguished from other …

Parotocinclus halbothi is described as a new species from the Trombetas and Marowijne
river basins, in Brazil and Suriname. The new species is distinguished from its congeners in …

Many species of freshwater fishes are considered miniatures, nevertheless, their
identification as miniatures is frequently based only on an arbitrary criterion of small body …

Gymnotocinclus canoeiro n. sp. of the Hypoptopomatinae is described from small tributaries
of the upper rio Tocantins basin. It is distinguished from G. anosteos by having five …