First record of metazoan parasites of hybrids between the genera Colossoma and Piaractus in natural environments

LD Cavalcanti, G Michelan, WT Hasuike, JOS Silva… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
The practice of hybridization is carried out globally in fish farms. Here, we present the first
record of the parasitic fauna of hybrids among genus Colossoma and Piaractus in natural …

Fish parasites from a neotropical tidal river within a biodiversity hotspot

LSC Moraes, APL Costa, RM Takemoto… - Acta Limnologica …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Aim We investigated the ichthyofauna parasite component community across a gradient of
anthropogenic pressures of the Guaraguaçu River, south Brazil, a Neotropical river of …

Molecular identification and parasite-host interaction of hybrids of the genus Piaractus in the upper Paraná River.

LD Cavalcanti - 2024 - bdtd.ibict.br
Hybridization is the interspecific crossing of species with the potential to optimize
zootechnical indices, and this is a common practice in fish farming. However, inadequate …