Identifying fish eggs and larvae: from classic methodologies to DNA metabarcoding

NL Lira, S Tonello, RL Lui, JB Traldi, H Brandão… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Studies involving fish eggs and larvae date back to the end of the nineteenth century. Since
then, studies with ichthyoplankton have proved to be an essential tool, generating …

Advances and prospects of environmental DNA in neotropical rainforests

L Zinger, J Donald, S Brosse, MA Gonzalez… - Advances in ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The rainforests of the Neotropics shelter a vast diversity of plant, animal and microscopic
species that provide critical ecosystem goods and services for both local and worldwide …

Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding for precise species identification in ichthyoplankton samples

AO Ferreira, OM Azevedo, C Barroso, S Duarte… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Ichthyoplankton monitoring is crucial for stock assessments, offering insights into spawning
grounds, stock size, seasons, recruitment, and changes in regional ichthyofauna. This study …

New 12S metabarcoding primers for enhanced Neotropical freshwater fish biodiversity assessment

DT Milan, IS Mendes, JS Damasceno, DF Teixeira… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The megadiverse Neotropical fish fauna lacks a comprehensive and reliable DNA reference
database, which hampers precise species identification and DNA based biodiversity …

The critical role of natural history museums in advancing eDNA for biodiversity studies: a case study with Amazonian fishes

CD de Santana, LR Parenti, CB Dillman… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Ichthyological surveys have traditionally been conducted using whole-specimen, capture-
based sampling with varied but conventional fishing gear. Recently, environmental DNA …

Ichthyoplankton metabarcoding: An efficient tool for early detection of invasive species establishment

A Van Nynatten, KS Gallage, NK Lujan… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Detection of invasive species is critical for management but is often limited by challenges
associated with capture, processing and identification of early life stages. DNA …

Species‐level ichthyoplankton dynamics for 97 fishes in two major river basins of the Amazon using quantitative metabarcoding

C Mariac, JF Renno, Y Vigouroux, E Mejia… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Amazon basin holds the world's largest freshwater fish diversity. Information on the
intensity and timing of reproductive ecology of Amazonian fish is scant. We use a …

Amazonian ichthyoplankton assessment via DNA metabarcoding: A baseline for detecting spawning sites of migratory fishes

LE Silva, RR Domingues, NG Sales, PMS Villela… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Neotropical fish fauna comprises approximately 6080 species, of which almost 3000
inhabit the Amazon River basin. However, the construction of hydroelectric dams has …

Ichthyoplankton studies as referential for the management and monitoring of fishery resources in the Brazilian Amazon basin

DM Zacardi, JA Santos, LS Oliveira… - Acta Limnologica …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Studies on ichthyoplankton ecology become essential when one realizes the importance
and influence of this component in dynamics, conservation, and maintenance of fishery …

Comparison of visual and molecular taxonomic methods to identify ichthyoplankton in the North Sea

A Mateos‐Rivera, R Skern‐Mauritzen… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The North Sea is an important spawning and nursery ground for many demersal
and pelagic fishes whose spawning areas are largely overlapping in time and space. This …