Checklist of the species of the Order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi)

M Toledo-Piza, EG Baena, FCP Dagosta… - Neotropical …, 2024 - lirias.kuleuven.be
A checklist of recent and fossil fishes of the Order Characiformes is presented herein and
believed to be complete through 2022. A total of 47 collaborators checked and provided …

One thousand DNA barcodes of piranhas and pacus reveal geographic structure and unrecognised diversity in the Amazon

VN Machado, RA Collins, RP Ota, MC Andrade… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Piranhas and pacus (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) are a charismatic but
understudied family of Neotropical fishes. Here, we analyse a DNA barcode dataset …

Phylogenomics of piranhas and pacus (Serrasalmidae) uncovers how dietary convergence and parallelism obfuscate traditional morphological taxonomy

MA Kolmann, LC Hughes, LP Hernandez… - Systematic …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Amazon and neighboring South American river basins harbor the world's most
diverse assemblages of freshwater fishes. One of the most prominent South American fish …

Tooth and consequences: heterodonty and dental replacement in piranhas and pacus (Serrasalmidae)

MA Kolmann, KE Cohen, KE Bemis… - Evolution & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tooth replacement in piranhas is unusual: all teeth on one side of the head are lost as a unit,
then replaced simultaneously. We used histology and microCT to examine tooth …

Tometes kranponhah and Tometes ancylorhynchus (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), two new phytophagous serrasalmids, and the first Tometes species described …

MC Andrade, M Jégu, T Giarrizzo - Journal of Fish Biology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Two new species of Tometes from the Brazilian Shield rapids are described. Tometes
kranponhah is endemic to the Xingu River basin, whereas Tometes ancylorhynchus occurs …

Early development of the Neotropical fish known as long sardine Triportheus auritus (Valenciennes 1850) (Characiformes, Triportheidae)

RA Cajado, LS de Oliveira… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Larvae and juveniles of long sardine, Triportheus auritus, from the lower Amazon river was
described, evaluating ontogenetic changes in their external morphology, pigmentation, fin …

[HTML][HTML] A new large species of Myloplus (Characiformes, Serrasalmidae) from the Rio Madeira basin, Brazil

MC Andrade, M Jégu, T Giarrizzo - ZooKeys, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Myloplus zorroi sp. n. is described from the Rio Madeira Basin in Amazonia. The new
species had been treated as an undescribed Tometes species because of the absence of a …

Redescription and Geographical Distribution of the Endangered Fish Ossubtus xinguense Jégu 1992 (Characiformes, Serrasalmidae) with Comments on …

MC Andrade, LM Sousa, RP Ota, M Jégu, T Giarrizzo - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The monotypic species Ossubtus xinguense was originally described based on scarce
material putatively divided into juveniles and adults. Ossubtus xinguense has a restricted …

Structure and function of the armored keel in piranhas, pacus, and their allies

MA Kolmann, P Urban, AP Summers - The Anatomical Record, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The serrasalmids: piranhas, pacus, and their relatives, are ubiquitous Neotropical fishes with
diverse diets, ecologies, and behaviors. Serrasalmids have a bony, serrated keel which …

Ichthyofauna of the upper Juruena river on Chapada dos Parecis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

WM Ohara, MV Loeb - Biota Neotropica, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Os peixes registrados aqui foram coletados em quatro igarapés da bacia do alto rio
Tapajós. Expedições realizadas em 2011, 2013 e 2014 durante a estação de seca …