We introduce the work providing a synthetic description of the diversity and phyletic structure
of freshwater fish in the Neotropical Region, especially emphasizing that of Brazil. This is …

The Tocantins-Araguaia River basin is the largest basin located entirely in the Brazilian
territory. The high degree of endemism of its ichthyofauna has been revealed in several …

Inventários de fauna acessam diretamente a diversidade de uma localidade, em um
determinado espaço e tempo. Os dados primários gerados pelos inventários compõem uma …

Non-native species introduced into reservoirs cause major changes in biodiversity, resulting
in spatial and temporal biotic homogenization and/or differentiation. We used a sampling …

Hoplias lacerdae was originally described from the rio Ribeira de Iguape, Iporanga, São
Paulo State. The Hoplias lacerdae group is defined as containing generally large trahiras …

A Lei Federal n. 11.428/06 e o Decreto Federal n. 6.660/08, quando comparados ao
Decreto Federal n. 750/93, contêm várias alterações ambientalmente nocivas, configurando …

The genus Rineloricaria is a Neotropical freshwater fish group with a long and problematic
taxonomic history, attributed to the large number of species and the pronounced similarity …

Fishes constitute more than one half of the species of vertebrates, with around 32,000 living
species (Froese & Pauly, 2011). Approximately 40% of this global fish diversity lives in …

The coastal basins of eastern Brazil are influenced by geomorphologic and climatic changes
that caused river captures and temporary paleo‐connections due to sea‐level oscillations …

Deforestation affects the ecological integrity of rivers and streams, threatening biodiversity
and ecosystem services worldwide. However, few studies have strictly analyzed the effect of …