Evaluating the Presence of Interspecific Hybrids Among Piaractus mesopotamicus, Piaractus brachypomus and Colossoma macropomum in the Upper Paraná River Using Genetic Markers
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DOI: 10.1002/aqc.4262
Abstract: Fish hybridization is common in aquaculture worldwide, including in Brazil, with cross‐breeding between species of the genera Piaractus and Colossoma taking the lead. However, little is known about the genetic damage caused by hybrids that… read more here.
Keywords: colossoma; paran river; piaractus; brachypomus ... See more keywords
First record of infection by Trypanosoma sp. of Colossoma macropomum (Serrasalmidae), a neotropical fish cultivated in the Brazilian Amazon
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DOI: 10.1080/10454438.2017.1406420
Abstract: ABSTRACT Fish farming has grown rapidly in Brazil over the last two decades, due in part to the availability of water and species with potential for cultivation, such as Colossoma macropomum. This farmed fish, however,… read more here.
Keywords: colossoma; brazilian amazon; infection; colossoma macropomum ... See more keywords