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Reduced genetic diversity and the success of the invasive peacock bass (Cichliformes: Cichlidae)

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Abstract Several species of Cichla successfully colonized lakes and reservoirs of Brazil, since the 1960's, causing serious damage to local wildlife. In this study, 135 peacock bass were collected in a reservoir complex in order to identify if they represented a single dominant species or multiple ones, ...

Effect of Moringa olifera leaves on growth and gut microbiota of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Abstract The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Moringa olifera on the growth and gut health of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The feed having 30% crude protein was prepared as an experimental diet with 4%, 8% and 10% M. olifera leaf supplementation, respectively. The control diet was devoid...

Influence of garlic extract on larval performance and survival of juvenile angelfish Pterophyllum scalare during transport

Braz. j. biol; 83 (), 2023
Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the properties of garlic as a growth promoter in larvae of angelfish Pterophyllum scalare and its benefits during transport of juveniles of this species. The experiment was conducted in recirculation aquaculture system, consisting of 20 tanks of 40 L e...

Anatomy and histology of the digestive tract and immunolocalization of Npy in the fish Cichlasoma dimerus (Cichliformes: Cichlidae)

Rev. biol. trop; 70 (1), 2022
Abstract Introduction: The digestive tract of Neotropical cichlids has not been deeply studied, and it is a fundamental topic for understanding fish physiology, nutrition, trophic associations, and evolution. Objective: To describe anatomically and histologically the digestive tract of the Neotropical ci...

Effect of replacing fish meal in fish diet with shrimp by-product meal on growth performance, feed utilization, length-weight relationship and condition factors of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Int. j. morphol; 40 (1), 2022
SUMMARY: The present work aimed to study the effect of replacing fish meal (FM) in the fish diet with shrimp by-product meal (SBM) on the growth performance parameters of the Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. A total of 200 specimens of monosex O. niloticus fries were obtained from a private fish farm...

Growth curve of Nile tilapia from different families of the AquaAmérica variety

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
Selection can affect growth, changing performance and asymptotic values. However, there is little information about the growth of families in fish breeding programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance and growth of families of Nile tilapia AquaAmérica. Twenty AquaAmérica families cul...

Ecology and diversity of metazoan parasites infecting Geophagus altifrons (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the Amazon River system in northern Brazil

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the ecology and diversity of community and infracommunities of metazoan parasites Geophagus altifrons (Heckel, 1840) in Rio Jari, in the state of Amapá, in the eastern Amazon region. From the total of 31 fish examined, 90.3% were parasitized by one or mo...

Comparative anatomical studies on the cranial nerves of the fully formed embryos of the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Ostiechthyes-Cichlidae). I. Nervus glossopharyngeus

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
The organization of the roots, ganglia and the peripheral distribution of the cranial nerves of the fully formed embryos of Oreochromis niloticus are examined in the transverse serial sections. These nerves carry fibers, which were also analyzed. The results of this study demonstrated that the glossophar...

Probiotic supplementation affects IGF-1 and leptin levels in Nile tilapia hepatopancreatic tissue

This work aimed to assess the effect of the probiotic strain, Lactobacillus plantarum, on the levels of leptin, IGF-1 and their receptors on the hepatopancreatic tissues of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and then correlate fish growth performance and gut microbiological parameters. Fish juveniles (...

Generando pseudorréplicas, a partir de variables morfométricas reales, para contrastar hipótesis taxonómicas y evolutivas: el caso de un pez ampliamente distribuido en las tierras bajas de la orinoquia venezolana

Int. j. morphol; 39 (4), 2021
RESUMEN: Con el propósito de evaluar la distintividad morfométrica de cinco poblaciones de Mikrogeophagus ramirezi (Pisces: Cichlidae) de las tierras bajas de la Orinoquia venezolana, se tomaron 14 hitos homólogos a 83 individuos, y se transformaron a variables Procrustes. Se realizó una prueba MANOV...