This is the most comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the Characidae to date and the first
large‐scale hypothesis of the family, combining myriad morphological data with molecular …

The lateral-line system has been traditionally recognized as an important source of
phylogenetic information for different groups of fishes. Although extensively studied in …

We herein analyse the history of the description of the freshwater fish fauna from three
drainages in one of the most densely collected areas of Brazil, and possibly of South …

The history of knowledge about Amazonian biogeography is as rich as its fish community,
and a fascinating theme of study in itself. Several current paradigms and controversies about …

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 …

Priocharax nanus, new species, is described from the rio Negro, Brazil. It is a miniature fish
that retains as an adult the larval rayless pectoral fin, a diagnostic character of the genus …

Barotrauma is a major cause of injury and mortality of fish as they pass through hydropower
turbines. Current understanding of hydropower related barotrauma is biased towards …

Herein we describe two new species of Diapoma, one from the Negro River, a tributary of
the Uruguay River in Brazil and Uruguay, and one from the Iguaçu River, in Brazil and …

An expedition crowdfunded by aquarists to a region of the Brazilian state of Pará drained by
the Tapajós and Xingu river basins resulted in the capture of five species of Corydoras from …

The Bolivian part of the Amazon Basin contains a mega diverse and well-preserved fish
fauna. Since the last decade, this fish fauna has received an increasing attention from …