Catfish (Siluriformes) are important species for aquaculture worldwide, with an annual
production in 2018 of ca. 6 million t. This review focuses on reassessing larval development …

Background Although in all sexually reproducing organisms an individual has a mother and
a father, non-genetic inheritance has been predominantly studied in mothers. Paternal …

Aquaculture offers solutions to meet the growing global demand for fish, and reports from the
UN‐FAO indicate that aquaculture production in Latin America (LA) has grown at rates …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the functional ontogeny of the digestive system of
Pseudoplatystoma punctifer through the analysis of the activity of the main intestinal …

Species of the genus Pseudoplatystoma, the long-whiskered catfishes, are important in
commercial and recreational fisheries in South America, and some species have become …

The organogenesis of the digestive system was described in the Amazonian pimelodid
catfish species Pseudoplatystoma punctifer from hatching (3.5 mm total length, TL) to 41 …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of different dietary protein and lipid levels
and their ratios on larval growth, survival and the incidence of cannibalism in …

Meal frequency is a key parameter in fish larviculture, especially in highly cannibalistic
species. Knowledge of the biological bases of cannibalism (growth capacity of cannibals …

Studies that evaluate the effects of different feeding strategies (eg, feeding frequency and
food type) on larval fish growth and survival are important for aquaculture productivity. We …

Pseudoplatystoma species are highly prized South American Pimelodid migratory catfishes.
Until recently, their taxonomy was not clearly established, with discrepancies between …