Within the rich diversity of South American freshwater fish, Colossoma macropomum
(Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), known as tambaqui, cachama or blackfin pacu, can reach …

Tambaqui, a species native to the Amazon and Orinoco Basins and their tributaries, has a
history marked by biological resilience that makes this species a model for studies focused …

The control of abiotic parameters is fundamental for fish survival, growth and reproduction.
These factors have a direct effect on sperm quality. Thus, this study evaluated the effect of …

This paper aims to describe the spatial-temporal variability in catch of the main fishery
resources of the Amazon River and floodplain lakes of the Lower Amazon, as well as …

Flooding regulates the amount and quality of habitat available for fish populations in river-
floodplains. Although previous studies assessed fish population responses to river …

This book presents a synthesis of the ecology of Amazon fisheries, which can be used to
take management and conservation strategies to a more realistic ecological scale. Most of …

Biology and Physiology of Freshwater Neotropical Fish is the all-inclusive guide to fish
species prevalent in the neotropical realm. It provides the most updated systematics …

Tambaqui is the main native fresh water fish in Brazilian aquaculture. Despite the increasing
production of tambaqui (annual growth of approximately 8%), no study has addressed the …

Was evaluated the pattern of growth among females and males of tambaqui by Gompertz
nonlinear regression model. Five traits of economic importance were measured on 145 …

The loss of variability in farmed populations and the risks of interactions with wild
populations support the need for the genetic monitoring of species farmed throughout the …