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Ichthyofaunal survey of stretches of the Guariba and Rooselvelt Rivers, in Guar...
Pedroza, Wellington Silva; Ribeiro, Frank Raynner Vasconcelos; Teixeira, Túlio Franco; Ohara, Willian Massaharu; Py-daniel, Lúcia RappThe fishes presented herein were collected in small streams, in channel of lagoons and in the main channel of the Guariba River, as well as in one tributary of the right bank of the Roosevelt River, both clear-water tributaries of Aripuanã River, Madeira River basin. Field work was carried out in November 2008, during the low water season. Sampling resulted in 3924 specimens belonging to 160 species distributed...
Unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the stronge...
Santana, Carlos David de; Crampton, William Gareth Richard; Dillman, Casey B.; Frederico, Renata Guimarães; Sabaj, Mark Henry; Covain, RaphaelIs there only one electric eel species? For two and a half centuries since its description by Linnaeus, Electrophorus electricus has captivated humankind by its capacity to generate strong electric discharges. Despite the importance of Electrophorus in multiple fields of science, the possibility of additional species-level diversity in the genus, which could also reveal a hidden variety of substances and bioele...