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Genomes of the Orestias pupfish from the Andean Altiplano shed light on their evolutionary history and phylogenetic relationships within Cyprinodontiformes
BackgroundTo unravel the evolutionary history of a complex group, a comprehensive reconstruction of its phylogenetic relationships is crucial. This...
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Spanish toothcarp, Aphanius iberus (Valenciennes, 1846) (Actinopterygii, Aphaniidae) and its phylogenetic position within the Cyprinodontiformes order
BackgroundThe Spanish toothcarp ( Aphanius iberus Valenciennes, 1846) is a small fish endemic to the eastern coastline of the Iberian Peninsula and...
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Reproductive behavior analysis in the annual killifish Austrolebias nigripinnis (Regan, 1912) (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)
Annual killifish have an annual life cycle unique among vertebrates. Adults lay desiccation-resistant eggs in the soil of the temporary pools they...
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Horticultural land use effect on fish assemblages in Neotropical lowland streams, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Agriculture is one of the main factors associated with global biodiversity loss. The present study assesses the impact of horticultural land use on...
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Characterisation of myxozoan fauna of western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis (Baird and Gerard) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), inhabiting experimental catfish ponds in Mississippi, USA
Characterising myxozoan taxa parasitising fish hosts in catfish aquaculture ponds is crucial to understanding myxozoan community dynamics in these...
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Morphological and temporal variations in the gametogenic development of the killifish Melanorivulus rossoi (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) in an area under crop influence
Melanorivulus rossoi has a restricted distribution and, due to land modifications for agricultural use, may be on the verge of extinction. So,...
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Evaluating the Effect of Physico-Chemical Parameters on Ichthyofaunal Diversity of a Lentic Waterbody in Eastern Ghats, India
Jagannath Sagar is the largest pond of Koraput district of Odisha, India. In the present study, freshwater fish diversity and analysis of...
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Trait–environment relationship of riverine fish assemblages across a human footprint mosaic
Environmental influences on species’ functional traits are important ecological issues to assess biodiversity. Relationships among fish abundance,...
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Orestias ascotanensis Parenti 1984 (Pisces; Cyprinodontiformes), larval adaptations to extreme conditions in high Andes
Orestias ascotanensis Parenti is a critically endangered endemic species of the Chilean high Andean systems, found only in the springs of the Ascotán...
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Experimental Increase and Decrease in Serotonin Level of Females Regulate the Developmental Trajectory of Their Offspring in Fish with Embryonic Diapause
AbstractKillifishes (Cyprinodontiformes; Teleostei) inhabiting ephemeral water bodies are characterized by developmental plasticity, the ability to...
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Correction to: Mating and aggressive behaviour of Brachyrhaphis olomina (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae)
The article Mating and aggressive behaviour of Brachyrhaphis olomina (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), written by Carlos A. Garita-Alvarado, Beatriz...
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Fish Diversity and Conservation in a Neotropical Grassland Region
In this chapter, we compile information on the freshwater fish species found in the Pampa region north of the La Plata river in Brazil and Uruguay,...
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Meristic and morphological differentiation of Orestias species (Teleostei; Cyprinodontiformes) from the southern Altiplano
Orestias is an endemic fish genus of lacustrine and lotic systems distributed on the Andes highland region (Altiplano) of Peru, Bolivia and Chile...
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Study of the Biological Dormancy of Aquatic Organisms in Open Space and Space Flight Conditions
AbstractIn outer space, ultraviolet and cosmic radiation, a wide range of high and low temperatures, altered gravity, electromagnetic fields, the...
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Evolutionary biogeography of the freshwater fish family Anablepidae (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes), a marine-derived Neotropical lineage
Cladistic biogeography is an evolutionary biogeographic approach that infers area relationships by comparing area cladograms derived from different...
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Head morphometry of Orestias (Cyprinodontiformes). Response to extreme Southern Altiplano systems?
The distribution of Orestias (Cypriniforms) species in the southern western Altiplano (17ºS-22ºS) is allopatric; the seven species described inhabit...
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Development of the caudal-fin skeleton reveals multiple convergent fusions within Atherinomorpha
BackgroundThe caudal fin of teleosts is a highly diverse morphological structure and a valuable source of information for comparative analyses....
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Reproductive biology in males of the annual killifish Millerichthys robustus (Cyprinodontiformes: Cynolebiidae)
This study explored the male reproductive biology of the annual killifish Millerichthys robustus ; the only annual fish distributed in North America....
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Discovery of Teleost Plasma Kallikrein/Coagulation Factor XI-Like Gene from Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and the Evidence that the Protein Encoded by it Acts as a Lectin
Mammalian plasma kallikrein (PK) and coagulation factor XI (fXI) are serine proteases that play in the kinin–kallikrein cascade and in the blood...
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Following the Mangroves: diversification in the banded lampeye Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861) (Cyprinodontiformes: Procatopodidae) along the Atlantic coast of Africa
Available ecological information, an extensive distributional range, conflicting osteological data, and a proposed early Miocene origin provide the...
