We provide a general compilation of the diversity and geographical distribution of
Amazonian fishes, updated to the end of 2018. Our database includes documented …

The book “Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes”
represents the most cohesive data compilation for the rio Paraná floodplain. However …

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 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD for short), established in Rio de Janeiro in
1992, was a major effort in several respects relevant to systematic research and the use of …

Abstract Background With nearly 1,100 species, the fish family Characidae represents more
than half of the species of Characiformes, and is a key component of Neotropical freshwater …

The family Characidae is the most diverse among Neotropical fishes. Systematics of this
family are mainly based on pre-cladistic papers, and only recently a phylogenetic hypothesis …

The Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest
concentration of freshwater fish species on earth, with more than 3,000 species allotted to …

The family Characidae, including more than 1000 species, lacks a phylogenetic diagnosis,
with many of its genera currently considered as incertae sedis. The aims of the present study …

The eastern Brazilian coastal drainages are of great biogeographical significance, because
of their highly endemic fish faunas. Phylogenetic patterns suggest a close biotic relationship …

Aim To investigate biogeographical patterns of the obligate freshwater fish order
Characiformes. Location South America. Methods Parsimony analysis of endemicity …