We introduce the work providing a synthetic description of the diversity and phyletic structure
of freshwater fish in the Neotropical Region, especially emphasizing that of Brazil. This is …

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 …

The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …

The family-group names of animals (superfamily, family, subfamily, supertribe, tribe and
subtribe) are regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Family names …

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 …

Understanding how and why certain clades diversify greatly in morphology whereas others
do not remains a major theme in evolutionary biology. Projecting families of phylogenies into …

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

Datos provenientes de literatura, complementados por la revisión de especímenes en
colecciones muestran que 1435 especies nativas de peces viven en las aguas dulces de …

The ecomorphology of 14 fish species resident in a headwater riffles area of the São
Francisco river, southeastern Brasil, was analyzed and combined with diet and feeding …