Uma lista de peixes recentes e fósseis da Ordem Characiformes é apresentada e acredita-
se que a lista esteja completa até 2022. Ao todo, 47 colaboradores verificaram e forneceram …

The living fishes span a unique and interesting set of animals because of their vast diversity,
morphology, ecology, genetics and genomics, and higher importance to biology, economy …

Neotropical tetras of the family Characidae form the largest and most taxonomically complex
clade within the order Characiformes. Previous phylogenetic relationships concur on the …

The Neotropics harbor the most species-rich freshwater fish fauna on the planet, but the
timing of that exceptional diversification remains unclear. Did the Neotropics accumulate …

Scarce genomic resources have limited the development of breeding programs for
serrasalmid fish Colossoma macropomum (tambaqui) and Piaractus mesopotamicus (pacu) …

Characinae is one of the most species-rich subfamilies of Characidae and holds special
taxonomic importance because it includes Charax, type-genus of Characidae and …

Geographically, widespread Neotropical fish lineages offer opportunities to reconstruct
historical biogeography patterns and infer processes leading to modern ichthyological …

Presently, Myloplus schomburgkii is the most easily recognized species among the
serrasalmids by having a vertical black bar in the middle of the body. However, through a …

Guyana, located in northern South America north of Brazil between Venezuela and
Suriname, includes portions of the Orinoco, Amazon, and Courantyne river basins, a …

The tribe Serrasalmini is a diverse group with paraphyletic genera and taxonomic
uncertainties. Several studies have been carried out in this group of fish in order to …