Abstract The South American continent is known for its high production and exports in
fisheries and aquaculture, but has not reached its full potential in fish farming. The latest …

Tilapia and catfish are the most popular fish species in aquaponics. However, they are not
well-accepted in all markets, and finding alternative species is important in order to increase …

Brazil is a megadiverse country and is participant of fundamental environmental agreements
for biodiversity conservation. However, the internal politics and the cultures that affect …

Serrasalmid and pimelodid fish hybrids represent important advances for aquaculture in
Brazil, but they also constitute serious genetic risks to cultivated and natural populations …

Fish is a high nutritional value matrix of which production and consumption have been
increasing in the last years. Advancements in the efficient evaluation of freshness are …

Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum is the most produced native fish in South America.
Besides the lack of knowledge regarding bacteria-stricken diseases, the unappropriated …

Consistent with their diverse pharmacology, peptides derived from venomous animals have
been developed as drugs to treat disorders as diverse as hypertension, diabetes and …

This study aimed to assess the bacterial microbiota involved in the spoilage of pacu
(Piaractus mesopotamics), patinga (female Piaractus mesopotamics x male Piaractus …

Juvenile fish trade monitoring is an important task on Brazilian fish farms. However, the
identification of juvenile fish through morphological analysis is not feasible, particularly …

The effect of salinity on survival, growth, haematological parameters and osmoregulation
was evaluated in tambaqui. This study addressed two questions. Firstly, tambaqui (33.9±3.4 …