Diversity and evolution of Gymnotiformes (Teleostei, Ostariophysi)

• Grant number: 16/19075-9
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Duration: August 01, 2017 - July 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Naercio Aquino Menezes
• Grantee: Naercio Aquino Menezes
• Host Institution: Museu de Zoologia (MZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Aléssio Datovo da Silva
• Associated researchers: Angela Maria Zanata ; Carl J Ferraris ; Carlos David Canabarro Machado de Santana ; Carole C. Baldwin ; Casey Dillman ; Dahiana Katherine Arcila Mesa ; Fernando Cesar Paiva Dagosta ; Guilherme Moreira Dutra ; Henrique Rosa Varella ; Janine Marlies Ziermann ; Jansen Alfredo Sampaio Zuanon ; Jonathan Coddington ; Manoela Maria Marinho Koh ; Marina Vianna Loeb ; Mark Sabaj Perez ; Michel Donato Gianeti ; Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa ; Priscila Camelier de Assis Cardoso ; Raimundo Nonato Gomes Mendes Júnior ; Renildo Ribeiro de Oliveira ; Ricardo Betancur-R. ; Thiago Silva Loboda ; Tiago Pinto Carvalho ; Tulio Franco Teixeira ; Vicki Ann Funk ; William Gareth Richard Crampton ; Wolmar Benjamin Wosiacki
• Associated scholarship(s): 22/01032-2 - Taxonomic review of Gymnotus sylvius complex (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae): an integrated approach of morphological and molecular data, BP.MS; 18/10654-1 - Tempo and mode of diversification in Adontosternarchus (Gymnotiformes, Apteronotidae): exploring the origin of species diversity in the Neotropical river channels, BP.PD; 18/23883-9 - Electric fishes of the genus Sternarchorhynchus, a case of adaptative irradiation in continental scale? A phylogenomic and morphological approach, BP.PD; 18/09445-9 - Systematics of the electric fishes of the genus Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae): an integrated approach to morphological and molecular data, BP.PD; 18/05084-1 - Evolution of the skeletal musculature of the Gymnotiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi), BP.PD

Abstract

Why study neotropical electric fishes? A comprehensive inventory of Gymnotiformes is essential in order to completely understand the full breadth of diversity from all lineages of primary freshwater fishes in the Ostariophysi. In addition, Gymnotiformes are an excellent group to study processes underlying continental scale diversity due to their endemicity, monophyly and asymmetric species richness within lineages. Further, the study of neotropical electric fishes might help to elucidate the evolution of complex anatomical structures across the Ostariophysi and to understand the process of generation of electricity by animals. In this project, data from morphology, DNA, and patterns of the electric organ discharges will be integrated into a multidisciplinary approach uncommon in ichthyological systematic studies in South America. This process will generate studies including taxonomy, comparative anatomy, phylogeography, phylogeny, and niche modeling to document various aspects of the diversity and evolutionary history of these unique fishes. Based on the taxonomic (species inventory) and phylogenetic (relationships at various hierarchical levels) components of the proposal, associated with comparative phylogenetic methods, the project will provide study cases in macroevolutionary (species-level and above) and microevolutionary (within species) scenarios to answer the following questions: 1. How many species are present in the order Gymnotiformes?; 2. What are the relationships among these species?; 3. What are the temporal and biogeographic scenarios under which Gymnotiformes diversified?; 4. Is the asymmetric diversity of species in sister clades the result of adaptive radiation events?; 5. What role did geomorphological events in the Miocene play for the current wealth of fish species in South America?; 6. What role did climate fluctuations in the Pleistocene play for the current diversity of fish species in South America?; 7. Is the morphological stasis that is present in some species of Neotropical Electric Fishes due to phylogenetic niche conservatism?; and 8. Which morphological characters carry phylogenetic signal. Preliminary results indicate that the integrative approach herein proposed might increase by 50% the number of currently recognized species in the Gymnotiformes and generate the most complete hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships ever made for the order. In addition to publishing numerous scientific papers, this effort will serve as a training ground for a new generation of ichthyologists at various academic levels at MZUSP and NMNH using an integrated methodology in the study of biodiversity. Implementation of this proposal will involve the scientific communities of both MZUSP and NMNH, by conducting workshops and special courses in the graduate program of MZUSP. Educational outreach activities will be conducted through the Q?rius program at the NMNH, and the MZUSP education department. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TAGLIACOLLO, VICTOR A.; CAMELIER, PRISCILA; ZANATA, ANGELA M.; REIS, ROBERTO E.. A shocking discovery of threat risks on newly described species of weakly electric fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, JULY 2019. (16/19075-9, 18/20806-3)

DAGOSTA, FERNANDO C. P.; DE PINNA, MARIO; PERES, CARLOS A.; TAGLIACOLLO, VICTOR A.. Existing protected areas provide a poor safety-net for threatened Amazonian fish species. AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, v. 31, n. 5, SI, p. 1167-1189, MAY 2021. (15/26804-4, 17/09321-5, 16/07246-3, 18/20806-3, 16/19075-9)

DUTRA, GUILHERME M.; FREITAS, TIAGO M. S.; PRUDENTE, BRUNO S.; SALVADOR, GILBERTO N.; LEAO, V, MANUELA D.; PEIXOTO, LUIZ A. W.; MENDONCA, MARINA B.; NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.; SILVA, FABIO R.; MONTAG, LUCIANO F. A.; et al. Rapid assessment of the ichthyofauna of the southern Guiana Shield tributaries of the Amazonas River in Para, Brazil. Acta Amazonica, v. 50, n. 1, p. 24+, JAN-MAR 2020. (16/19075-9, 18/09445-9, 18/05084-1)

ABRAHAO, VITOR P.; BALLEN, GUSTAVO A.; PASTANA, MURILO N. L.; SHIBATTA, OSCAR A.. Ontogeny of the brain of Microglanis garavelloi Shibatta and Benine 2005 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae). Journal of Morphology, v. 282, n. 4, JAN 2021. (14/11397-1, 17/17957-7, 16/19075-9, 16/02253-1, 14/11558-5, 15/26804-4)

ABRAHAO, VITOR P.; BALLEN, GUSTAVO A.; PASTANA, MURILO N. L.; SHIBATTA, OSCAR A.. Ontogeny of the brain of Microglanis garavelloi Shibatta and Benine 2005 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae). Journal of Morphology, v. 282, n. 4, p. 11-pg., 2021-01-19. (15/26804-4, 16/02253-1, 17/17957-7, 14/11397-1, 14/11558-5, 16/19075-9)

DA SILVA, JOAO PAULO C. B.; DATOVO, ALESSIO; JOHNSON, G. DAVID. Phylogenetic interrelationships of the eel families Derichthyidae and Colocongridae (Elopomorpha: Anguilliformes) based on the pectoral skeleton. Journal of Morphology, v. 280, n. 7, p. 934-947, JUL 2019. (15/22010-3, 17/10191-9, 16/19075-9)

ZANATA, ANGELA M.; OHARA, WILLIAN M.; OYAKAWA, OSVALDO T.; DAGOSTA, FERNANDO C. P.. A new rheophilic South American darter (Crenuchidae:Characidium) from the rio Juruena basin, Brazil, with comments on morphological adaptations to life in fast-flowing waters. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 97, n. 5, p. 1343-1353, NOV 2020. (16/19075-9, 13/22473-8, 17/09321-5, 16/07246-3)

DE LIMA, ARTHUR; VITA, GEORGE; DUTRA, GUILHERME M.; OHARA, WILLIAM M.; PASTANA, MURILO N. L.. A new Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from rio Braço Norte, rio Tapajós basin, with comments on the fish endemism of Serra do Cachimbo plateau. Zootaxa, v. 5330, n. 4, p. 11-pg., 2023-08-17. (13/22473-8, 16/19075-9, 18/09445-9)

BALLEN, GUSTAVO A.; JARAMILLO, CARLOS; DAGOSTA, FERNANDO C. P.; DE PINNA, MARIO C. C.. fossil fish assemblage from the middle Miocene of the Cocinetas Basin, northern Colombi. PAPERS IN PALAEONTOLOGY, v. 8, n. 1, NOV 2021. (16/19075-9, 16/02253-1, 11/23419-1, 14/11558-5)

LEHMANN, PABLO A.; CAMELIER, PRISCILA; ZANATA, ANGELA. Parotocinclus nandae, a new distinctive colored catfish (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the upper Rio Paraguacu, Bahia State, northeastern Brazil. PLoS One, v. 15, n. 7, p. 16-pg., 2020-07-31. (16/19075-9, 17/09321-5)

TAGLIACOLLO, VICTOR A.; CAMELIER, PRISCILA; ZANATA, ANGELA M.; REIS, ROBERTO E.. A shocking discovery of threat risks on newly described species of weakly electric fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 96, n. 5, p. 10-pg., 2019-07-31. (16/19075-9, 18/20806-3)

VERCOZA, GABRIEL; SHIBUYA, AKEMI; BASTOS, DOUGLAS A.; ZUANON, JANSEN; PY-DANIEL, LUCIA H. RAPP. Organization of the cephalic lateral-line canals in Electrophorus varii de Santana, Wosiacki, Crampton, Sabaj, Dillman, Mendes-Junior & Castro e Castro, 2019 Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 19, n. 2, 2021. (16/19075-9)

SILVA, IVANILZA DA SILVEIRA; NOGUEIRA, ACACIO FREITAS; NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE LUIZ; AKAMA, ALBERTO; DUTRA, GUILHERME MOREIRA. A new species of Hemiodus Muller (Characiformes: Hemiodontidae) from the lower Rio Xingu, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4751, n. 1, p. 172-180, MAR 16 2020. (16/19075-9, 18/09445-9)

BALLEN, GUSTAVO A.; MORENO-BERNAL, JORGE W.. NEW RECORDS OF THE ENIGMATIC NEOTROPICAL FOSSIL FISH ACREGOLIATH RANCII (TELEOSTEI INCERTAE SEDIS) FROM THE MIDDLE MIOCENE HONDA GROUP OF COLOMBIA. AMEGHINIANA, v. 56, n. 6, p. 431-440, MAR 2020. (16/19075-9, 16/02253-1, 14/11558-5)

MELO, BRUNO F.; ALBERT, JAMES S.; DAGOSTA, FERNANDO C. P.; TAGLIACOLLO, VICTOR A.. Biogeography of curimatid fishes reveals multiple lowland-upland river transitions and differential diversification in the Neotropics (Teleostei, Curimatidae). ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 11, n. 22, NOV 2021. (18/20806-3, 16/19075-9, 11/08374-1, 16/11313-8, 14/26508-3, 17/09321-5)

DUTRA, GUILHERME MOREIRA; WANDERLEY PEIXOTO, LUIZ ANTONIO; ABRAHAO, VITOR PIMENTA; WOSIACKI, WOLMAR BENJAMIN; MENEZES, NAERCIO AQUINO; SANTANA, CARLOS DAVID. orphology-based phylogeny of Eigenmanniinae Mago-Leccia, 1978 (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), with a new classificatio. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH, v. 59, n. 8, OCT 2021. (18/05084-1, 18/09445-9, 16/19075-9)

DA SILVA, JOAO PAULO CAPRETZ BATISTA; SHIMADA, KENSHU; DATOVO, ALESSIO. The importance of the appendicular skeleton for the phylogenetic reconstruction of lamniform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii). Journal of Morphology, v. 284, n. 5, p. 17-pg., 2023-05-01. (12/22692-9, 16/19075-9)

FERREIRA MARINHO, MANOELA MARIA; OHARA, WILLIAN MASSAHARU; PAIVA DAGOSTA, FERNANDO CESAR. A new species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Madeira basin, Brazil, with comments on the evolution and development of the trunk lateral line system in characids. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 19, n. 2, 2021. (11/50282-7, 17/09321-5, 13/22473-8, 16/19075-9)

CARNEIRO, JEFERSON; DUTRA, GUILHERME MOREIRA; NOBRE, RODRIGO MOREIRA; PINHEIRO, LUIZ MARCELO DE LIMA; OLIVA, PEDRO ANDRES CHIRA; SAMPAIO, IRACILDA; SCHNEIDER, HORACIO; SCHNEIDER, IGOR. Evidence of cryptic speciation in South American lungfish. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH, v. 59, n. 3, DEC 2020. (16/19075-9)

CAPRETZ BATISTA DA SILVA, JOAO PAULO; DATOVO, ALESSIO. A reappraisal of the pectoral skeleton of lantern sharks (Elasmobranchii: Squaliformes: Etmopteridae). Journal of Morphology, v. 282, n. 3, JAN 2021. (16/19075-9, 12/22692-9)

PEIXOTO, LUIZ A. W.; DATOVO, ALESSIO; CAMPOS-DA-PAZ, RICARDO; DE SANTANA, CARLOS D.; MENEZES, NAERCIO A.. Anatomical, taxonomic, and phylogenetic reappraisal of a poorly known ghost knifefish, Tembeassu marauna (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes), using X-ray microcomputed tomography. PLoS One, v. 14, n. 11, NOV 27 2019. (16/19075-9, 18/05084-1)

ANGELA MARIA ZANATA; RAFAEL BURGER; GEORGE VITA; PRISCILA CAMELIER. A new species of Astyanax (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio de Contas basin, Bahia, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 17, n. 3, 2019-10-24. (16/19075-9, 17/09321-5)

SLOBODIAN, VERONICA; PASTANA, MURILO N. L.. Description of a new Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) species with a discussion on the upper pectoral girdle homology of Siluriformes. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 93, n. 5, p. 901-916, NOV 2018. (11/50282-7, 15/26804-4, 12/22685-2, 16/19075-9, 13/18623-4, 16/01073-0, 13/26548-2)

FERNANDO CESAR PAIVA DAGOSTA; THOMAZ JEFREY SEREN; ANDERSON FERREIRA; MANOELA MARIA FERREIRA MARINHO. The emerald green tetra: a new restricted-range Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Juruena, Chapada dos Parecis, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 20, n. 1, 2022-03-28. (16/19075-9, 18/11415-0, 17/09321-5)

CARINE CAVALCANTE CHAMON; JANE PITON SERRA; PRISCILA CAMELIER; ANGELA MARIA ZANATA; ILANA FICHBERG; MANOELA MARIA FERREIRA MARINHO. Construindo conhecimento para salvar espécies: 20 anos de estudos ictiológicos na bacia do rio Tocantins-Araguaia. Biota Neotropica, v. 22, n. 2, 2022-06-13. (16/19075-9, 17/09321-5, 11/50282-7)

PASTANA, MURILO N. L.; JOHNSON, G. DAVID; DATOVO, ALESSIO. Comprehensive phenotypic phylogenetic analysis supports the monophyly of stromateiform fishes (Teleostei: Percomorphacea). ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 195, n. 3, p. 123-pg., 2021-09-25. (16/19075-9)

MENEZES, NAERCIO A.; MARINHO, MANOELA M. F.. A new species of Knodus Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) with comments on nuptial tubercles and gill gland in characiform fishes. PLoS One, v. 14, n. 7, JUL 10 2019. (16/19075-9, 17/09321-5, 11/50282-7)

BASTOS, DOUGLAS A.; ZUANON, JANSEN; RAPP PY-DANIEL, LUCIA; DE SANTANA, CARLOS DAVID. Social predation in electric eels. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 11, n. 3, JAN 2021. (16/19075-9)

PEIXOTO, LUIZ ANTONIO WANDERLEY; DATOVO, ALESSIO; MENEZES, NAERCIO AQUINO; DE SANTANA, CARLOS DAVID. A new species of sexually dimorphic and rheophilic ghost knifefish (Apteronotidae: Gymnotiformes) from the Amazon basin. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 98, n. 3, JAN 2021. (16/19075-9, 18/05084-1)

VITA, GEORGE; ZANATA, ANGELA MARIA; DATOVO, ALESSIO. Anatomy and ontogenetic changes of the facial and gular musculature of the tetraAstyanax brucutu: A remarkable case of adaptation to durophagy. Journal of Anatomy, v. 237, n. 6, JUL 2020. (17/09321-5, 16/19075-9)

PASTANA, MURILO N. L.; BOCKMANN, FLAVIO A.; DATOVO, ALESSIO. The cephalic lateral-line system of Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi): anatomy and phylogenetic implications. ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 189, n. 1, p. 1-46, MAY 2020. (09/54931-0, 12/22685-2, 16/19075-9)

FERNANDO CESAR PAIVA DAGOSTA; MÁRIO DE PINNA. Two new catfish species of typically Amazonian lineages in the Upper Rio Paraguay (Aspredinidae: Hoplomyzontinae and Trichomycteridae: Vandelliinae), with a biogeographic discussion. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo), v. 61, 2021-05-31. (15/26804-4, 16/19075-9)

VERONICA SLOBODIAN; BRUNO ABREU-SANTOS; MURILO NOGUEIRA DE LIMA PASTANA. The rediscovery of Pimelodella longipinnis (Borodin, 1927), an enigmatic Atlantic Rainforest catfish species from Southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo), v. 61, 2021-10-04. (13/18623-4, 15/26804-4, 16/19075-9)

OLIVEIRA, MARCOS S. B.; MENDES-JUNIOR, RAIMUNDO N. G.; TAVARES-DIAS, MARCOS. Diet composition of the electric eelElectrophorus voltai(Pisces: Gymnotidae) in the Brazilian Amazon region. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 97, n. 4, AUG 2020. (16/19075-9)

MÁRIO DE PINNA; FERNANDO CESAR PAIVA DAGOSTA. A taxonomic review of the vampire catfish genus Paracanthopoma Giltay, 1935 (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), with descriptions of nine new species and a revised diagnosis of the genus. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo), v. 62, 2022-12-09. (15/26804-4, 16/19075-9)

REIS, ROBERTO E.; BRITSKI, HERALDO A.; BRITTO, MARCELO R.; BUCKUP, PAULO A.; CALEGARI, BARBARA B.; CAMELIER, PRISCILA; DELAPIEVE, MARIA LAURA S.; LANGEANI, FRANCISCO; LEHMANN, PABLO A.; LUCINDA, PAULO H. F.; et al. Poor taxonomic sampling undermines nomenclatural stability: A reply to Roxo et al. (2019). Zootaxa, v. 4701, n. 5, p. 497-500, DEC 2 2019. (17/09321-5, 16/19075-9)

TEIXEIRA, TULIO F.; DUTRA, GUILHERME M.; PENIDO, IAGO S.; DOS SANTOS, SERGIO A.; PESSALI, TIAGO C.. A new species of Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes, Characidae) from the upper Rio Jequitinhonha basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with comments on morphological similarities with Stethaprioninae species from headwater environments. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 96, n. 1, p. 140-153, JAN 2020. (16/19075-9, 18/09445-9)

GUILHERME M. DUTRA; TIAGO M. S. FREITAS; BRUNO S. PRUDENTE; GILBERTO N. SALVADOR; MANUELA D. V. LEÃO; LUIZ A. W. PEIXOTO; MARINA B. MENDONÇA; ANDRÉ L. NETTO-FERREIRA; FABIO R. SILVA; LUCIANO F. A. MONTAG; et al. Avaliação rápida da ictiofauna em tributários do Rio Amazonas na porção sul do Escudo das Guianas no Pará, Brasil. Acta Amazonica, v. 50, n. 1, p. 24-36, 2020-03-02. (16/19075-9, 18/09445-9, 18/05084-1)

URBANO-BONILLA, ALEXANDER; BALLEN, GUSTAVO A.. A new species of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Orinoco basin with comments on Amazonian species of the genus in Colombia. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 98, n. 4, SI, JAN 2021. (16/02253-1, 14/11558-5, 16/19075-9)

SILVA-SANTOS, ROSANE; MACHADO, CAROLINA DE BARROS; ZANATA, ANGELA MARIA; CAMELIER, PRISCILA; GALETTI, PEDRO MANOEL; DE FREITAS, PATRICIA DOMINGUES. Molecular characterization of Astyanax species (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper Paraguacu River basin, a hydrographic system with high endemism. Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 21, n. 2, p. 19-pg., 2023-01-01. (16/19075-9, 10/52315-7, 17/09321-5)

ROBILLARD, ALEXANDER J.; TRIZNA, MICHAEL G.; RUIZ-TAFUR, MORGAN; PANDURO, EDGARD LEONARDO DAVILA; DE SANTANA, C. DAVID; WHITE, ALEXANDER E.; DIKOW, REBECCA B.; DEICHMANN, JESSICA L.. Application of a deep learning image classifier for identification of Amazonian fishes. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 13, n. 5, p. 9-pg., 2023-05-01. (16/19075-9)

DUTRA, GUILHERME MOREIRA; WANDERLEY PEIXOTO, LUIZ ANTONIO; DE SANTANA, CARLOS DAVID; WOSIACKI, WOLMAR BENJAMIN. A new species of Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from Rio Ventuari, Venezuela. Zootaxa, v. 4422, n. 1, p. 132-140, MAY 22 2018. (16/19075-9, 13/09926-3, 15/24709-4)

OHARA, WILLIAN M.; PASTANA, MURILO; CAMELIER, PRISCILA. The monophyly of Crenuchinae and description of two new species of Poecilocharax (Teleostei: Crenuchidae) based on phenotypic and genotypic evidence. ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 197, n. 2, p. 32-pg., 2022-05-16. (16/03966-1, 17/09321-5, 13/22473-8, 16/19075-9, 12/00840-6)

PRESTI, PAULO; JOHNSON, G. DAVID; DATOVO, ALESSIO. Untangling the threads: phylogenetic relationships of threadfins (Percomorphacea: Perciformes: Polynemidae). ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 199, n. 1, p. 50-pg., 2023-06-29. (16/19075-9, 18/19399-4, 17/16192-7)

DATOVO, A.; PASTANA, M. N. L.; PEIXOTO, L. A. W.. Evolution of the Branchial Musculature in Ray-Finned Fishes, with Emphasis in Pre-Acanthomorphs (Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii). Journal of Morphology, v. 280, p. 1-pg., 2019-06-01. (10/18984-9, 16/19075-9)

DUTRA, GUILHERME M.; FREITAS, TIAGO M. S.; PRUDENTE, BRUNO S.; SALVADOR, GILBERTO N.; LEAO, MANUELA D., V; PEIXOTO, LUIZ A. W.; MENDONCA, MARINA B.; NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.; SILVA, FABIO R.; MONTAG, LUCIANO F. A.; et al. Rapid assessment of the ichthyofauna of the southern Guiana Shield tributaries of the Amazonas River in Para, Brazil. Acta Amazonica, v. 50, n. 1, p. 18-pg., 2020-01-01. (16/19075-9, 18/09445-9, 18/05084-1)

MARINHO, MANOELA MARIA FERREIRA; DAGOSTA, FERNANDO CESAR PAIVA. On a new colorful species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Madeira basin at the Chapada dos Parecis, Brazil, with comments on its conservation and putative biogeographic history. Journal of Fish Biology, v. N/A, p. 7-pg., 2023-08-10. (16/19075-9, 18/11415-0, 17/09321-5)

LIMA, FLAVIO C. T.; FARIA, TIAGO C.; OHARA, WILLIAN M.; BARROS, BRUNO S. F.. Revalidation and redescription of Moenkhausia madeirae Fowler from the rio Madeira basin in Brazil and Bolivia (Characiformes: Characidae). PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA, v. 167, n. 1, p. 12-pg., 2022-03-01. (13/20936-0, 13/22473-8, 11/51532-7, 16/19075-9)

DAGOSTA, FERNANDO C. P.; DE PINNA, MARIO; PERES, CARLOS A.; TAGLIACOLLO, VICTOR A.. Existing protected areas provide a poor safety-net for threatened Amazonian fish species. AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, v. 31, n. 5, p. 23-pg., 2020-09-15. (16/07246-3, 18/20806-3, 17/09321-5, 15/26804-4, 16/19075-9)

URBANO-BONILLA, ALEXANDER; BALLEN, GUSTAVO A.. A new species of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Orinoco basin with comments on Amazonian species of the genus in Colombia. Journal of Fish Biology, v. 98, n. 4, p. 14-pg., 2021-01-07. (16/02253-1, 14/11558-5, 16/19075-9)

PRESTI, PAULO; JOHNSON, G. DAVID; DATOVO, ALESSIO. Anatomy and evolution of the pectoral filaments of threadfins (Polynemidae). SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 10, n. 1, OCT 20 2020. (17/16192-7, 18/19399-4)

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