Molecular assessment of Gymnotus spp. (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) fishing used as live baitfish in the Tietê River, Brazil

ABSTRACT The capture of live bait for sport fishing is an important activity for fishing communities. The main species used for this purpose are members of the genus Gymnotus, which comprises numerous species of cryptic nature that are difficult to identify based on external morphology. The aims of...

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Main Authors: Lilian Paula Faria-Pereira, Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf, James Albert, Maria José Tavares Ranzani Paiva, Márcia Santos Nunes Galvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2019-11-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252019000500205&tlng=en