this report provides the first record of the exotic sucker fish p. pardalis from the cauvery river system, tamilnadu state, india. information on the assumed presence of this invasive species based on sightings of a hitherto unknown species by local people and fishermen in stretches of cauvery river have been confirmed by our study. sailfin sucker fishes are popular among pet traders and aquari...

The first recorded isolates of Pasteurella testudinis from South African tortoises kept in captivity is presented. P. testudinis was found in association with respiratory disease in affected animals.

219 Popularly known as ocelot, Leopardus pardalis (Linné, 1758) are found in all Brazilian regions (Reis et al., 2006), with the exception of the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Despite its ample occurrence, estimates of legal protection run as low as 3% to 6% of its original distribution (Nowell e Jackson, 1996). The State Park of the Serra do Tabuleiro (SPST) is the largest Conservat...

Abstract. Kasmiati, Latuconsina N, Putri AA, Khasanah R, Nurfaidah, Fahrul, Syahrul, Metusalach. 2022. Species determination and heavy metal content of sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) from Tempe Lake, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 4409-4417. Sailfin is invasive alien species that has become dominant in Indonesian freshwater, including Despite their abundance, these ar...

Background. The primarily Neotropical distribution of living alligatoroids raises questions as to when and how the ancestors of Alligator sinensis migrated to China. As phylogeny provides a necessary framework for historical biogeographic issues, determining the phylogenetic positions of the Chinese alligatoroids is a crucial step towards understanding global alligatoroid paleobiogeography. Bes...

Abstract The food spectrum and trophic length–weight characteristics of an invasive species, South American suckermouth armored catfishes Pterygoplichthys spp. (Loricariidae), from lotic lentic inland waters Vietnam have been studied. It is found that the diet consists plant animal food, as well organic detritus. According to predominant type pattern feeding, can be classified detritivore gathe...

AbstrakIkan sapu-sapu (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) memiliki potensi dijadikan bahan pangan alternatif karena ketersediaannya melimpah di Indonesia. Daging ikan dapat abon yang harus sesuai dengan SNI. Pengolahan menggunakan minyak menyebabkan mudah mengalami kerusakan sehingga diperlukan metode untuk memperpanjang masa simpan. Tujuan penelitian ini mengetahui karakteristik hasil radiasi gamma be...

The invasion risk of non-native suckermouth catfishes Pterygoplichthys spp. in the River Dinh (Vietnam) was evaluated using two related decision-support tools, namely Fish Invasiveness Screening Kit (FISK) and Aquatic Species (AS-ISK). results screenings obtained independently by three assessors both toolkits were for consistency, compared with a screening study previously Vietnam as wide asses...