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Genetic Diversity in Natural Populations of the Near-Threatened Species Lignobrycon myersi (Characiformes, Triportheidae): Implications for Species Conservation.
Zebrafish - 1 Dec 2023
de Souza Oliveira Lisianne, de Araújo Bitencourt Jamille, Galdino José Henrique, Sampaio Iracilda, Souza Carneiro Paulo Luiz, Antunes de Mello Affonso Paulo Roberto
Abstract excerpt
The river basins of Brazil contain a highly diverse ichthyofauna of remarkable endemism, including several threatened species. Accordingly, Lignobrycon myersi is a fish species distributed only in a few rivers from the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Since this species is classified as Near Threatened and is poorly studied, efforts to understand the genetic structure of populations and putative cryptic forms...
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