DOCSLIB.ORG

FAMILY Nothobranchiidae Garman 1895

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

FAMILY Nothobranchiidae Garman 1895 - nothos, killifishes [=Nothobranchiinae, Adamini, Epiplatini, Callopanchina, Aphyosemina, Adamansini, Fenerbahceini S, Fenerbahceini O] Notes: Nothobranchiinae Garman 1895:159 [ref. 1538] (subfamily) Nothobranchius Adamini Huber 2000:28, 30 [ref. 32209] (tribe) Adamas Huber [emended to Adamantini by Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], emendation not justified, Article 29.4; invalid, Article 39] Epiplatini Huber 2000:28, 32 [ref. 32209] (tribe) Epiplatys [also as subtribe Epiplatina; stem emended to Epiplate- by Huber 2005:7 [ref. 28394], emendation not justified, Article 29.4; Epiplateinae preoccupied in Diptera, so this stem invalid, Article 55.3; stem emended back to the original stem Epiplat- by Huber 2012:7 [ref. 32617] to remove homonymy] Callopanchina Huber 2000:28, 31 [ref. 32209] (subtribe) Callopanchax [stem changed to Callopanchac- by Costa 2008:25 [ref. 30126]; original stem is correct] Aphyosemina Huber 2000:28, 33 [ref. 32209] (subtribe) Aphyosemion [emended to Aphyosemiina by Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], emendation not justified, Article 29.4; stem changed to Aphyosemion- by Costa 2008:28 [ref. 30126]] Adamansini Huber 2007:211 [ref. 29114] (tribe) Adamans [senior objective synonym of Fenerbahceini Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2008] Fenerbahceini Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2008:67 [ref. 29487] (tribe) Fenerbahce [junior objective synonym of Adamansini Huber 2007, invalid, Article 61.3.2] Fenerbahceini Özdikmen 2008:292 [ref. 29474] (tribe) Fenerbahce [junior objective synonym of Fenerbahceini Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2008, invalid] GENUS Aphyosemion Myers, 1924 - killifishes [=Aphyosemion Myers [G. S.] 1924:2, Chromaphyosemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Radda [A. C.] 1971:118, Diapteron (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Huber [J. H.] & Seegers [L.] 1977:146, Kathetys (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Huber [J. H.] 1977:unnum. p. 10, Mesoaphyosemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Radda [A. C.] 1977:213, Iconisemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Huber [J. H.] 2013, Scheelsemion (subgenus of Aphyosemion) Huber [J. H.] 2013:4] Notes: [ref. 3091]. Neut. Aphyosemion castaneum Myers 1924. Type by original designation. •Valid as Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Huber 1978 [ref. 6070], Parenti 1981:476 [ref. 7066], Woeltjes 1983:2 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198], Amiet 1987 [ref. 16153], Seegers 1988 [ref. 19980], Lévêque et al. 1989:120 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:340 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:591 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], van der Zee & Wildekamp 1994:431 [ref. 22655], Poll & Gosse 1995:217 [ref. 24781], Romand & Ozouf-Costaz 1995:39 [ref. 21952], Huber 1999:106 [ref. 23915], Murphy et al. 1999:349 [ref. 25491], Murphy & Collier 1999:351 [ref. 25490], Dankwa et al. 1999:40 [ref. 28023], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:14 [ref. 28394], Legros & Zentz 2007:1 [ref. 29472], van der Zee et al. 2007:133 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:44 [ref. 30120], Litz & Koerber 2009:45 [ref. 30140], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010:58 [ref. 31068], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:73 [ref. 31317], Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2012:3 [ref. 32079], Valdesalici & Eberl 2013:157 [ref. 32900], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:111 [ref. 33277], Eberl 2015:65 [ref. 33885], Valdesalici & Eberl 2015:110 [ref. 33901]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae. (Chromaphyosemion) [ref. 9343]. Neut. Fundulopanchax multicolor Meinken 1930. Type by original designation. Treatment of Chromaphyosemion as a genus is premature, as this would mean that Aphyosemion would have to be split up completely into at least 10 genera, most of which are currently undescribed; DNA needs further study. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198]). •Valid as Chromaphyosemion Radda 1971 -- (Sonnenberg 2000:82 [ref. 26135], Völker et al. 2007:1 [ref. 29147], Sonnenberg 2007:1 [ref. 29286], Sonnenberg 2008:359 [ref. 29383]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Chromaphyosemion as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:595 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], Agnèse et al. 2006:332 [ref. 30131], van der Zee et al. 2007:151 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae. (Diapteron) [ref. 2273]. Neut. Aphyosemion georgiae Lambert & Géry 1968. Type by original designation. Also published as new in Huber & Seegers 1978:115 [ref. 2272]. •Valid as Diapteron Huber & Seegers 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:242 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1997:7 [ref. 23895], Poll & Gosse 1995:215 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Diapteron as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:169 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae. (Iconisemion) [ref. 33091]. Masc. Haplochilus striatus Boulenger 2013. Seen only from a listing. •Synonymy of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Iconisemion as described. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers, 1924. Nothobranchiidae. (Kathetys) [Killi Revue v. 4 (no. 4)(suppl.); ref. 2268] Masc. Haplochilus exiguus Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation. Treated as masculine, Art. 30.2.4. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Kathetys as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:602 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:177 [ref. 30034]). •Valid as Kathetys Huber 1977 -- (Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae. (Mesoaphyosemion) [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 24 (no. 12); ref. 3580] Neut. Haplochilus cameronensis Boulenger 1903. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:197 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:616 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Mesoaphyosemion as described -- (Parenti 1981:477 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp 1993:73 [ref. 26378], Huber 1999:106 [ref. 23915], Lazara 2001:7 [ref. 25711], Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:211 [ref. 28302], Van de Zee et al. 2007:181 [ref. 30034]). •Valid as Mesoaphyosemion Radda 1977 -- (Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae. (Scheelsemion) [ref. 33091]. Haplochilus calliurus var. australis Rachow 1921. Taken only from a listing. •Synonym of Aphiosemion Myers 1924, but a valid subgenus Scheelsemion Huber 2013. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion Myers, 1924. Nothobranchiidae. Species Aphyosemion abacinum Huber, 1976 [=Aphyosemion abacinum Huber [J. H.] 1976:79, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 7339] 30 kilometers north of Mekambo, region de l'Ivindo, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion abacinum Huber 1976. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aphyosemion ahli Myers, 1933 [=Aphyosemion calliurum ahli Myers [G. S.] 1933:183, Panchax (Aphyosemion) callirurus var. caeruleus Meinken [H.] 1932:3, Pl. 48 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Copeia 1933 (no. 4); ref. 3104] Nziou, immediately south of Longji, Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion ahli Myers 1933. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon to Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater. (caeruleus) [Das Aquarium: die Fachzeitschrift des Naturfreundes, Berlin (v. 6) for Jan. 1932; ref. 20446] Nziou, immediately south of Longji, Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion ahli Myers 1933. Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aphyosemion alpha Huber, 1998 [=Aphyosemion alpha Huber [J. H.] 1998:16, Figs.] Notes: [Das Aquarium: Monatsmagazin für Vivaristik, Bornheim v. 32 (no. 350); ref. 24031] Cap Estérias, FundortCode, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion alpha Huber 1998. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aphyosemion amoenum Radda & Purzl, 1976 [=Aphyosemion amoenum Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1976:134, Figs. 3 [part]-4] Notes: [Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal v. 8 (no. 11); ref. 20503] Bach im Regenwald 3.5 kilometers north-northeast der Abzweigung der Strasse von sonbo nach Bibang von der Strecke Edea-Yaoundé, Ndoupé, Kellé-Zufluss, Nyong-system. Stream in rainforest, western central Cameroon (3°53'N, 10°40'E). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion amoenum Radda & Pürzl 1976. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aphyosemion aureum Radda, 1980 [=Aphyosemion aureum Radda [A. C.] 1980:201, Fig. 1] Notes: [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Österreich v. 27 (no. 11); ref. 8430] Small rainforest creek near Mouila, 47 kilometers southwest of Koulamoutou, Du Chaillu Massif, Ogooué-Lolo Province, southern Gabon. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion aureum Radda 1980. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aphyosemion australe (Rachow, 1921) [=Haplochilus calliurus var. australis Rachow [A.] 1921:26, Fig., Aphyosemion australe var. hjerresensii Meinken [H.] 1953:123, Panchax polychromus Ahl [E.] 1924:308] Notes: [Bibliothek für Aquarien-
Recommended publications
  • Article Evolutionary Dynamics of the OR Gene Repertoire in Teleost Fishes

    Article Evolutionary Dynamics of the OR Gene Repertoire in Teleost Fishes

    bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.09.434524; this version posted March 10, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Article Evolutionary dynamics of the OR gene repertoire in teleost fishes: evidence of an association with changes in olfactory epithelium shape Maxime Policarpo1, Katherine E Bemis2, James C Tyler3, Cushla J Metcalfe4, Patrick Laurenti5, Jean-Christophe Sandoz1, Sylvie Rétaux6 and Didier Casane*,1,7 1 Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, IRD, UMR Évolution, Génomes, Comportement et Écologie, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 2 NOAA National Systematics Laboratory, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, U.S.A. 3Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560, U.S.A. 4 Independent Researcher, PO Box 21, Nambour QLD 4560, Australia. 5 Université de Paris, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Energies de Demain, Paris, France 6 Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, 91190, Gif-sur- Yvette, France. 7 Université de Paris, UFR Sciences du Vivant, F-75013 Paris, France. * Corresponding author: e-mail: [email protected]. !1 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.09.434524; this version posted March 10, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Abstract Teleost fishes perceive their environment through a range of sensory modalities, among which olfaction often plays an important role.
  • A New Genus of Miniature Cynolebiasine from the Atlantic

    A New Genus of Miniature Cynolebiasine from the Atlantic

    64 (1): 23 – 33 © Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, 2014. 16.5.2014 A new genus of miniature cynolebiasine from the Atlantic Forest and alternative biogeographical explanations for seasonal killifish distribution patterns in South America (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) Wilson J. E. M. Costa Laboratório de Sistemática e Evolução de Peixes Teleósteos, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68049, CEP 21944 – 970, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; wcosta(at)acd.ufrj.br Accepted 21.ii.2014. Published online at www.senckenberg.de/vertebrate-zoology on 30.iv.2014. Abstract The analysis of 78 morphological characters for 16 species representing all the lineages of the tribe Cynopoecilini and three out-groups, indicates that the incertae sedis miniature species ‘Leptolebias’ leitaoi Cruz & Peixoto is the sister group of a clade comprising the genera Leptolebias, Campellolebias, and Cynopoecilus, consequently recognised as the only member of a new genus. Mucurilebias gen. nov. is diagnosed by seven autapomorphies: eye occupying great part of head side, low number of caudal-fin rays (21), distal portion of epural much broader than distal portion of parhypural, an oblique red bar through opercle in both sexes, isthmus bright red in males, a white stripe on the distal margin of the dorsal fin in males, and a red stripe on the distal margin of the anal fin in males.Mucurilebias leitaoi is an endangered seasonal species endemic to the Mucuri river basin. The biogeographical analysis of genera of the subfamily Cynolebiasinae using a dispersal-vicariance, event-based parsimony approach indicates that distribution of South American killifishes may be broadly shaped by dispersal events.
  • The Evolution of the Placenta Drives a Shift in Sexual Selection in Livebearing Fish

    The Evolution of the Placenta Drives a Shift in Sexual Selection in Livebearing Fish

    LETTER doi:10.1038/nature13451 The evolution of the placenta drives a shift in sexual selection in livebearing fish B. J. A. Pollux1,2, R. W. Meredith1,3, M. S. Springer1, T. Garland1 & D. N. Reznick1 The evolution of the placenta from a non-placental ancestor causes a species produce large, ‘costly’ (that is, fully provisioned) eggs5,6, gaining shift of maternal investment from pre- to post-fertilization, creating most reproductive benefits by carefully selecting suitable mates based a venue for parent–offspring conflicts during pregnancy1–4. Theory on phenotype or behaviour2. These females, however, run the risk of mat- predicts that the rise of these conflicts should drive a shift from a ing with genetically inferior (for example, closely related or dishonestly reliance on pre-copulatory female mate choice to polyandry in conjunc- signalling) males, because genetically incompatible males are generally tion with post-zygotic mechanisms of sexual selection2. This hypoth- not discernable at the phenotypic level10. Placental females may reduce esis has not yet been empirically tested. Here we apply comparative these risks by producing tiny, inexpensive eggs and creating large mixed- methods to test a key prediction of this hypothesis, which is that the paternity litters by mating with multiple males. They may then rely on evolution of placentation is associated with reduced pre-copulatory the expression of the paternal genomes to induce differential patterns of female mate choice. We exploit a unique quality of the livebearing fish post-zygotic maternal investment among the embryos and, in extreme family Poeciliidae: placentas have repeatedly evolved or been lost, cases, divert resources from genetically defective (incompatible) to viable creating diversity among closely related lineages in the presence or embryos1–4,6,11.
  • Deterministic Shifts in Molecular Evolution Correlate with Convergence to Annualism in Killifishes

    Deterministic Shifts in Molecular Evolution Correlate with Convergence to Annualism in Killifishes

    bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.09.455723; this version posted August 10, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Deterministic shifts in molecular evolution correlate with convergence to annualism in killifishes Andrew W. Thompson1,2, Amanda C. Black3, Yu Huang4,5,6 Qiong Shi4,5 Andrew I. Furness7, Ingo, Braasch1,2, Federico G. Hoffmann3, and Guillermo Ortí6 1Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, USA. 2Ecology, Evolution & Behavior Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. 3Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39759, USA. 4Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Marine, Shenzhen 518083, China. 5BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518083, China. 6Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA. 7Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, UK. Corresponding author: Andrew W. Thompson, [email protected] bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.09.455723; this version posted August 10, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Abstract: The repeated evolution of novel life histories correlating with ecological variables offer opportunities to test scenarios of convergence and determinism in genetic, developmental, and metabolic features. Here we leverage the diversity of aplocheiloid killifishes, a clade of teleost fishes that contains over 750 species on three continents.
  • Onchocerdasts Corurot Pto·Gii'ammc •N West Afri:Ca Prog.Ra.Mme De Luuc Contrc Ronchocercose En Afrique De I'oues't

    Onchocerdasts Corurot Pto·Gii'ammc •N West Afri:Ca Prog.Ra.Mme De Luuc Contrc Ronchocercose En Afrique De I'oues't

    Onchocerdasts Corurot Pto·gii'ammc •n West Afri:ca Prog.ra.mme de Luuc contrc rOnchocercose en Afrique de I'Oues't OCP/EAC/92.1 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH EXPERT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Report of the thirteenth session Ouagadougou. 8- 12 June 1992 Contents List of Participants. 2 Executive Summary and Recommendations . 4 A. Opening of the session .................................................. 7 B. Adoption of the agenda ·................................................. 8 C. Follow-up of EAC.12 recommendations ..................................... 8 D. Matters arising from the twelfth session of th'e JPC ............................ 8 E. Administrative and financial briefing . 9 F. Vector control operations ............................................... 10 G. Report of the thirteenth session of the Ecological Group ....................... 13 H. Epidemiological activities and treatment . 16 I. Onchocerciasis Chemotherapy Project (OCT/Macrofil) . 20 J. Devolution ......................................................... 21 K. Research . 24 L. Other matters . • . 26 M. Date and place of EAC.14 .............................................. 26 N. Adoption of the draft report ............................................. 27 0. Closure of the session ........................ : . ........................ 27 Annex 1: Report of the thirteenth session of the Ecological Group . 28 . JPCI3.3 (OCP/EAC/92.1) Page 2 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Members Dr Y. Aboagye-Atta, Resident Medical Officer, Department of Health and Nuclear Medicine, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 80, .I..&&.Qn., Accra, Ghana Dr A.D.M. Bryceson, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 4 St. Pancras Way, London, NWI OPE, United Kingdom ~ Professor D. Calamari, Istituto di Entomologia Agraria, Universiui degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 1-20133 Milano, Italy Professor J. Diallo, 51 Corniche Fleurie-La-Roseraie, 06200 Nice, France Dr A .D. Franklin, 14 Impasse de Ia Cave, 77100 Meaux, France Professor T.A.
  • Assessing Floods and Droughts in the Mékrou River Basin (West Africa): A

    Assessing Floods and Droughts in the Mékrou River Basin (West Africa): A

    Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2017-195 Manuscript under review for journal Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discussion started: 20 June 2017 c Author(s) 2017. CC BY 3.0 License. Assessing floods and droughts in the Mékrou River Basin (West Africa): A combined household survey and climatic trends analysis approach Vasileios Markantonis1, Fabio Farinosi1, Celine Dondeynaz1, Iban Ameztoy1, Marco Pastori1, Luca Marletta1, 5 Abdou Ali2, Cesar Carmona Moreno1 1 European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy 2 AgrHyMet, Niamey, Niger Correspondence to: Vasileios Markantonis ([email protected]) Abstract. The assessment of natural hazards such as floods and droughts is a complex issue demanding integrated approaches 10 and high quality data. Especially in African developing countries, where information is limited, the assessment of floods and droughts, though an overarching issue influencing economic and social development, is even more challenging. This paper presents an integrated approach to assess crucial aspects of floods and droughts in the transboundary Mekrou River basin (a portion of the Niger basin in West Africa) combining climatic trends analysis and the findings of a household survey. The multi-variables trend analysis estimates at the biophysical level the climate variability and the occurrence of floods and 15 droughts. These results are coupled with the analysis of household survey data that reveal behaviors and opinions of the local residents regarding the observed climate variability and occurrence of flood and drought events, household mitigation measures and impacts of floods and droughts. Furthermore, two econometric models are set up to estimate the costs of floods and droughts of impacted households during a two years period (2014-2015) resulting into an average cost of approximately 495 euro per household for floods and 391 euro per household for droughts.
  • The Neotropical Genus Austrolebias: an Emerging Model of Annual Killifishes Nibia Berois1, Maria J

    The Neotropical Genus Austrolebias: an Emerging Model of Annual Killifishes Nibia Berois1, Maria J

    lopmen ve ta e l B D io & l l o l g e y C Cell & Developmental Biology Berois, et al., Cell Dev Biol 2014, 3:2 ISSN: 2168-9296 DOI: 10.4172/2168-9296.1000136 Review Article Open Access The Neotropical Genus Austrolebias: An Emerging Model of Annual Killifishes Nibia Berois1, Maria J. Arezo1 and Rafael O. de Sá2* 1Departamento de Biologia Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay 2Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA *Corresponding author: Rafael O. de Sá, Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA, Tel: 804-2898542; Fax: 804-289-8233; E-mail: [email protected] Rec date: Apr 17, 2014; Acc date: May 24, 2014; Pub date: May 27, 2014 Copyright: © 2014 Rafael O. de Sá, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract Annual fishes are found in both Africa and South America occupying ephemeral ponds that dried seasonally. Neotropical annual fishes are members of the family Rivulidae that consist of both annual and non-annual fishes. Annual species are characterized by a prolonged embryonic development and a relatively short adult life. Males and females show striking sexual dimorphisms, complex courtship, and mating behaviors. The prolonged embryonic stage has several traits including embryos that are resistant to desiccation and undergo up to three reversible developmental arrests until hatching. These unique developmental adaptations are closely related to the annual fish life cycle and are the key to the survival of the species.
  • The New Frontier for Jihadist Groups?

    The New Frontier for Jihadist Groups?

    Promediation North of the countries of the Gulf of Guinea The new frontier for jihadist groups? www.kas.de North of the countries of the Gulf of Guinea The new frontier for jihadist groups? At a glance At a glance tion has led to increased competition for access to However, these efforts are still not enough. In natural resources and to rising tensions between addition to operational or material flaws in the several communities. security network, there is also a weakness in terms of political and military doctrine. Since In 2020, armed jihadist groups in Sahel faced the authorities believe that the unrest on their Burkina Faso’s southern border is also of inter- jihadist insurgencies have developed in the increased pressure in their strongholds in Mali, northern borders will eventually spill over into est to the jihadists because it is a very profitable Sahara- Sahel region, no state has yet found an Niger and Burkina. their territory. No attacks have yet been carried area for all kinds of trafficking. Both to the east adequate response to contain them. Priority is out on Beninese soil, but incursions by suspected and west, this border has been known for several given to the fight against terrorism, often to the While the Support Group for Islam and Muslims jihadists are on the increase. Côte d’Ivoire was years as an epicentre for the illicit trade in arms, detriment of dialogue with communities and the (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara first attacked in the north in June 2020. Jihadists gold, drugs, ivory, or goods such as cigarettes and search for local solutions.
  • 01 Astyanax Final Version.Indd

    01 Astyanax Final Version.Indd

    Vertebrate Zoology 59 (1) 2009 31 31 – 40 © Museum für Tierkunde Dresden, ISSN 1864-5755, 29.05.2009 Osteology of the African annual killifi sh genus Callopanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) and phylogenetic implications WILSON J. E. M. COSTA Laboratório de Ictiologia Geral e Aplicada, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68049, CEP 21944-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil E-mail: wcosta(at)acd.ufrj.br Received on May 5, 2008, accepted on October 6, 2008. Published online at www.vertebrate-zoology.de on May 15, 2009. > Abstract Osteological structures of Callopanchax are fi rst described and illustrated. Twenty-six characters derived from comparisons of osseous structures among some aplocheiloid fi shes provided evidence supporting hypotheses of relationships among three western African genera (Callopanchax, Scriptaphyosemion and Archiaphyosemion), as proposed in recent molecular analysis. The clade comprising Callopanchax, Scriptaphyosemion and Archiaphyosemion is supported by a laterally displaced antero-proximal process of the fourth ceratobranchial. The sister group relationship between Callopanchax and Scriptaphyosemion is supported by a constriction on the posterior portion of the parasphenoid, an anterior expansion of the hyomandibula, a rectangular basihyal cartilage, an anterior pointed process on the fi rst vertebra, and a long ventrally directed hemal prezygapophysis on the preural centrum 2. Monophyly of Callopanchax is supported by a convexity on the dorsal margin of the opercle, a long interarcual cartilage, and long neural prezygapophyses on the anterior caudal vertebrae. > Key words Killifi shes, Callopanchax, Africa, Osteology, Annual fi shes. Introduction COSTA, 1998a, 2004) and among genera and species of the Rivulidae (e. g., COSTA, 1998b, 2005, 2006a, b).
  • PAT Dec 2019

    PAT Dec 2019

    PAT December, 2019; 15 (2): 38-48 ISSN: 0794-5213 Online copy available at www.patnsukjournal.net/currentissue Publication of Nasarawa State University, Keffi The Ornamental Fish Fauna Assemblage in the Upper Reaches of New Calabar River in Rivers State, Nigeria. Ibim, A. T*. and Gogo, O. O. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt, Email: [email protected] Abstract A thirteen week investigation was conducted to document the ornamental fish assemblage of the upper reaches of New Calabar River, Rivers State. Four sample stations along the river’s course were selected. Landed fish species were collected from local fishers. Fish composition and abundance was estimated by standard methods. Results of composition revealed forty one (41) species belonging to thirty five (35) genera, in twenty five (25) families. Family composition revealed among the twenty five (25) ornamental families, the Cichlidae was most dominant with nine (9) species from five (5) genera. Species composition revealed Malapterurus electricus (Malapterurudae) as most dominant species. Species richness was highest at Station D (3.95), slightly lower in Stations B (2.91) and C (2.60), and least in Station A (1.84). Family relative abundance revealed Cichlidae (20.16%) as the most abundant family, followed by Malapterurudae (9.91%), Alestidae (8.81%), and few others. However, several families recorded low abundance, with Mastacemblidae the least (0.04%). Species abundance also, revealed Malapterurus electricus as most abundant (9.99%), followed by Erpetocheithys calabaricus (7.78%), Brycinus longipinnis (7.35%), before Tilapia zilli (7.22%), and Aethiomastacemblus nigromarginatus the least abundant (0.02%).
  • Three New Endemic Aphyosemion Species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from the Massif Du Chaillu in the Upper Louessé River System, Republic of the Congo

    Three New Endemic Aphyosemion Species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from the Massif Du Chaillu in the Upper Louessé River System, Republic of the Congo

    See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321875026 Three new endemic Aphyosemion species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from the Massif du Chaillu in the upper Louessé River system, Republic of the Congo Article in Zootaxa · January 2018 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4369.1.3 CITATIONS READS 0 587 6 authors, including: Jouke van der Zee Gina Walsh Hogeschool Arnhem and Nijmegen Flora Fauna & Man Ecological Services Ltd. 18 PUBLICATIONS 29 CITATIONS 9 PUBLICATIONS 48 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Valdie Nina Boukaka Mikembi Michiel Nell Jonker Institut National Recherche en Sciences Exactes et Naturelle Biotech Innovation Research Development & Consulting 5 PUBLICATIONS 0 CITATIONS 6 PUBLICATIONS 0 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Effects of microplastics and pharmaceuticals on trophic interactions View project Functional Ecology of Afrotropical Streams in the Republic of Congo, west-central Africa View project All content following this page was uploaded by Gina Walsh on 17 September 2018. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Zootaxa 4369 (1): 063–092 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2018 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4369.1.3 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:946093ED-9309-4D85-A473-32566D631B19 Three new endemic Aphyosemion species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from the Massif du Chaillu in the upper Louessé River system, Republic of the Congo JOUKE R. VAN DER ZEE1, GINA WALSH2,3,8, VALDIE N.
  • World Heritage 28 COM

    World Heritage 28 COM

    World Heritage 28 COM Distribution limited WHC-04/28.COM/6 Paris, 15 April 2004 Original: English/French UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE Twenty-eighth session Suzhou, China 28 June – 7 July 2004 Item 6 of the Provisional Agenda: Decisions adopted by the 27th session of the World Heritage Committee (Paris, 30 June - 5 July 2003) World Heritage 27 COM Distribution limited WHC-03/27.COM/24 Paris, 10 December 2003 Original: English/French UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE Twenty-seventh session Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, Room XII 30 June – 5 July 2003 DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE 27TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE IN 2003 Published on behalf of the World Heritage Committee by: UNESCO World Heritage Centre 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France Tel: +33 (0)1 4568 1571 Fax: +33(0)1 4568 5570 E-mail: [email protected] http://whc.unesco.org/ This report is available in English and French at the following addresses: http://whc.unesco.org/archive/decrec03.htm (English) http://whc.unesco.org/fr/archive/decrec03.htm (French) Second Printing, March 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. 1 Opening Session 1 2 Adoption of the agenda and the timetable 2 3 Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur 3 4 Report of the Rapporteur on the 6th extraordinary session