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Global diversity of fish (Pisces) in freshwater by Lévêque, C, Oberdorff, T, Paugy, D, Stiassny, M. L. J, Tedesco, P. A

“…The precise number of extant fish species remains to be determined. About 28,900 species were listed in FishBase in 2005, but some experts feel that the final…”
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Following the Mangroves: diversification in the banded lampeye Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861) (Cyprinodontiformes: Procatopodidae) along the Atlantic coast of Africa by Bragança, P. H. N., Van der Zee, J., Chakona, A., Schmidt, R. C., Stiassny, M. L. J.

“…Available ecological information, an extensive distributional range, conflicting osteological data, and a proposed early Miocene origin provide the impetus for…”
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Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong by Winemiller, K. O., McIntyre, P. B., Castello, L., Fluet-Chouinard, E., Giarrizzo, T., Nam, S., Baird, I. G., Darwall, W., Lujan, N. K., Harrison, I., Stiassny, M. L. J., Silvano, R. A. M., Fitzgerald, D. B., Pelicice, F. M., Agostinho, A. A., Gomes, L. C., Albert, J. S., Baran, E., Petrere, M., Zarfl, C., Mulligan, M., Sullivan, J. P., Arantes, C. C., Sousa, L. M., Koning, A. A., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Sabaj, M., Lundberg, J. G., Armbruster, J., Thieme, M. L., Petry, P., Zuanon, J., Vilara, G. Torrente, Snoeks, J., Ou, C., Rainboth, W., Pavanelli, C. S., Akama, A., van Soesbergen, A., Sáenz, L.

“…Basin-scale planning is needed to minimize impacts in mega-diverse rivers The world's most biodiverse river basins—the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong—are…”
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Review of the smiliogastrin cyprinids of the Kwilu River (Kasai Basin, central Africa), revised diagnosis for Clypeobarbus (Cyprinidae: Cyprininae: Smiliogastrini) and description of a new species by Stiassny, M. L. J., Sakharova, H.

“…A revised diagnosis for the smiliogastrin genus Clypeobarbus is provided and a new species, Clypeobarbus breviclipeus, from the Kwilu River (Kasai Basin) of…”
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Can an eel be a flatfish? Observations on enigmatic asymmetrical heterenchelyids from the Guinea coast of West Africa by Martinez, C. M., Stiassny, M. L. J.

“…Morphological asymmetry is described in the heterenchelyid mud eel Pythonichthys cf. macrurus from inshore coastal waters of Guinea, West Africa. The intensity…”
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Review of the smiliogastrin cyprinids of the K wilu R iver ( K asai B asin, central A frica), revised diagnosis for Clypeobarbus ( C yprinidae: C yprininae: S miliogastrini) and description of a new species by Stiassny, M. L. J., Sakharova, H.

“…A revised diagnosis for the smiliogastrin genus Clypeobarbus is provided and a new species, Clypeobarbus breviclipeus , from the Kwilu River (Kasai Basin) of…”
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The Freshwater Fishes of Madagascar: A Study of an Endangered Fauna with Recommendations for a Conservation Strategy by REINTHAL, P. N., STIASSNY, M. L. J.

“…The native Madagascan fish fauna, and most particularly the endemic freshwater community, has undergone severe attrition throughout the surveyed area. The…”
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Global diversity of fish (Pisces) in freshwater: Freshwater animal diversity assessment by LEVEQUE, C, OBERDORFF, T, PAUGY, D, STIASSNY, M. L. J, TEDESCO, P. A

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DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT. Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong by Winemiller, K O, McIntyre, P B, Castello, L, Fluet-Chouinard, E, Giarrizzo, T, Nam, S, Baird, I G, Darwall, W, Lujan, N K, Harrison, I, Stiassny, M L J, Silvano, R A M, Fitzgerald, D B, Pelicice, F M, Agostinho, A A, Gomes, L C, Albert, J S, Baran, E, Petrere, Jr, M, Zarfl, C, Mulligan, M, Sullivan, J P, Arantes, C C, Sousa, L M, Koning, A A, Hoeinghaus, D J, Sabaj, M, Lundberg, J G, Armbruster, J, Thieme, M L, Petry, P, Zuanon, J, Torrente Vilara, G, Snoeks, J, Ou, C, Rainboth, W, Pavanelli, C S, Akama, A, van Soesbergen, A, Sáenz, L

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Gnathostome Fishes by Stiassny, M. L. J., Wiley, E. O., Johnson, G. D., Carvalho, M. R. de

“…Gnathostomata are a species-rich assemblage that, with the exclusion of the Petromyzontiformes (lampreys, 45 spp.), represents all living members of…”
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The parental care behaviour of Paratilapia polleni (Perciformes, Labroidei), a phylogenetically primitive cichlid from Madagascar, with a discussion of the evolution of maternal care in the family Cichlidae by STIASSNY, M. L .J, GERSTNER, C. L

“…The parental behaviour of the Madagascar cichlid, Paratilapia polleni , was studied in the laboratory. According to current hypotheses of phylogenetic…”
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Cichlid familial intrarelationships and the placement of the neotropical genus Cichla (Perciformes, Labroidei) by Stiassny, Melanie L.J.

“…The current status of our understanding of cichlid intrafamilial relationships is investigated and novel data are presented resolving a basal trichotomy of the…”
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