Marie Anne Gálvez Escudero, Anthony Jesús Mendoza De La Vega
{"title":"Reproductive aspects of the Amazon giant paiche (Arapaima\u0000 gigas): a review","authors":"Marie Anne Gálvez Escudero, Anthony Jesús Mendoza De La Vega","doi":"10.47853/fas.2024.e7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47853/fas.2024.e7","url":null,"abstract":"Paiche ( Arapaima gigas ), is a colossal freshwater fish native to the Amazon basin. Its geographic distribution spans various regions, including Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Guyana, making it a significant component of the aquatic ecosystems in this area. Beyond its ecological role, the paiche holds substantial importance as a valuable fish resource for local communities, providing sustenance and economic opportunities. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the reproductive aspects of the paic-he, based on information published from January 2000 to January 2022. It encompasses a wide range of reproductive characteristics, including sexual differentiation, age at first maturity","PeriodicalId":12249,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140467188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}