Enigmatic armoured catfishes (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae and Loricariidae) in ornamental aquaculture: A new insight into Neotropical fish diversity

Estimating the potential distribution range of the invasive South American suckermouth armoured catfishes Pterygoplichthys spp. in the Indo‐Burma biodiversity hotspot using MaxEnt

“…Pterygoplichthys spp. have been widely spread through the ornamental fish trade (Novák et al, 2022), and Orfinger and Goodding (2018) reported established populations outside their native range in 16 countries across South America (Brazil, Puerto Rico), North America (USA, Mexico), Asia (Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), and Africa (South Africa). Our review identified established populations of Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot (Orfinger & Goodding, 2018).…”

“…Although the global rate of freshwater fish introductions has decreased since the 1950s (Seebens et al, 2017), the primary pathways for introductions have shifted from angling, aquaculture, and fisheries to the ornamental trade (Arthington et al, 2016). The South American suckermouth armoured catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Pterygoplichthys ), a popular ornamental fish (Novák et al, 2022), have become invasive in tropical and subtropical freshwaters around the world as a result of the ornamental fish trade (Orfinger & Goodding, 2018; Saba et al, 2020; Wei et al, 2017). The native range of the genus Pterygoplichthys extends from the Paraguay, middle Paraná, Bermejo and Uruguay rivers in the south, through the Amazon River Basin, to the Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela, in the north (Ferraris, 2007).…”

“…Moreover, these Pterygoplichthys spp. are traded under specific codes as ornamentals; for example, P. pardalis is known as L021 or L023, and the correct identification of traded taxa is confusing (Novák et al, 2022). Therefore, we adopted the ‘open nomenclature’ approach of Pterygoplichthys spp.…”

Turnover of multiple sex chromosomes in Harttia catfish (Siluriformes, Loricariidae): a glimpse from whole chromosome painting

“…in the artisanal fishery and the ornamental fish trade (Novák et al, 2022). Despite their great diversity in morphology, ecology, and habitats, Loricariidae is recovered as a monophyletic group in both morphological and molecular phylogenetic reconstructions, though the relationships between the tribes and genera have not been fully resolved so far (Covain et al, 2016;Londoño-Burbano and Reis, 2021).…”