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Contribution to the knowledge of the biology of Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837) in a neotropical river basin

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Prochilodus lineatus displays negative allometric growth, with a regression constant of 2.6889 for females.
Captured individuals ranged from 31.0 cm to 48.0 cm in length and from 177 g to 4530 g in weight.
The species' diet mainly includes items of autochthonous origin, along with microplastics in 5% of specimens.
Population analysis involved capturing 74 individuals, with comparisons between the natural diet of sexes and growth metrics.

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Research reveals population variables and natural diet of Prochilodus lineatus in neotropical rivers, indicating growth patterns.

Silva et al. (2025) studied this question.

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