LEONARD OLIVEIRA SILVA

@.unesp.br

Instituto de Biociências
Universidade Estual Paulista

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Aquatic Science
180

Scholar Citations

8

Scholar h-index

8

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Isolated in the highlands, found in the museum: A new species of Characidium (Crenuchidae) from a Bolivian National Park, with a CT scan revealing features
    L Oliveira‐Silva, K Or, A Zanata, SA Schaefer
    Journal of Fish Biology , 2026
    2026
  • A new South American darter (Crenuchidae: Characidium ) from rivers draining the Northeastern Mata Atlantica Freshwater Ecoregion, Brazil: morphological and …
    AM Zanata, L Oliveira‐Silva
    Journal of Fish Biology , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • A remarkable new Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from tributaries of río Marañón, Loreto, Peru, with unique fin bony processes in both sexes
    AM Zanata, R Britzke, V Meza-Vargas, MH Hidalgo, D Faustino-Fuster, ...
    Neotropical Ichthyology 23 (03), e250047 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of Characidium from the Ucayali-Urubamba Piedmont, Peru, and novel molecular clades are proposed within the genus
    L Oliveira-Silva, R Britzke, V Meza-Vargas, MH Hidalgo, ...
    Journal of fish biology , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Fish Metacommunity Dynamics in an Intermittent River of Northeast Brazil: Ecological Drivers and Conservation Implications
    L Oliveira-Silva, S Lustosa-Costa, R Ramos, B Santos, T Anselmo Ramos
    Available at SSRN 5272396 , 2025
    2025
  • Underestimated diversity in Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Neotropical rivers revealed by an integrative approach
    L Oliveira-Silva, H Batalha-Filho, P Camelier, AM Zanata
    Systematics and Biodiversity 22 (1), 2346510 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) shared by tributaries of upper Tapajós and Xingu river basins, Brazil
    AM Zanata, C Oliveira, L Oliveira‐Silva
    Journal of Fish Biology , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • Phylogeography of Oligosarcus acutirostris (Characiformes: Characidae): testing biogeographic hypotheses in the Northeastern Mata Atlântica freshwater ecoregion
    V Souza, L Oliveira-Silva, RT Dutra, P Camelier
    Neotropical Ichthyology 21 (2), e220084 , 2023
    2023
  • Past riverine connectivity effects in population structure and distribution of an endemic freshwater fish from northeastern Brazilian rivers: Phylogeographic, taxonomic, and …
    L Oliveira‐Silva, H Batalha‐Filho, P Camelier, AM Zanata
    Freshwater Biology , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 10
  • A new sexually dichromatic miniature Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the rio Guaporé, rio Madeira basin, Brazil, with remarkable morphological …
    AM Zanata, L Oliveira-Silva, WM Ohara
    Neotropical Ichthyology 21, e220059 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 10
  • A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the rio Doce basin, Brazil
    L Oliveira-Silva, SA Santos, MM Lopes, AM Zanata
    Neotropical Ichthyology 20 (01), e210125 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 13
  • NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES: A dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the Neotropics
    Ecology 104 (4) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 45
  • A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the upper rio São Francisco basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    AM Zanata, TC Ribeiro, FA Araujo-Porto, TC Pessali, L Oliveira-Silva
    Zootaxa 4790 (3), 505-514 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Continental fishes from the Tambaba Environmentally Protected Area, Paraíba State, Brazil
    TPA Ramos, YGP Carvalho-Rocha, L Oliveira-Silva, SY Lustosa-Costa, ...
    Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 59, e20195950 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 3
  • A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the rio Parnaíba basin, northeastern Brazil
    AM Zanata, TPA Ramos, L Oliveira-Silva
    Zootaxa 4514 (1), 77-86 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 19
  • Continental ichthyofauna from the Paraíba do Norte River basin pre-transposition of the São Francisco River, Northeastern Brazil
    TPA Ramos, JAS Lima, SYL Costa, MJ Silva, RC Avellar, L Oliveira-Silva
    Biota Neotropica 18, e20170471 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 26
  • Continental ichthyofauna from the Paraíba do Norte River basin pre-transposition of the São Francisco River, Northeastern Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 2018; 18 (4): e20170471
    TPA Ramos, JAS Lima, SYL Costa, MJ Silva, RC Avellar, L Oliveira-Silva
    2018
    Citations: 5
  • Ictiofauna do Parque Estadual Mata do Xém-Xém, bacia do rio Paraíba do Norte, Paraíba, Brasil
    TPA Ramos, SYL Costa, LO Silva
    Revista Nordestina de Biologia 26 (1) , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 4
  • Ichthyofauna of the Mamanguape river basin, Northeastern, Brazil
    L Oliveira-Silva, TPA Ramos, YGP Carvalho-Rocha, KMP Viana, ...
    Biota Neotropica 18 (3), e20170452 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 19
  • Ictiologia e piscicultura no Curimataú Paraibano: aspectos socioeconômicos, educacionais e produtivos.
    MO APOLINÁRIO, LO SILVA, MB DANTAS
    Universidade Federal de Campina Grande , 2015
    2015

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES: A dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the Neotropics
    Ecology 104 (4) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 45
  • Continental ichthyofauna from the Paraíba do Norte River basin pre-transposition of the São Francisco River, Northeastern Brazil
    TPA Ramos, JAS Lima, SYL Costa, MJ Silva, RC Avellar, L Oliveira-Silva
    Biota Neotropica 18, e20170471 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 26
  • A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the rio Parnaíba basin, northeastern Brazil
    AM Zanata, TPA Ramos, L Oliveira-Silva
    Zootaxa 4514 (1), 77-86 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 19
  • Ichthyofauna of the Mamanguape river basin, Northeastern, Brazil
    L Oliveira-Silva, TPA Ramos, YGP Carvalho-Rocha, KMP Viana, ...
    Biota Neotropica 18 (3), e20170452 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 19
  • A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the rio Doce basin, Brazil
    L Oliveira-Silva, SA Santos, MM Lopes, AM Zanata
    Neotropical Ichthyology 20 (01), e210125 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 13
  • Underestimated diversity in Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Neotropical rivers revealed by an integrative approach
    L Oliveira-Silva, H Batalha-Filho, P Camelier, AM Zanata
    Systematics and Biodiversity 22 (1), 2346510 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Past riverine connectivity effects in population structure and distribution of an endemic freshwater fish from northeastern Brazilian rivers: Phylogeographic, taxonomic, and …
    L Oliveira‐Silva, H Batalha‐Filho, P Camelier, AM Zanata
    Freshwater Biology , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 10
  • A new sexually dichromatic miniature Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the rio Guaporé, rio Madeira basin, Brazil, with remarkable morphological …
    AM Zanata, L Oliveira-Silva, WM Ohara
    Neotropical Ichthyology 21, e220059 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 10
  • Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) shared by tributaries of upper Tapajós and Xingu river basins, Brazil
    AM Zanata, C Oliveira, L Oliveira‐Silva
    Journal of Fish Biology , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the upper rio São Francisco basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    AM Zanata, TC Ribeiro, FA Araujo-Porto, TC Pessali, L Oliveira-Silva
    Zootaxa 4790 (3), 505-514 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Continental ichthyofauna from the Paraíba do Norte River basin pre-transposition of the São Francisco River, Northeastern Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 2018; 18 (4): e20170471
    TPA Ramos, JAS Lima, SYL Costa, MJ Silva, RC Avellar, L Oliveira-Silva
    2018
    Citations: 5
  • Ictiofauna do Parque Estadual Mata do Xém-Xém, bacia do rio Paraíba do Norte, Paraíba, Brasil
    TPA Ramos, SYL Costa, LO Silva
    Revista Nordestina de Biologia 26 (1) , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 4
  • Continental fishes from the Tambaba Environmentally Protected Area, Paraíba State, Brazil
    TPA Ramos, YGP Carvalho-Rocha, L Oliveira-Silva, SY Lustosa-Costa, ...
    Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 59, e20195950 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 3
  • Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of Characidium from the Ucayali-Urubamba Piedmont, Peru, and novel molecular clades are proposed within the genus
    L Oliveira-Silva, R Britzke, V Meza-Vargas, MH Hidalgo, ...
    Journal of fish biology , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • A new South American darter (Crenuchidae: Characidium ) from rivers draining the Northeastern Mata Atlantica Freshwater Ecoregion, Brazil: morphological and …
    AM Zanata, L Oliveira‐Silva
    Journal of Fish Biology , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • A remarkable new Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from tributaries of río Marañón, Loreto, Peru, with unique fin bony processes in both sexes
    AM Zanata, R Britzke, V Meza-Vargas, MH Hidalgo, D Faustino-Fuster, ...
    Neotropical Ichthyology 23 (03), e250047 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Isolated in the highlands, found in the museum: A new species of Characidium (Crenuchidae) from a Bolivian National Park, with a CT scan revealing features
    L Oliveira‐Silva, K Or, A Zanata, SA Schaefer
    Journal of Fish Biology , 2026
    2026
  • Fish Metacommunity Dynamics in an Intermittent River of Northeast Brazil: Ecological Drivers and Conservation Implications
    L Oliveira-Silva, S Lustosa-Costa, R Ramos, B Santos, T Anselmo Ramos
    Available at SSRN 5272396 , 2025
    2025
  • Phylogeography of Oligosarcus acutirostris (Characiformes: Characidae): testing biogeographic hypotheses in the Northeastern Mata Atlântica freshwater ecoregion
    V Souza, L Oliveira-Silva, RT Dutra, P Camelier
    Neotropical Ichthyology 21 (2), e220084 , 2023
    2023
  • Ictiologia e piscicultura no Curimataú Paraibano: aspectos socioeconômicos, educacionais e produtivos.
    MO APOLINÁRIO, LO SILVA, MB DANTAS
    Universidade Federal de Campina Grande , 2015
    2015