Gabriel Soares Araujo
@ppgciac.macae.ufrj.br
PhD Student, PPG-CiAC/NUPEM/UFRJ
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais e Conservação
EDUCATION
B.Sc. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Biological Sciences, 2010-2015
M.Sc. Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Zoology, 2016-2018
PhD candidate NUPEM, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Environmental Sciences and Conservation, 2019-
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Animal Science and Zoology, Environmental Science, Genetics
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Gabriel S Araujo, Yan R Kurtz, Ivan Sazima, Pedro Hollanda Carvalho, Sergio R Floeter, Anderson Vilasboa, Matheus M Rotundo, Carlos E L Ferreira, João Pedro Barreiros, Diane E Pitassy,et al.
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Abstract Tetraodontidae is the most speciose family of Tetraodontiformes and is represented by fish popularly known as pufferfishes. They are characterized by modified jaws with four dental plates and the ability to inflate their bodies. Tetraodontids are distributed throughout the world and have a wide range of habitat use. One of its genera, Sphoeroides, shows a biogeographical pattern, with 19 of its 21 species restricted to coastal regions of the Americas. Although represented in large-scale phylogenies, the evolutionary history and biogeography of the genus have not been explored in detail. The present study aims to understand the historical and biogeographic processes that shaped the evolutionary history of Sphoeroides. Including samples from all biogeographic regions of its occurrence, we reconstruct a phylogenetic/biogeographic history hypothesis for the genus. Our results show that Sphoeroides is a paraphyletic group comprising Colomesus; indicate a central role of the biogeographic barriers of the Atlantic Ocean in the diversification of the genus; and identified a cryptic species in Brazilian waters, formally known as S. spengleri, described here through integrative taxonomy. We also propose nomenclatural changes given the position of Colomesus deeply nested within Sphoeroides.
Gabriel S. Araujo, Luiz A. Rocha, Naomi S. Lastrucci, Osmar J. Luiz, Fabio Di Dario, and Sergio R. Floeter
Wiley
The Amazon‐Orinoco plume is the major biogeographical barrier between the Great Caribbean and the Brazilian Province. No study has so far addressed the influence of this barrier in a broad chrono‐phylogenetic context. Here, we evaluate the effects of the Amazon‐Orinoco plume barrier on the patterns of diversification of Western Atlantic reef fishes through time.
Antônio B. Anderson, Thiago M. J. Fiuza, Gabriel S. Araujo, Angela M. Canterle, Luiza M. C. Canto, Renato H. A. Freitas, Otto B. F. Gadig, and Sergio R. Floeter
Wiley
Brazilian endemic batoid elasmobranch populations have declined dramatically in the past 40 years due to anthropic activities (e.g., overfishing). The Brazilian guitarfish, Pseudobatos horkelii, included in the IUCN red list of endangered species ("Critically Endangered" (CR)), has been captured as bycatch by trawling fishing boats to the edge of extinction. Despite governmental initiatives of conservation, the species is still caught and commercialized along the Brazilian coast. Herein, we report three rare aggregations events for the Brazilian coast of P. horkelii inside the only nearshore no-entry Brazilian Marine Protected Area and discuss strategies for its protection. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
G S Araujo, A Vilasboa, M R Britto, G Bernardi, S von der Heyden, A Levy, and S R Floeter
Oxford University Press (OUP)
AbstractHere we present the first phylogeny of the genus Scartella based on mitochondrial data. The analysis strongly corroborates the validity of all species of the genus and shows that Scartella cristata, a species with a disjunct distribution, is a lineage complex comprising five clades: two in Caribbean waters, another in the East Atlantic/Mediterranean and two in Brazil. Brazilian clades occur in sympatry from Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul states (southern Brazil). One clade (BRA 1) is unique to Brazil, while the other (BRA 2) is closely related to the eastern Atlantic lineage. Possible explanations for this pattern include both natural and anthropic mechanisms.
Daniel Fernando Almeida, Gabriel Soares Araujo, Marcelo R. Britto, and Cláudio Luis Santos Sampaio
Springer Science and Business Media LLC