Llompart, Facundo M.
Fernández, Daniel A.
Aureliano, Daniel
La Mesa, Mario
Funding for this research was provided by:
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (PICT 2321, PIP 440)
Article History
Received: 19 December 2019
Revised: 5 August 2020
Accepted: 14 August 2020
First Online: 26 August 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: <i>Harpagifer bispinis</i> is not protected under wildlife conservation laws (local legislation, International Union for Conservation of Nature [IUCN], or Convention on International Trade Endangered Species [CITES]). Individuals used under this study were captured within the framework of the Pampa Azul inter-ministerial initiative, supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva of Argentina. As the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (CONICET) does not possess formal Committees regarding fish welfare and sampling protocols, fish handling during sampling was performed following guidelines of the Ethical Committee of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (available online at ExternalRef removed).