Fernandes, C. A.
Balini, L. C.
de Rossi Vieira, M. M.
Article History
Received: 26 September 2023
Revised: 7 December 2023
Accepted: 12 December 2023
First Online: 27 March 2024
ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE
: Animals were captured with the permission of the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio; number 77612-2). This study was carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, approved by the Committee on Ethics of Animal Experiments of the Universidade Estadual do Mato Grosso do Sul (License Number: Protocol 003/2021—CEUA/UEMS). The experiments followed ethical conduct, and before euthanasia, the fish were anesthetized by an overdose of clove oil (Griffiths, 2000).
: The authors of this work declare that they have no conflicts of interest.