Ana Paula Iglesias Santin

ASPECTOS HISTOLÓGICOS DE VÍSCERAS DE PIRAPITINGA (Piaractus brachypomus)

Brazil have advantageous conditions and high biodiversity for improvement of fishing activity. Piaractus brachypomus is the third most produced species in the country. The purpose of this study is to describe microscopic features of normal viscera. It was used twenty specimens from Fish farming of the Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia of the Universidade Federal de Goiás (EVZ/UFG). The histological description made it possible to increase knowledge about different organs such as heart, gills, and different portions of the intestine, spleen, kidneys and liver. Some differences were observed in relation to other fish species, providing further studies on pathological conditions or inadequate management practices that can harm Pirapitinga production.