| The family Alestidae (Ostariophysi, Characiformes): a phylogenetic analysis of a trans-Atlantic clade AM Zanata, RP Vari Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (1), 1-144, 2005 | 158 | 2005 |
| Review of the genus Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 from rio Ribeira de Iguape basin, with description of a new species (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae) OT Oyakawa, A Akama, AM Zanata Zootaxa 921 (1), 1–27-1–27, 2005 | 88 | 2005 |
| Biogeography of freshwater fishes from the Northeastern Mata Atlântica freshwater ecoregion: distribution, endemism, and area relationships P Camelier, AM Zanata Neotropical Ichthyology 12, 683-698, 2015 | 68 | 2015 |
| Jupiaba, um novo gênero de Tetragonopterinae com osso pélvico em forma de espinho (Characidae, Characiformes) AM Zanata Iheringia, Série Zoologia 83, 99-136, 1997 | 50 | 1997 |
| A new Synbranchus (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) from ilha de Marajó, Pará, Brazil, with notes on its reproductive biology and larval development SE Favorito, AM Zanata, MI Assumpção Neotropical Ichthyology 3, 319-328, 2005 | 41 | 2005 |
| Astyanax vermilion and Astyanax burgerai: new characid fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Northeastern Bahia, Brazil AM Zanata, P Camelier Neotropical Ichthyology 7, 175-184, 2009 | 37 | 2009 |
| Taxonomic revision of the South American fish genus Chalceus Cuvier (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) with the description of three new species AM Zanata, M Toledo-Piza Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140 (1), 103-135, 2004 | 36 | 2004 |
| Myxiops aphos, new characid genus and species (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil AM Zanata, A Akama Neotropical Ichthyology 2, 45-54, 2004 | 32 | 2004 |
| Estudo das relações filogéneticas do gênero Brycon Mueller & Troschel, 1844 (Characidae; Characiformes) AM Zanata, NA Menezes | 30 | 2000 |
| New Species of Cyphocharax (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Rio de Contas Drainage, Bahia, Brazil RP Vari, AM Zanata, P Camelier Copeia 2010 (3), 382-387, 2010 | 27 | 2010 |
| Família Characidae: gêneros incertae sedis FCT Lima, PA Buckup, NA Menezes, CAS Lucena, ZMS Lucena, ... Catálogo das espécies de peixes de água doce do Brasil, 2007 | 27 | 2007 |
| New species of Jupiaba Zanata (Characiformes: Characidae) from Serra do Cachimbo, with comments on the endemism of upper rio Curuá, rio Xingu basin, Brazil JLO Birindelli, AM Zanata, LM Sousa, AL Netto-Ferreira Neotropical Ichthyology 7, 11-18, 2009 | 26 | 2009 |
| A new species of Astyanax Baird & Girard (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Rio Paraguaçu basin, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, with comments on bony … P Camelier, AM Zanata Journal of Fish Biology 84 (2), 475-490, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |
| Hyphessobrycon brumado: a new characid fish (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from the upper rio de Contas drainage, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil AM Zanata, P Camelier Neotropical Ichthyology 8, 771-777, 2010 | 25 | 2010 |
| Hypostomus chrysostiktos, a new species of armored catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from rio Paraguaçu, Bahia State, Brazil JLO Birindelli, AM Zanata, FCT Lima Neotropical Ichthyology 5, 271-278, 2007 | 25 | 2007 |
| Two new species of Characidium Reinhardt (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from northeastern Brazilian coastal drainages AM Zanata, P Camelier Neotropical Ichthyology 13, 487-498, 2015 | 22 | 2015 |
| Two new species of Astyanax (Characiformes: Characidae) from upper rio Paraguaçu and rio Itapicuru basins, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil AM Zanata, P Camelier Zootaxa 1908 (1), 28-40, 2008 | 22 | 2008 |
| A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from small coastal drainages in northeastern Brazil, with remarks on the pseudotympanum of some species of the genus AM Zanata, P Camelier Neotropical Ichthyology 12, 333-342, 2014 | 20 | 2014 |
| Trichomycterus payaya, new catfish (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from headwaters of rio Itapicuru, Bahia, Brazil LM Sarmento-Soares, AM Zanata, RF Martins-Pinheiro Neotropical Ichthyology 9, 261-271, 2011 | 20 | 2011 |
| Natural history of Copionodon pecten, an endemic trichomycterid catfish from Chapada Diamantina in northeastern Brazil AM Zanata, C Primitivo Journal of Natural History 48 (3-4), 203-228, 2014 | 19 | 2014 |
