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- Title
Ichthyofauna of Ceará-Mirim River basin, Rio Grande do Norte State, northeastern Brazil.
- Authors
Rodrigues da Costa, Nathalia Kaluana; Costa de Paiva, Roney Emanuel; da Silva, Márcio Joaquim; Anselmo Ramos, Telton Pedro; Queiroz Lima, Sergio Maia
- Abstract
Ichthyological studies in coastal basins of the Mid-Northeastern Caatinga ecoregion were first conducted in the early 20th century, including collections from the Ceará-Mirim River basin, in northeastern Brazil. Besides a few systematics and ecological studies, the knowledge on fishes from this watershed is still considered partial and restricted to the freshwater portion. Thus, the objective of this paper was to conduct a comprehensive ichthyological survey of the entire Ceará-Mirim River basin, from the headwaters to the estuarine area. Fish surveys were conducted from 2011 to 2016 using varied fishing gear, resulting in the record of 63 native species (24 freshwater, 15 estuarine, and 24 marine species) and two introduced species. Four species are putatively endemic to the ecoregion, and 48 consist of new records for the basin. According to the Brazilian's threatened fish list, three species are currently classified as 'vulnerable' (Megalops atlanticus, Hippocampus reidi and Mycteroperca bonaci), four as 'near threatened' (Kryptolebias hermaphroditus, Dormitator maculatus, Lutjanus sygnagris and L. jocu) and three as 'data deficient' (Cheirodon jaguaribensis, Mugil curema and Sphoeroides testudineus). The Ceará-Mirim River basin does not have any protected areas and has been suffering multiple anthropogenic impacts, however the "Centro Tecnológico de Aquicultura" (Aquaculture Technological Center) of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (CTA/UFRN) at the lower portion of the basin may help in the conservation of the estuarine and estuarine fish species.
- Subjects
FISH research; AQUATIC animals; FISHES; ESTUARINE ecology; TARPON
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2017, Issue 715, p39
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.715.13865