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- Title
Rocky reef fish biodiversity and conservation in a Brazilian Hope Spot region.
- Authors
Machado, Augusto A.; de Moraes, Fernando C.; Aguiar, Aline A.; Hostim-Silva, Mauricio; Santos, Luciano N.; Bertoncini, Áthila A.
- Abstract
Coastal islands of Grande Rio, located south Rio de Janeiro and Maricá cities have been under multiple anthropogenic impacts. Despite these problems, these insular systems shelter a high diversity of fish species. Reef fishes are essential components of tropical marine coastal communities, also providing food and income for millions of people around the world. In this work, we generated an updated checklist from Cagarras Islands Natural Monument and surrounding areas based on fisheries data, literature records and multiple sampling techniques, including the Submersible Rotating Video technique, used for the first time in Brazil. We present an inventory of 282 fish species representing 91 different families, with 21 new records for the study area, including a non-native species (Heniochus acuminatus). In addition, our results show a moderate endemism level for the Brazilian province (approximately 6.0%), while 10.5% of species are assigned to one of IUCN's threatened categories. Our efforts show the fish biodiversity scenario and their distribution on coastal islands more than 10 years after the C agarras Islands Natural Monument establishment, reinforcing the importance of monitoring research programs for the management of this Marine Protected Area and surrounding waters, that play a key role for artisanal fisheries.
- Subjects
RIO de Janeiro (Brazil); BRAZIL; FISH conservation; BIODIVERSITY conservation; MARINE parks &; reserves; REEF fishes; SMALL-scale fisheries; FISH diversity; SPECIES diversity
- Publication
Neotropical Ichthyology, 2022, Vol 20, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1679-6225
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0032