Fish fauna from the estuaries of Ceará state, Brazil: a checklist in support of conservation of the Brazilian semiarid coast
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Published:2023-02-13
Issue:1
Volume:19
Page:63-90
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ISSN:1809-127X
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Container-title:Check List
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language:
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Short-container-title:CheckList
Author:
Gurgel-Lourenço Ronaldo CésarORCID,
Silva de Medeiros LucasORCID,
Mesquita Pinto LeonardoORCID,
Alves de Sousa Wallace,
Braga Pereira Felipe,
Anselmo Ramos Telton PedroORCID,
Maia Queiroz Lima SergioORCID,
Sánchez-Botero Jorge IvánORCID
Abstract
We provide extensive surveys in eight estuaries along the coast of Ceará State in Northeastern Brazil, including local samples and data compiled from online data bases and literature. Samplings resulted in a checklist of the estuarine fish fauna, which recorded 126 fish species, and provides original information of some estuaries. Most of the sampled marine species are widely distributed and many are important commercial species for the artisanal fisheries. The addition of records from existing inventories and online collections increases the number of species to 245, of which 11 are threatened (critically endangered or vulnerable) and six are introduced. Our study provides an updated list of fish species of the estuaries along the semiarid coast of Brazil and is intended as a subsidy for further research, conservation and management efforts.
Funder
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Subject
Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Cited by
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