Fishes from Chira River basin, Piura, Peru
Chira River is located on the north coast of Peru. The lack of knowledge of the ichthyofauna from coastal drainages from Peru is noteworthy. The aim of this study is to characterize the ichthyofauna along the Chira River basin in terms of diversity and altitudinal range distribution. The material ex...
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| author | Vanessa Meza-Vargas Dario R. Faustino-Fuster José Marchena Nicol Faustino-Meza Hernán Ortega |
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| description | Chira River is located on the north coast of Peru. The lack of knowledge of the ichthyofauna from coastal drainages from Peru is noteworthy. The aim of this study is to characterize the ichthyofauna along the Chira River basin in terms of diversity and altitudinal range distribution. The material examined belongs to the Ichthyological collection of the Natural History Museum (MUSM). The diversity of fishes is composed of 27 species belonging to 19 families and ten orders. Siluriformes and Characiformes were the most diverse, consisting of 22% (six species) for each one. Five species are new records for the Chira River (three natives and two non-natives). Six marine species and seven exotic species were recorded as well. The altitudinal distribution patterns for all species were registered. This study increases the known diversity of freshwater fishes from Pacific Drainage Rivers in Peru, and it could be used for management and conservation plans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2da7914ef2014207860372b61620f6cb2022-12-22T02:09:12ZengUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosRevista Peruana de Biología1561-08371727-99332022-08-01293e21993e2199310.15381/rpb.v29i3.2199334274Fishes from Chira River basin, Piura, PeruVanessa Meza-Vargas0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1041-1271Dario R. Faustino-Fuster1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1445-3495José Marchena2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-8268Nicol Faustino-Meza3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5173-6080Hernán Ortega4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4396-2598(1) Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural, Departamento de Ictiología, Lima, Peru. (2) Laboratório de Sistemática de Vertebrados, Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.(1) Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural, Departamento de Ictiología, Lima, Peru. (3) Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. (1) Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural, Departamento de Ictiología, Lima, Peru. (4) Laboratorio de Zoología de Vertebrados. Escuela Profesional de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura, Perú.Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural, Departamento de Ictiología, Lima, Peru. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural, Departamento de Ictiología, Lima, Peru. Chira River is located on the north coast of Peru. The lack of knowledge of the ichthyofauna from coastal drainages from Peru is noteworthy. The aim of this study is to characterize the ichthyofauna along the Chira River basin in terms of diversity and altitudinal range distribution. The material examined belongs to the Ichthyological collection of the Natural History Museum (MUSM). The diversity of fishes is composed of 27 species belonging to 19 families and ten orders. Siluriformes and Characiformes were the most diverse, consisting of 22% (six species) for each one. Five species are new records for the Chira River (three natives and two non-natives). Six marine species and seven exotic species were recorded as well. The altitudinal distribution patterns for all species were registered. This study increases the known diversity of freshwater fishes from Pacific Drainage Rivers in Peru, and it could be used for management and conservation plans.https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/21993altitudinal recordsanthropogenic impactsexotic fishesgeographic distributionichthyofaunaperuvian coastal drainageseasonal dry forestnorth andean pacific slopestropical coastal rivers |
| spellingShingle | Vanessa Meza-Vargas Dario R. Faustino-Fuster José Marchena Nicol Faustino-Meza Hernán Ortega Fishes from Chira River basin, Piura, Peru Revista Peruana de Biología altitudinal records anthropogenic impacts exotic fishes geographic distribution ichthyofauna peruvian coastal drainage seasonal dry forest north andean pacific slopes tropical coastal rivers |
| title | Fishes from Chira River basin, Piura, Peru |
| title_full | Fishes from Chira River basin, Piura, Peru |
| title_fullStr | Fishes from Chira River basin, Piura, Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fishes from Chira River basin, Piura, Peru |
| title_short | Fishes from Chira River basin, Piura, Peru |
| title_sort | fishes from chira river basin piura peru |
| topic | altitudinal records anthropogenic impacts exotic fishes geographic distribution ichthyofauna peruvian coastal drainage seasonal dry forest north andean pacific slopes tropical coastal rivers |
| url | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/21993 |
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