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Fishes in MZNA-VERT: baseline freshwater sampling campaigns

Dataset homepage

Citation

Museum of Zoology M, Rodeles A A, Galicia D (2021). Fishes in MZNA-VERT: baseline freshwater sampling campaigns. Version 2.4. University of Navarra – Department of Environmental Biology. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15470/czwedx accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-06-28.

Description

This dataset contains ocurrence data and measurements of freshwater fish captured in different locations of Spain under various studies.

Purpose

The aim of the present data set is to provide all information of the records of freshwater fishes related with monitoring projects performed by the MZNA personel. Due to the different sources of the samples, an effort to standardize those records has been made in order to share them through GBIF.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The specimens were captured in 61 localities of different tributary basins of the Ebro and Duero rivers (Spain) between 1995 and 2014. The rivers drain into the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The climate is Mediterranean with hot and dry summers and humid winters. This varies with the altitude and oceanic influence.

Sampling

Data was collected as part of different studies such government-funded assessments and management projects. Sixty one localities of Spain were sampled, the majority in Navarra (46% of the captures). In total, there were 16464 specimens observed. The Ebro basin was the most sampled. The main sampling method was electric fishing, using a back-pack electrofishing unit. Two electrofishing methods were used: three-run depletion between two stop-nets and semi-quantitative surveys, giving fish densities by catch per unit of effort (CPUE, number of specimens captured per hour, Lobón-Cerviá 1991). The period of time of the semi-quantitative samplings varied between 15 minutes to 2 hours. The captured individuals were sedated with 2-phenoxyethanol, identified, counted and measured (total length in mm). However, there are not measured specimens in some samplings due to the type of project. Then, fish were returned to the river or euthanized and deposited on the Zoological Museum of the University of Navarra (MZNA, Pamplona, Spain). Species identification was performed by R. Miranda.

Quality Control

Species identification was performed by R. Mirandausing suitable literature (Maitland & Linsell 1977) and scientific names were validated using the W. N. Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes (Eschmeyer 2014). Specimens were returned to the river or deposited in the Zoological Museum of the University of Navarra. Each specimen was labelled with a unique collection number. Darwin test software (v3.3 Ortega-Maqueda and Pando 2008) was used to check out possible mistakes in the coordinates, characters and the format of dates.

Method steps

  1. Specimens were sampled following the procedure described in the Sampling description section. The individuales were identified, measured and released in the majority of cases. In some cases the specimens were not measured or euthanized and deposited on the Zoological Museum of the University of Navarra in labelled jars first with formalin and, more recently, with 70% ethyl alcohol. Field data was revised, digitalised and incorporated to the MZNA database (Zootron v4.5, Ariño 1991). The dataset was exported to DarwinCore v1.4 format and revised to correct errors to adequate it to DarwinCore standars. Metadata information was added and the Darwin Core Archive was incorporated to the Spanish GBIF IPT.

Additional info

The Museum of Zoology (MZNA) was founded in 1980 as a repository of zoological materials originating from research and instructional activities of the department of Environmental Biology (proviously known as the department of Zoology and Ecology) of the University of Navarra. Nowadays MZNA store more than two millions specimens in its climate-controlled facilities. The Museum is a Data Provider for the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and is an Affiliate to the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The Museum is also in charge of the curation and management of the Natural History Collections of the School of Science of the University of Navarra (Spain). MZNA attends to reserchers around the world, make loans and accepts deposits.

Taxonomic Coverages

All specimens were identified to the species level when possible, using the Guide to Freshwater Fish of Britain and Europe (Maitland P. S. & Linsell K., 1977). Twenty-three species were recorded in all Spain, of which 12 belong to the Cyprinidae family. The rest of the collected species belong to the families Cobitidae, Nemacheilidae, Salmonidae, Percidae, Esocidae, Bleniidae, Centrarchidae, Siluridae, Poeciliidae and Ictaluridae. In number of individuals, the most abundant family is Cyprinidae as well, with the 86% of the captures. This family is followed by Salmonids (5.5%). The most captured species was Phoxinus bigerri. Moreover, 7 of the species recorded in this dataset are endemic from the Iberian Peninsula and 12 are introduced species. One of the endemic species recorded, Cobitis calderoni is Endangered according to the IUCN red list.
  1. Salaria fluviatilis
    common name: River blenny rank: species
  2. Lepomis gibbosus
    common name: Pumpkinseed rank: species
  3. Micropterus salmoides
    common name: Largemouth black-bass rank: species
  4. Barbatula quignardi
    common name: Pyrenean stone loach rank: species
  5. Cobitis calderoni
    common name: Northern Iberian spined- loach rank: species
  6. Achondrostoma arcasii
    common name: Bermejuela rank: species
  7. Alburnus alburnus
    common name: Bleak rank: species
  8. Barbus haasi
    common name: Iberian redfin barbel rank: species
  9. Carassius auratus
    common name: Goldfish rank: species
  10. Cyprinus carpio
    common name: Carp rank: species
  11. Gobio lozanoi
    common name: Pyrenean gudgeon rank: species
  12. Luciobarbus graellsii
    common name: Ebro barbel rank: species
  13. Parachondrostoma miegii
    common name: Ebro nase rank: species
  14. Phoxinus bigerri
    common name: Pyrenean minnow rank: species
  15. Rutilus rutilus
    common name: Roach rank: species
  16. Scardinius erythrophthalmus
    common name: Rudd rank: species
  17. Squalius laietanus
    common name: Ebro chub rank: species
  18. Esox lucius
    common name: Pike rank: species
  19. Ameiurus melas
    common name: Catfish rank: species
  20. Sander lucioperca
    common name: Pikeperch rank: species
  21. Salmo trutta
    common name: Brown trout rank: species
  22. Silurus glanis
    common name: Wels catfish rank: species
  23. Gambusia holbrooki
    common name: Eastern mosquitofish rank: species

Geographic Coverages

All specimens were collected in Spain. Almost half of the individuals were from Aragón (48%) and the rest were scattered through Navarra (36%), La Rioja (13%) and Castilla y León (4.6%). The rivers sampled are tributaries of the Ebro and Duero, on the north of Spain, in the Iberian Peninsula, southern Europe. Their basins flow into Atlantic and Mediterranean seas.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Maitland P. S. & Linsell K. (1977). Guide to Freshwater Fish of Britain and Europe. Philips, Seattle. -
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds). CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). -
  3. Ortega-Maqueda, I. & Pando, F. (2008). DARWIN_TEST (V3.3): Una aplicación para la validación y el chequeo de los datos en formato Darwin Core 1.2 or Darwin Core 1.4, http://www.gbif.es/Darwin_test/Darwin_test.php (08/11/2014). Unidad de Coordinación de GBIF.ES, CSIC. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, España -
  4. Lobón-Cerviá J. (1991). Dinámica de poblaciones de peces en ríos. Pesca eléctrica y métodos de capturas sucesivas en la estima de abundancia. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales C.S.I.C. Madrid 156 pp. -
  5. Ariño A.H. (1991) Bibliography of Iberian Polychaetes: a data base. Ophelia, suppl. 5: 647-652. -
  6. Miranda R. (2013). Fauna acuática de los ríos de Pamplona (Arga, Elorz y Sadar). Editor: Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, Pamplona. -
  7. Miranda R (2002). Estudio de la fauna piscícola del rio Iregua dentro del proyecto "Estudio-determinación de los caudales ecológicos en la cuenca del rio Iregua". Technical report. -
  8. Miranda R. (2002). Estudio de la fauna piscícola del río Ebro en el término municipal de San Asensio (La Rioja): diversidad, biomasa relativa y descripción de los usos del hábitat. Estudio de las poblaciones de nutria. Technical report. -
  9. Miranda R. (2003). Estudio de la fauna piscícola del río Tirón en el término municipal de Belorado (Burgos): Inventario de ictiofauna, abundancia de las especies, diversidad y demandas de hábitat. Technical report. -
  10. Miranda R. (2003). Estudio de la fauna piscícola del río Cinca en Fraga (Huesca): diversidad, biomasa relativa y descripción de los usos del hábitat. Estudio de las poblaciones de nutria. Technical report. -
  11. Miranda R. (2004). Estudio del comportamiento trófico de la nutria (Lutra lutra) con respecto a las migraciones reproductoras de los peces en afluentes de los ríos Aragón, Gallego y Cinca. Technical report. -
  12. Miranda R (2005). Análisis de la población piscícola presente en el río Ebro a su paso por el municipio de Milagro (Navarra). Contratado por FLUMEN S.Cv. Technical report. -
  13. Miranda R. (2005). Inventario y abundancia relativa de las especies de peces presentes en el río Arga, aguas arriba y debajo de la presa situada en el Señorío de Sarriá (Puente la Reina, Navarra). Technical report. -
  14. Miranda R. (2006). Estimación y análisis de las poblaciones de peces presentes en el río Ega a su paso por el T.M. de Carcár y Lerín (Navarra) y revisión documental sobra la presencia y situación del galápago leproso (Mauremys leprosa) en la zona. Technical report. -
  15. Miranda R. (2006). Estimación de las poblaciones de peces de agua dulce en el río Gállego (Huesca). Technical report. -
  16. Miranda R. (2008). Estimación del estado ecológico de las aguas del río Ebro a su paso por la localidad de Luceni (Zaragoza) mediante la comunidad de macroinvertebrados y análisis de la ictiofauna presente. Technical report. -
  17. Miranda R. (2008). Análisis de la fauna piscícola presente en el tramo del río Jalón afectado por el proyecto del azud de derivación de la presa de Mularroya (Municipio de Campiel, Zaragoza). Technical report. -
  18. Miranda R. (2009). Estudio de la calidad ecológica del río Ara a su paso por la localidad de Fiscal y del río Jalón a su paso por la localidad de Saviñan: análisis de las poblaciones piscícolas, índices bióticos a partir de macroinvertebrados bentónicos y caracterización del hábitat fluvial (índices IHF y QBR). Technical report. -
  19. Miranda R. (2009). Análisis de las poblaciones de peces presentes en un tramo del río Flumen a su paso por el municipio de Lalueza (Huesca). Technical report. -
  20. Miranda R. (2011). Estudio de las poblaciones piscícolas del río Isábena, aguas arriba y aguas abajo del proyecto de azud sito en la localidad de Capella. Technical report. -
  21. Miranda R. (2013) Estudio de las poblaciones de trucha (Salmo trutta) y náyade (Margaritifera margaritifera) en el río Pedro entre las localidades del Hedroso y Aciberos (Zamora). Technical report. -
  22. Miranda R. (2014). Estudio de las poblaciones de trucha (Salmo trutta) y náyade (Margaritifera margaritifera) en el río Pedro entre las localidades del Hedroso y Aciberos (Zamora) – Campaña de 2014. Technical report. -

Contacts

MZNA Museum of Zoology
originator
position: Institution
University of Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
Telephone: 34 948 425 600
email: museocc@unav.es
homepage: http://www.unav.es/unzyec/mzna/
Amaia A. Rodeles
metadata author
position: PhD Student
University of Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: aangulo@alumni.unav.es
David Galicia
metadata author
position: Professor
University of Navarra
Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
Telephone: +34948425600
email: dgalicia@unav.es
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2585-9888
Amaia A. Rodeles
administrative point of contact
position: PhD Student
University of Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: aangulo@alumni.unav.es
Rafael Miranda Ferreiro
principal investigator
position: Lecturer
University of Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: rmiranda@unav.es
Arturo Ariño Plana
custodian steward
position: Head of the Museum
Universidad de Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: artarip@unav.es
Ángel Chaves Illana
curator
position: Technician
University of Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: achaves@unav.es
Ana Amézcua Martínez
curator
position: Technician
University of Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: amezcuam@unav.es
María Imas Lecumberri
curator
position: Technician
University of Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: mimas@unav.es
Javier Oscoz Escudero
author
position: Researcher
University of Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: joscoz@alumni.unav.es
Ibon Tobes Sesma
author
position: PhD Student
University of Navarra
C/Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: itobes@alumni.unav.es
Iván Vedia Jiménez
author
position: PhD Student
University of Navarra
C/Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: ivedia@alumni.unav.es
Rafael Miranda Ferreiro
administrative point of contact
position: Professor
University of Navarra
C/ Irunlarrea 1
Pamplona
31008
Navarra
ES
email: rmiranda@unav.es
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