Mozambique_Fish_Collections
Citation
Tovela E, Muianga V (2021). Mozambique_Fish_Collections. Version 1.8. Eduardo Mondlane University Natural History Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/a9pu3w accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
This dataset comprises the wet collection of marine fish from the Mozambican coast with at least 200 entries, from all provinces in the country except for Tete, Manica and Niassa, the species comprise data collected between 1950 to 2017. The data was geo-referenced using the Geolocate software. This publication of this dataset in the GBIF platform in order intends to share the information in the GBDC of NHMM, Mozambique, in order to foster its access and use by specialists, and thus increasing our collective knowledge on fishes of Mozambique .Sampling Description
Study Extent
The dataset contains information of specimens on fish wet collection of Natural History Museum of Maputo, that information was digitalized and database created.Sampling
The collection contains specimens collected in all coast of Mozambique, . It was deposited in the Natural History Museum of Maputo, and information of each specimen tag was digitalized. The specimens in this collection were sampled from 1951 to 2018, through expeditions, monitoring and field work.Quality Control
Specimens were checked individually and all the data available in the catalog and data sheets for each specimen was confirmed and digitized.All the records have been georeferenced through Geolocate.Taxonomy and systematic of all the specimens in this collection were extensively revised and updated by Erica Tovela (fish collection curator) and team.Method steps
- Part of the data are coming from biodiversity monitoring processes using traps and other methods.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
This collection comprises species for all the coastal areas of Mozambique.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Erica Tovelaoriginator
position: Researcher
Natural History Museum
Praca Travessia do Zambeze
Maputo
Maputo
MZ
Telephone: +258826214622
email: etovela@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-909X
Vanessa Muianga
originator
position: Researcher
Natural History Museum
MZ
email: neliavanessa91@gmail.com
Erica Tovela
metadata author
position: Researcher
Natural History Museum
Maputo
Maputo
Telephone: +258826214622
email: etovela@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-909X
Jose Paula
principal investigator
position: COBIONET Coordinator
Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politecnica, 1250-102
Lisboa
Lisboa
PT
email: jppaula@fc.ul.pt
Lucilia Chuquela
principal investigator
position: COBIONET Partner Institution Coordinator
Museu de Historia Natural de Maputo
Praca Travessia do Zambeze, Nr 104
Maputo
Maputo City
MZ
email: luchuquela@gmail.com
Alexandra Cartaxana
principal investigator
position: COBIONET Task (WP2) & Partner Institution Coordinator
Museu Nacional de Historia natural e da Ciencia da Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politecnica 1250-102
Lisboa
Lisboa
PT
email: macartaxana@edu.ulisboa.pt
Erica Tovela
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
Natural History Museum
Praca Travessia do Zambeze
Maputo
Maputo
MZ
Telephone: +258826214622
email: etovela@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-909X