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Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia)

Citation

Urbano-Bonilla A, Ballen G A, Herrera-R G, Zamudio J E, Herrera-Collazos E E, DoNascimiento C, Prada-Pedreros S, Villa-Navarro F A, Maldonado-Ocampo J A (2017). Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia). Version 1.8. Asociación Colombiana de Ictiólogos. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15472/er3svl accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-20.

Description

In Colombia, priority conservation areas have been designated, from which the Cusiana river sub-basin is one of them. This study presents an updated checklist and identification key for the fishes in the area. The checklist was assembled through direct examination of specimens deposited in the Colombian ichthyological collections. A total of 2020 lots from 167 different localities from the Cusiana River sub-basin were examined and ranged from 153 to 2970 m in elevation. The use of databases to develop lists of fish species is not entirely reliable, therefore taxonomic verification of specimens in collections is essential. These results will allow evaluating other accounts of the Orinoquia, which are not categorized as areas of importance for conservation in Colombia.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The Cusiana River sub-basin has an extension of 7324 km² and 271 km in length, originating at 3800 m asl on the eastern slope of the Eastern Cordillera in the quebradas La Iglesia, Melgarejo, and Las Cañas, Boyacá Department (5°35’N 72°47’W), and empties at 150 m asl in the Meta river, Casanare Department (4°31’N 71°51’W) (IGAC 1999). The Cusiana River sub-basin was divided by altitudinal limits in three distinctive regions: llanos (139–300 m asl), piedmont (300–1235 m asl) and high Andes (1235–3000 m asl), based on fish composition and river characteristics recorded within sampling points, following the boundaries and delimitation of Abell et al. (2008) for freshwater ecoregions.

Sampling

The checklist was assembled through direct examination of specimens deposited in the Colombian ichthyological collections. A total of 2020 lots from 167 different localities from the Cusiana River sub-basin were examined and ranged from 153 to 2970 m in elevation.

Method steps

  1. The checklist was assembled through direct examination of specimens deposited in Colombian ichthyological collections. Acronyms used in the text follow Sabaj (2016) except uncatalogued material housed at Fundación Universitaria del Trópico Americano (UNITROPICO). The taxonomic list follows the classification system proposed by Reis et al. (2003) with recent modifications proposed by Oliveira et al. (2011) for characiform families, Betancur-R et al. (2014) at high-level groups for osteichthyans in general, and Thomaz et al. (2015) for genera of the Stevardiinae. Valid species names were confirmed through queries on the Catalog of Fishes of the California Academy of Sciences (Eschmeyer and Fricke, 2016). The species recorded were categorized as endemic (DoNascimiento et al. 2017), threatened (Mojica et al. 2012), migratory (Usma et al. 2013), and species subject of conservation (González et al. 2015).
  2. Species richness interpolation and extrapolation were carried out following Chao et al. (2014) and using the package iNEXT (Hsieh et al. 2016). Number of localities per Orinocoan basin follow DoNascimiento et al. (2017).
  3. Finally, in order to share the information produced herein, the dataset was shared in SiB Colombia’s data portal (Colombian node of GBIF) in accordance with their protocols, as a species list. For the latter, the complete dataset was structured and standardized to comply with the international biodiversity standard: Darwin Core standard (Wieczorek et al. 2012). After mounting the dataset on a Darwin Core spreadsheet template, it was uploaded to SiB Colombia’s Integrated Publishing Tool for international visualization in their data portal. A DOI was provided by SiB Colombia for the shared dataset and it is presented herein.

Taxonomic Coverages

We found 241 species distributed in 9 orders, 40 families, and 161 genera.
  1. Acestrocephalus
    rank: genus
  2. Acestrorhynchus
    rank: genus
  3. Adontosternarchus
    rank: genus
  4. Aequidens
    rank: genus
  5. Ageneiosus
    rank: genus
  6. Amblydoras
    rank: genus
  7. Anablepsoides
    rank: genus
  8. Ancistrus
    rank: genus
  9. Andinoacara
    rank: genus
  10. Aphanotorulus
    rank: genus
  11. Aphyocharax
    rank: genus
  12. Apionichthys
    rank: genus
  13. Apistogramma
    rank: genus
  14. Apteronotus
    rank: genus
  15. Astroblepus
    rank: genus
  16. Astyanax
    rank: genus
  17. Boulengerella
    rank: genus
  18. Brachyhypopomus
    rank: genus
  19. Brachyplatystoma
    rank: genus
  20. Brycon
    rank: genus
  21. Bryconamericus
    rank: genus
  22. Bryconops
    rank: genus
  23. Bujurquina
    rank: genus
  24. Bunocephalus
    rank: genus
  25. Caenotropus
    rank: genus
  26. Catoprion
    rank: genus
  27. Centromochlus
    rank: genus
  28. Cephalosilurus
    rank: genus
  29. Ceratobranchia
    rank: genus
  30. Cetopsidium
    rank: genus
  31. Cetopsis
    rank: genus
  32. Cetopsorhamdia
    rank: genus
  33. Chaetostoma
    rank: genus
  34. Characidium
    rank: genus
  35. Charax
    rank: genus
  36. Chasmocranus
    rank: genus
  37. Cheirodontops
    rank: genus
  38. Chilodus
    rank: genus
  39. Cichla
    rank: genus
  40. Compsaraia
    rank: genus
  41. Copella
    rank: genus
  42. Corydoras
    rank: genus
  43. Creagrutus
    rank: genus
  44. Crenicichla
    rank: genus
  45. Ctenobrycon
    rank: genus
  46. Curimata
    rank: genus
  47. Curimatella
    rank: genus
  48. Curimatopsis
    rank: genus
  49. Cynopotamus
    rank: genus
  50. Cyphocharax
    rank: genus
  51. Dentectus
    rank: genus
  52. Dolichancistrus
    rank: genus
  53. Eigenmannia
    rank: genus
  54. Electrophorus
    rank: genus
  55. Engraulisoma
    rank: genus
  56. Entomocorus
    rank: genus
  57. Exodon
    rank: genus
  58. Farlowella
    rank: genus
  59. Galeocharax
    rank: genus
  60. Gephyrocharax
    rank: genus
  61. Gnathocharax
    rank: genus
  62. Gymnocorymbus
    rank: genus
  63. Gymnorhamphichthys
    rank: genus
  64. Gymnotus
    rank: genus
  65. Hemibrycon
    rank: genus
  66. Hemigrammus
    rank: genus
  67. Hoplerythrinus
    rank: genus
  68. Hoplias
    rank: genus
  69. Hoplomyzon
    rank: genus
  70. Hoplosternum
    rank: genus
  71. Hydrolycus
    rank: genus
  72. Hyphessobrycon
    rank: genus
  73. Hypoclinemus
    rank: genus
  74. Hypophthalmus
    rank: genus
  75. Hypoptopoma
    rank: genus
  76. Hypopygus
    rank: genus
  77. Hypostomus
    rank: genus
  78. Imparfinis
    rank: genus
  79. Jupiaba
    rank: genus
  80. Knodus
    rank: genus
  81. Lamontichthys
    rank: genus
  82. Lasiancistrus
    rank: genus
  83. Lebiasina
    rank: genus
  84. Leiarius
    rank: genus
  85. Leporellus
    rank: genus
  86. Leporinus
    rank: genus
  87. Leptodoras
    rank: genus
  88. Limatulichthys
    rank: genus
  89. Loricaria
    rank: genus
  90. Loricariichthys
    rank: genus
  91. Markiana
    rank: genus
  92. Megalechis
    rank: genus
  93. Megalonema
    rank: genus
  94. Mesonauta
    rank: genus
  95. Metynnis
    rank: genus
  96. Microglanis
    rank: genus
  97. Microschemobrycon
    rank: genus
  98. Mikrogeophagus
    rank: genus
  99. Moenkhausia
    rank: genus
  100. Mylossoma
    rank: genus
  101. Nemuroglanis
    rank: genus
  102. Ochmacanthus
    rank: genus
  103. Odontostilbe
    rank: genus
  104. Otocinclus
    rank: genus
  105. Oxydoras
    rank: genus
  106. Pachyurus
    rank: genus
  107. Panaqolus
    rank: genus
  108. Panaque
    rank: genus
  109. Paragoniates
    rank: genus
  110. Parodon
    rank: genus
  111. Parotocinclus
    rank: genus
  112. Phenacogaster
    rank: genus
  113. Phenacorhamdia
    rank: genus
  114. Pimelodella
    rank: genus
  115. Pimelodus
    rank: genus
  116. Plagioscion
    rank: genus
  117. Platydoras
    rank: genus
  118. Platysilurus
    rank: genus
  119. Platyurosternarchus
    rank: genus
  120. Poecilia
    rank: genus
  121. Poptella
    rank: genus
  122. Potamorhina
    rank: genus
  123. Potamotrygon
    rank: genus
  124. Pristobrycon
    rank: genus
  125. Prochilodus
    rank: genus
  126. Psectrogaster
    rank: genus
  127. Pseudepapterus
    rank: genus
  128. Pseudopimelodus
    rank: genus
  129. Pseudoplatystoma
    rank: genus
  130. Pterodoras
    rank: genus
  131. Pterygoplichthys
    rank: genus
  132. Pygocentrus
    rank: genus
  133. Pyrrhulina
    rank: genus
  134. Rachovia
    rank: genus
  135. Rhamdia
    rank: genus
  136. Rhamphichthys
    rank: genus
  137. Rhaphiodon
    rank: genus
  138. Rineloricaria
    rank: genus
  139. Roeboides
    rank: genus
  140. Salminus
    rank: genus
  141. Schizodon
    rank: genus
  142. Schultzichthys
    rank: genus
  143. Serrasalmus
    rank: genus
  144. Sorubim
    rank: genus
  145. Spatuloricaria
    rank: genus
  146. Steindachnerina
    rank: genus
  147. Sternarchorhynchus
    rank: genus
  148. Sternopygus
    rank: genus
  149. Sturisoma
    rank: genus
  150. Synbranchus
    rank: genus
  151. Tetragonopterus
    rank: genus
  152. Thoracocharax
    rank: genus
  153. Trachelyopterus
    rank: genus
  154. Trichomycterus
    rank: genus
  155. Triportheus
    rank: genus
  156. Vandellia
    rank: genus
  157. Xenagoniates
    rank: genus
  158. Zungaro
    rank: genus
  159. Cyanogaster
    rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

The Cusiana River sub-basin has an extension of 7324 km² and 271 km in length, originating at 3800 m asl on the eastern slope of the Eastern Cordillera in the quebradas La Iglesia, Melgarejo, and Las Cañas, Boyacá Department (5°35’N 72°47’W), and empties at 150 m asl in the Meta river, Casanare Department (4°31’N 71°51’W) (IGAC 1999).

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  10. Mojica JI, Usma-Oviedo JS, Álvarez-León R, Lasso C (Eds) (2012) Libro rojo de peces dulceacuícolas de Colombia. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, WWF Colombia, Universidad de Manizales. Bogotá, D. C. 164 pp. -
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Contacts

Alexander Urbano-Bonilla
originator
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
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Bogotá
CO
Telephone: 3105877772
email: bio.ictiologia@gmail.com
Gustavo A. Ballen
originator
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo
BR
email: gaballench@gmail.com
Guido Herrera-R
originator
position: Estudiante
Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire Evolution & Diversité Biologique
118 route de Narbonne,F-31062
FR
email: guidohero@hotmail.com
Jhon E. Zamudio
originator
Grupo de Investigaciones territoriales para el uso y conservación de la Biodiversidad, Fundación Reserva Natural La Palmita - Centro de Investigación
CO
email: jhonedisonzamudio@gmail.com
Edgar Esteban Herrera-Collazos
originator
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
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Carlos DoNascimiento
originator
position: Curador
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
Villa de Leyva
Boyacá
CO
email: cdonascimiento@humboldt.org.co
Saúl Prada-Pedreros
originator
position: Curador
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
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Francisco A. Villa-Navarro
originator
position: Curador
Universidad del Tolima, Facultad de Ciencias, Grupo de Investigación en Zoología
Calle 20 sur N° 23A-144
Ibagué
Tolima
CO
email: favilla@ut.edu.co
Javier A. Maldonado-Ocampo
originator
position: Director
Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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CO
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Edgar Esteban Herrera-Collazos
metadata author
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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Bogotá
CO
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Alexander Urbano-Bonilla
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Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
Telephone: 3105877772
email: bio.ictiologia@gmail.com
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Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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CO
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Edgar Esteban Herrera-Collazos
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Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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Bogotá
CO
Telephone: 3193790213
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