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Fishes of the flooded savannas of Paz de Ariporo, Meta River, Orinoco basin

Citation

Urbano-Bonilla A, Mendez-López A, Roa-Fuentes C A, Herrera-Collazos E E (2021). Fishes of the flooded savannas of Paz de Ariporo, Meta River, Orinoco basin. Version 2.4. Asociación Colombiana de Ictiólogos. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15472/j5wiyc accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-12-07.

Description

Floodplains are strategic and poor known ecosystems, despite of his ecologic, biologic and economic significance. We characterized Fish community in floodplains in 13 stations and two climatic periods (ascending waters and descending waters), by the combination and standardization of different fishing arts. This dataset represents such characterization of the ichthyofauna of Paz de Ariporo, Meta River, Orinoco basin and different environmental variables measured.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Our study site was located in Paz de Ariporo floodplains, at left side of Meta river and between lower Guachiría river and La Hermosa stream basins, Casanare department, Colombia (Fig. 1). This area corresponds to alluvial and eolic floodplains, which undergo a sinking, process during Pleistocene caused by a fault on which Meta river flow currently (Mora-Fernández et al., 2013, Osorio-Peláez et al., 2015).

Sampling

We characterized Fish community in floodplains in 13 stations and two climatic periods (ascending waters and descending waters), by the combination and standardization of different fishing arts and measure different environmental variables.

Quality Control

Controlled vocabulary adjustment in: - Record element: type and basisOfRecord; - Taxonomy elements: scientificName, authorities are documented in the element scientificNameAuthorship.

Method steps

  1. Standardized samples were applied for both periods and study sites (Fig. 1): sampling included a 100 m transect, making five passes of a fence (7 m long, 2 m high and 0.1 cm mesh), 20 cast net shots (4 m diameter and 2.5 cm mesh) and fishing with hooks for three hours (hooks and lines of different sizes and types of bait). Two "stationary" gillnets (23 m long, 2 m high and 5 cm mesh) were used for 4 hours, and were revised every hour. After captured, fish were fixed in 10% formalin, and then transferred to 70% ethanol. The taxonomic list follows the classification system proposed by Reis et al. (2003) with recent modifications proposed by Oliveira et al. (2011) (characiform families), Thomaz et al. (2015) (Stevardiinae) and Betancur-R et al. (2016) (for osteichthyans in general), and valid species names were confirmed through queries on the Catalog of Fishes of the California Academy of Sciences (Eschmeyer et al., 2017). The species recorded were categorized as threatened (Mojica et al., 2012), migratory (Usma et al., 2013), endemic (DoNascimiento et al., 2017), and species subject of conservation (González et al., 2015).
  2. Before fish sampling, in a 100-meter transect, environmental variables (sustrate, submerged vegetation, riparian vegetation and stream morphology) were measured following the protocols established in Rankin (2006). In each site, parameters were taken in-situ such as: dissolved oxygen, water temperature, pH and conductivity with previously calibrated apparatus (Hanna HI 9811-5). Likewise, a representative water sample was taken according to standard protocols for the analysis of the following chemical parameters: total nitrogen, total coliforms, total phosphorus and total solids.

Taxonomic Coverages

In the 13 environments evaluated, 180 different species we recorded. The species were distributed in seven 7 orders, 34 families and 116 genera.
  1. Acestrorhynchidae
    rank: family
  2. Achiridae
    rank: family
  3. Anostomidae
    rank: family
  4. Apteronotidae
    rank: family
  5. Auchenipteridae
    rank: family
  6. Bryconidae
    rank: family
  7. Callichthyidae
    rank: family
  8. Chalceidae
    rank: family
  9. Characidae
    rank: family
  10. Chilodontidae
    rank: family
  11. Cichlidae
    rank: family
  12. Crenuchidae
    rank: family
  13. Curimatidae
    rank: family
  14. Cynodontidae
    rank: family
  15. Doradidae
    rank: family
  16. Erythrinidae
    rank: family
  17. Gasteropelecidae
    rank: family
  18. Gymnotidae
    rank: family
  19. Heptapteridae
    rank: family
  20. Hypopomidae
    rank: family
  21. Iguanodectidae
    rank: family
  22. Lebiasinidae
    rank: family
  23. Loricariidae
    rank: family
  24. Pimelodidae
    rank: family
  25. Potamotrygonidae
    rank: family
  26. Prochilodontidae
    rank: family
  27. Pseudopimelodidae
    rank: family
  28. Rhamphichthyidae
    rank: family
  29. Sciaenidae
    rank: family
  30. Serrasalmidae
    rank: family
  31. Sternopygidae
    rank: family
  32. Synbranchidae
    rank: family
  33. Trichomycteridae
    rank: family
  34. Triportheidae
    rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Our study site was located in Paz de Ariporo floodplains, at left side of Meta river and between lower Guachiría river and La Hermosa stream basins, Casanare department, Colombia. This area corresponds to alluvial and eolic floodplains, which undergo a sinking, process during Pleistocene caused by a fault on which Meta river flow currently (Mora-Fernández et al., 2013, Osorio-Peláez et al., 2015).

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Betancur-R R, Wiley EO, Arratia G, Acero A, Bailly N, Miya M, Lecointre G, Ortí G. Phylogenetic classification of bony fishes. BMC evolutionary biology. 2017;17(1):162. -
  2. DoNascimiento C, Herrera-Collazos EE, Herrera-R GA, Ortega-Lara A, Villa-Navarro F, Usma-Oviedo JS, Maldonado-Ocampo JA. Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem. ZooKeys. 2017. 708: 25-138. -
  3. Eschmeyer WN, Fricke R, van der Laan R. Catalog of fishes (California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco); 2017; Accessible at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp -
  4. González MF, Díaz-Pulido A, Mesa LM, Corzo G, Portocarrero-Aya M, Lasso C, Chaves ME, M Santamaría (Eds) Catálogo de biodiversidad de la región orinoquense. Volumen 1. Serie Planeación ambiental para la conservación de la biodiversidad en áreas operativas de Ecopetrol. Proyecto Planeación ambiental para la conservación de la biodiversidad en las áreas operativas de Ecopetrol. Bogotá D.C.: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt – Ecopetrol S.A. 2015. -
  5. Rankin ET. Methods for assessing habitat in flowing waters: using the qualitative habitat evaluation index (QHEI). Ohio: EPA, Division of Surface Water, Groveport, OH; 2006. -
  6. Reis RE, Albert JS, Di Dario F, Mincarone MM, Petry P, Rocha LA. Fish biodiversity and conservation in South America. J Fish Biol 2016;89(1):12-47. -
  7. Thomaz AT, Arcila D, Ortí G, Malabarba LR. Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC evolutionary biology; 2015; 15(1):146. -
  8. Osorio-Peláez, C., C. A. Lasso y F. Trujillo editors. XIII. Aplicación de criterios bioecológicos para la identificación, caracterización y establecimiento de límites funcionales en humedales de las sabanas inundables de la Orinoquia. Serie Editorial Recursos Hidrobiológicos y Pesqueros Continentales de Colombia. Bogotá, DC Colombia: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IavH); 2015. p. 227-249. -
  9. Oliveira C, Avelino GS, Abe KT, Mariguela TC, Benine RC, Ortí G, Vari RP, Castro RM. Phylogenetic relationships within the speciose family Characidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) based on multilocus analysis and extensive ingroup sampling. BMC Evolutionary Biology; 2011; 11(1):275 -
  10. Mora-Fernández C, Peñuela-Recio L, Castro-Lima F. Estado del conocimiento de los ecosistemas de las sabanas inundables en la Orinoquia Colombiana. Orinoquia, 2015; 19(2), 253-271. -
  11. Mojica JIUO, León JUA and Lasso R. Libro rojo de peces dulceacuícolas de Colombia. Bogotá: CO-BAC; 2012. -
  12. Usma JS, Valderrama M, Escobar MD, Ajiaco-Martínez RE, Villa-Navarro F, Castro F, Ramírez-Gil H, Sanabria AI, Ortega-Lara A, Maldonado-Ocampo J, Alonso JC. Peces dulceacuícolas migratorios en Colombia. Plan Nacional de las especies migratorias. Diagnóstico e identificación de acciones para la conservación y el manejo sostenible de las especies migratorias de la biodiversidad en Colombia. Ministro de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial y WWF. 2009. -

Contacts

Alexander Urbano-Bonilla
originator
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
email: bio.ictiologia@gmail.com
Alejandro Mendez-López
originator
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
email: ml.alejandro.aml@gmail.com
Camilo Andres Roa-Fuentes
originator
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
email: camilo.roa@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
email: edgarestebanhc@gmail.com
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=edgar-esteban-herrera-collazos-71540638
Edgar Esteban Herrera-Collazos
metadata author
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
email: edgarestebanhc@gmail.com
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=edgar-esteban-herrera-collazos-71540638
Alexander Urbano-Bonilla
administrative point of contact
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
email: bio.ictiologia@gmail.com
Alejandro Mendez-López
administrative point of contact
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
email: ml.alejandro.aml@gmail.com
Camilo Andrés Roa-Fuentes
administrative point of contact
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
email: camilo.roa@gmail.com
Edgar Esteban Herrera-Collazos
administrative point of contact
Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 N° 43-82
Bogotá
Bogotá
CO
email: edgarestebanhc@gmail.com
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=edgar-esteban-herrera-collazos-71540638
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