Marine Fishes from  Archipielago los Roques, Venezuela

Bladimir Rodriguez

doi:10.15468/rkassh

Marine Fishes from Archipielago los Roques, Venezuela

Citation

Rodriguez B., Cervigon F., Martin F., Tavares R. & Alcala A. (2021): Marine Fishes from Archipielago los Roques, Venezuela. v1.6. Caribbean OBIS Node. Dataset/Occurrence. https://doi.org/10.15468/rkassh accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

Database of fish species present in the Archipielago Los Roques (ALR) , Venezuela. Reports are based mainly on the fish collections present at the Museo Marino de Margarita, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela, and species reports from papers and books published by different authors.

Purpose

This database aims to inform about the fish reports from Archipielago Los Roques made by different authors

Additional info

The transcription and curation of this data set was possible thanks to the support of CaribeSur, IDB project CA2020-025-NAC

Taxonomic Coverages

Marine species of bony and cartilaginous fishes were identified to genus or species

Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: class
Chondrichthyes
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Archipielago Los Roques is a National Park located in the south Caribbean Sea, 70 miles from central coast of Venezuela. Is one of the most important coral reef areas in the Caribbean with more than 40 cays located around a central shallow water lagoon with important extension of mangroves and sea grass beds

Bibliographic Citations

Cervigon, F. 1991 Los Peces Marinos de Venezuela. Volumen 1. Fundacion Cientifica Los Roques. 405 pp. -
Cervigon, F. 1993. Los Peces Marinos de Venezuela. Volumen 2. Fundación Cientifica Los Roques. 500 pp. -
Cervigon, F. 1994. Los Peces Marinos de Venezuela. Volumen 3. Editorial Ex-Libris, Caracas. 280 pp. -
Cervigon, F. 1996. Los Peces Marinos de Venezuela. Volumen 4. Editorial Ex-Libris, Caracas. 254 pp. -
Cervigon, F. 1997. Peces del Archipiélago de Los Roques A. Alcala (co-autor) Fundacion Cientifica Los Roques. Caracas. 79 pp -
Cervigon, F. 1999. Los Peces Marinos de Venezuela. Vol. V Tiburones y Rayas. 226p -
Cervigon, F. y H. Ramirez 2003 Peces del Archipielago de Los Roques. Cooperacion Española. Caracas. 304 pp. -
Martin F. 1956. Ictiología del Archipiélago los Roques. En: El Archipiélago Los Roques y la orgila. Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales la Salle. Editorial Sucre, Caracas 257 pp -
Tavares,, R. 2005. Abundance and distribution of sharks in Los Roques Archipelago National Park and other Venezuelan oceanic islands, 1997–1998. Ciencias Marinas 31(2): 441–454 -
Tavares, R. 2009 Analysis of abundance, distribution and length of sharks caught by artisanal fishery in the Los Roques Archipelago national park, Venezuela. Interciencia 34(7):463-470 -
Tavares R (1997) Alimentación de Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Pisces: Carcharhinidae) y Datos sobre la Dieta de otras Especies de Tiburones Presentes en el Parque Nacional Archipiélago Los Roques. Tesis. Universidad de Lisboa, Portugal. 51 pp. -

Contacts

Bladimir Rodriguez
originator
Fundacion Museo del Mar
VE
email: blaroquin@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-4068

Bladimir Rodriguez
metadata author
position: Director
Fundacion Museo del Mar
VE
email: museo.marino@hotmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-4068

Bladimir Rodriguez
editor
position: Director
Fundacion Museo del Mar
Caracas
VE
email: blaroquin@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-4068

Bladimir Rodriguez
publisher
position: Researcher
Fundacion Cientifica Los Roques
Caracas
VE
email: blaroquin@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-4068

Bladimir Rodriguez
administrative point of contact
Fundacion Museo del Mar
VE
email: blaroquin@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-4068