Freshwater fishes of the Northeastern Mata Atlântica ecoregion, Brazil: an updated checklist with distributional patterns of a highly endemic ichthyofauna
FELIPE VIEIRA-GUIMARÃES,
RONALDO FERNANDO MARTINS-PINHEIRO,
LUISA MARIA SARMENTO-SOARES
Abstract:We present an annotated and updated checklist of freshwater fish species occurring in the Northeastern Mata Atlântica ecoregion (NMAF), Eastern Brazil. A total of 305 native freshwater fish species are documented for this ecoregion, of which 210 are endemic. Distribution maps of 298 species are provided. There is a general pattern of increased sampling intensity in coastal zones, gradually diminishing towards the west as elevation increases. A bioregionalization algorithm identified four biogeographic units in… Show more
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