Systematic list of the fishes from Cerralvo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico

The first check-list of fishes from Cerralvo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico, is reported here. A total of 174 species, belonging to 132 genera and 70 families were registered. This list includes species collected and observed in the area between 1990 and 1993, as well as species previously repo...

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Published inCiencias marinas Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 295 - 311
Main Authors Galvan Magana, F, Abitia Cardenas, LA, Rodriguez Romero, J, Peres Espana, H, Chaves Ramos, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 01.09.1996
Subjects
Baja California Sur
Cerralvo Island
check-list fishes
Gulf of California
Marine
Pisces
ISE, Mexico, Baja California Sur, Cerralvo I
Mexico
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Summary:The first check-list of fishes from Cerralvo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico, is reported here. A total of 174 species, belonging to 132 genera and 70 families were registered. This list includes species collected and observed in the area between 1990 and 1993, as well as species previously reported in the literature between 1944 and 1993. Cerralvo Island has 77 species from the Panamic Province, 52 with a wide distribution in the eastern Pacific, 14 from the Mexican Province, 12 from the California Province, 5 species endemic of the Gulf of California and 14 species with Indo-Paciflc aftinity, including Gymnomuraena zebra, Heteropriacanthus cruentatus, Thalasoma grammaticum, Acanthurus triostegus, Scarus ghobban, Scarus rubroviolaceus, Zanclus cornutus, Arothron meleagris, Lutjanus viridis, Ostracion meleagris and Chaetodon falcifer.
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ISSN:0185-3880
2395-9053
DOI:10.7773/cm.v22i3.863