Fish fauna in and around the Rapids of Mboungou Badouma and Doum eacute; Ramsar site, Gabon

We assessed the fish diversity of the Ogooué and Sébé rivers in and around the Rapids of Mboungou Badouma and Doumé Ramsar site in Gabon. The ichthyofauna of this region has not been extensively sampled in over 150 years, yet encompasses one the most impor...

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Published inCheck list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 997 - 1029
Main Authors Joseph S. Cutler, Jean-Hervé Mvé-Beh, John P. Sullivan, Yves Fermon, Brian L. Sidlauskas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 01.11.2019
Subjects
Africa
assemblages
fishes
freshwater
Ogooué
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Summary:We assessed the fish diversity of the Ogooué and Sébé rivers in and around the Rapids of Mboungou Badouma and Doumé Ramsar site in Gabon. The ichthyofauna of this region has not been extensively sampled in over 150 years, yet encompasses one the most important type localities for fishes in Central Africa. We sampled a total of 31 sites and collected nearly 3000 fish specimens representing 97 species. Nine species appeared to be new to science, and one catalyzed the recent description of a new genus of mormyrid fishes.
ISSN:1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/15.6.997