Title
A database of freshwater fish species of the Amazon Basin
Date Issued
01 December 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Jézéquel C.
Tedesco P.A.
Bigorne R.
Maldonado-Ocampo J.A.
Martens K.
Torrente-Vilara G.
Zuanon J.
Acosta A.
Agudelo E.
Barrera Maure S.
Bastos D.A.
Bogotá Gregory J.
Cabeceira F.G.
Canto A.L.C.
Carvajal-Vallejos F.M.
Carvalho L.N.
Cella-Ribeiro A.
Covain R.
Donascimiento C.
Dória C.R.C.
Duarte C.
Ferreira E.J.G.
Galuch A.V.
Giarrizzo T.
Leitão R.P.
Lundberg J.G.
Maldonado M.
Mojica J.I.
Montag L.F.A.
Ohara W.M.
Pires T.H.S.
Pouilly M.
Prada-Pedreros S.
de Queiroz L.J.
Rapp Py-Daniel L.
Ribeiro F.R.V.
Ríos Herrera R.
Sarmiento J.
Sousa L.M.
Stegmann L.F.
Valdiviezo-Rivera J.
Villa F.
Yunoki T.
Oberdorff T.
Publisher(s)
Nature Research
Abstract
The Amazon Basin is an unquestionable biodiversity hotspot, containing the highest freshwater biodiversity on earth and facing off a recent increase in anthropogenic threats. The current knowledge on the spatial distribution of the freshwater fish species is greatly deficient in this basin, preventing a comprehensive understanding of this hyper-diverse ecosystem as a whole. Filling this gap was the priority of a transnational collaborative project, i.e. the AmazonFish project - https://www.amazon-fish.com/. Relying on the outputs of this project, we provide the most complete fish species distribution records covering the whole Amazon drainage. The database, including 2,406 validated freshwater native fish species, 232,936 georeferenced records, results from an extensive survey of species distribution including 590 different sources (e.g. published articles, grey literature, online biodiversity databases and scientific collections from museums and universities worldwide) and field expeditions conducted during the project. This database, delivered at both georeferenced localities (21,500 localities) and sub-drainages grains (144 units), represents a highly valuable source of information for further studies on freshwater fish biodiversity, biogeography and conservation.
Volume
7
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología Conservación de la Biodiversidad Biología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85082047839
PubMed ID
Source
Scientific Data
Resource of which it is part
Scientific Data
ISSN of the container
20524463
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