Check List 8(6): 1216-1220, doi: 10.15560/8.6.1216
Intertidal rockpool icthyofauna of El Pital, La Libertad, El Salvador
Saúl González-Murcia‡, Cindy Marín-Martínez‡, Arturo Ayala-Bocos§‡ Universidad de El Salvador, El Salvador§ Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Mexico
Corresponding author: Saúl González-Murcia ( saulogm_5@yahoo.com ) © 2017 Saúl González-Murcia, Cindy Marín-Martínez, Arturo Ayala-Bocos. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
González-Murcia S, Marín-Martínez C, Ayala-Bocos A (2012) Intertidal rockpool icthyofauna of El Pital, La Libertad, El Salvador. Check List 8(6): 1216-1220. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.6.1216 |  |
Abstract
The composition of the rockpool fish community of El Pital was described. A total of 29 rockpools with volumes ranging from 0.12 to 0.83 m3 were sampled from March to September 2009 using dip nets and clove oil anesthetic solution. A total of 106 fishes belonging to 19 species were captured. The most abundant species were Bathygobius ramosus, Abudefduf concolor, Mugil curema and Mugil hospes, representing 66% of all fishes collected. Resident fish comprised 32%, transients comprised 60%, and accidental visitors comprised 8%. High percentages of juvenile fish were recorded (87%), showing that the intertidal zone may act as an important nursery site for fish.
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