Check List 11(1): e19148, doi: 10.15560/11.1.1550
Ichthyofauna sampled with tadpoles in northeastern Maranhão state, Brazil
expand article infoRodrigo Matavelli‡, Aldenise Martins Campos§, João do Vale|, Nivaldo Magalhães Piorski, Paulo dos Santos Pompeu#
‡ Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil§ Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil| Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente (SEMAB), Brazil¶ Universidade Federal do Maranhão;, Brazil# Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

Corresponding author: Rodrigo Matavelli ( ram_eco@yahoo.com.br )

© 2017 Rodrigo Matavelli, Aldenise Campos, João do Vale, Nivaldo Piorski, Paulo Pompeu.
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Citation: Matavelli R, Piorski N, Campos A, Vale J, Pompeu P (2015) Ichthyofauna sampled with tadpoles in northeastern Maranhão state, Brazil. Check List 11(1): 1550. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1550
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Abstract
The Neotropic region has high fish diversity associated with freshwater habitats. However, for Maranhão state, most publications on the ichthyofauna concentrate on coastal or estuarine ecosystems. In this study, species of fish were sampled in lentic and lotic habitats in Cerrado areas (Cerradão phytophysiognomy) and in restinga areas (Atlantic Forest phytophysiognomy) in northeastern Maranhão state between January and July 2010. Thirteen species from 10 families and 6 orders were captured. Species richness was highest for the orders Characiformes and Gymnotiformes. Our results are the first records of the ichthyofauna of coastal drainage areas of northeastern Maranhão state, contributing to the understanding of the biodiversity of the Munim and Parnaíba River basins, and suggest the existence of a community that shares elements with those of the Amazon and Caatinga biomes.
Keywords
Cerrado; coastal ecosystems; ecotone; Neotropical ichthyology; species inventory