Inventory of Chondrichthyes and Actinopterygii species collected in the central coast of São Paulo State, Brazil

This biodiversity inventory of the central coast of São Paulo State presents species of demersal and pelagic fishes of Santos Bay, Bertioga Channel, and adjacent continental shelf, between São Sebastião and Peruíbe, from the coast till a depth of 100 m. Samples were taken during oceanographic campaigns using otter trawls, between November 2004 and February 2006. A total of 56,095 individuals were collected, belonging to the classes Chondrichthyes (three orders and fourteen species) and Actinopterygii (fifteen orders and 141 species). This list adds 27 species to those explicitly cited for the coast of São Paulo state, contributing to the knowledge of this group.

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Main Authors: Rocha,Maria Luiza Flaquer da, Dias,June Ferraz
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP 2015
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032015000200205
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