RICHNESS OF FISHES IN THE SAN JUAN PROVINCE

PASTOR,PABLO; SCARABOTTI,PABLO; FERNANDEZ,L; CATALDO, ARIEL; MORENO, DANIELA; QUIROGA, LORENA; GALVANI, GUILLERMINA; GONZALES,EXEQUIEL; CORTEZ, RICARDO; MARINERO, VERONICA; DE GIOVANINI, CARLOS; NAVAS, ANA LAURA; HERRERA, MARIO ANDRES; SANABRIA, EDUARDO

BIOCELL

INST HISTOL EMBRIOL-CONICET

Lugar: Mendoza; Año: 2011 vol. 35 p. 242 - 242

0327-9545

San Juan ichthyology region is located in the Sub Andean-Cuyo, which includes the provinces of La Rioja, Mendoza, La Pampa northwest as well as west and northwest of San Luis. The aim of this work is to update the list fish fauna of San Juan province. No systematic sampling was conducted and we use different techniques of fishing (rod and bait, nets, in other). Results obtained as a list of richness of fish fauna to San Juan which is comprised of a total of 17 species belonging to the taxonomic arrangement follows: Atherinopsidae (2), Characidae (3), Cyprinidae (2), Anablepidae (1) Poeciliidae (1), Percichthyidae (1), Salmonidae (1) Trichomycteridae (3), Pimelodidae (1), Diplomystidae (1), Synbranchidae (1). Of which 11 belong to the native fauna and 6 were introduced for different reasons. This listing is an update of the fish species in the San Juan province, with 11 records listed here first dates for this type of fauna. Greater efforts are needed to understand the diversity of fish species that are part of the rivers and streams in order to have basic information for the conservation of these environments.