Open AccessComposition, abundance and specific richness of fishes from Concepcion Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Author(s) -
Juan Eduardo Romero,
Leonardo Andrés Abitía Cárdenas,
Felipe Galván Magaña,
Humberto Chávez Ramos
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
ciencias marinas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.215
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2395-9053
pISSN - 0185-3880
DOI - 10.7773/cm.v20i3.971
Subject(s) - species richness , bay , mugil , abundance (ecology) , biology , fishery , ecology , calamus , geography , fish <actinopterygii> , botany , archaeology
Studies of composition, abundance and specific richness of fishes caught in Concepción Bay, B.C.S., were carried out during 1987. A total of 822 organisms from 30 families, 50 genera and 59 species were analysed. The total biomass was 440.62 kg. Nine species were dominant: Nematistius pectoralis, Kiphosus elegans, Gerres cinereus, Scomberomorus concolor, Calamus brachysomus, Scomberomorus sierra, Haemulon steindachneri, Trachinotus rhodopus and Mugil cephalus. The study area has different habitats and a great richness. A list of 212 species from Concepción Bay based on 1944-1992 bibliography is presented.