Checklist of the continental fishes of the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and their distribution

By

Velázquez-Velázquez, Ernesto
López Vila, Jesús Manuel
Gómez-González, Adán Enrique
Romero-Berny, Emilio Ismael
Lievano-Trujilllo, Jorge Luis
Matamoros, Wilfredo A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

632

Pages

99-120

Subjects

Distribution , endemism , Fish diversity , Ichthyology , southern Mexico

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.632.9747

 

Abstract

An updated checklist of the distribution of fishes that inhabit the continental waters of the Mexican state of Chiapas is presented. The state was compartmentalized into 12 hydrological regions for the purpose of understanding the distribution of fish fauna across a state with large physiographic variance. The ichthyofauna of Chiapas is represented by 311 species distributed in two classes, 26 orders, 73 families, and 182 genera, including 12 exotic species. The families with the highest number of species were Cichlidae, Poeciliidae, Sciaenidae, Carangidae, Ariidae, Gobiidae, and Haemulidae. This study attempts to close gaps in knowledge of the distribution of ichthyofauna in the diverse hydrological regions of Chiapas, Mexico.