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An annotated distributional checklist of the freshwater fish from Baja California Sur, México

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An annotated distributional checklist of thefreshwater fish recorded historically andrecently in Baja California Sur, México, isprovided. This checklist is supported with4,857 specimens collected at freshwaterlocalities during the period of May 1991 toApril 2002, and complemented with a review ofspecimens in museums and in the literature. Thenative ichthyofauna is represented by 19species belonging to 16 genera and 12 families,with only two cases of endemism (Funduluslima and Gobiesox juniperoserrai). Thefirst occurrence of Centropomus viridisin freshwater environments of Baja Californiapeninsula is reported here. The familiesEleotridae and Mugilidae are the most diversewith 3 species each. Zoogeographically, most ofthe species are of tropical affinity(panamanian 63%, tropical amphiamerican 16%and circumtropical 5%) and of marineecological derivation (sporadic 53%,complementary 26%, vicarious 16% anddiadromous 5%). Six species are exotic in thisregion, of which Cyprinus carpio, Xiphophorus helleri and Tilapia cf. zilli are of recent introduction. The currentstatus of the endemic killifish (Funduluslima) is determined as endangered due tocompetition with Tilapia cf. zilliand other exotic fish.

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  1. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Apdo. Postal 1653, Ensenada, Baja California, 22800, México

    Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos

  2. Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Apdo. Postal 592, La Paz, B.C.S., 23001, México

    José Luis Castro-Aguirre & Adrián F. González-Acosta

  3. Bioconservación, A.C, Apdo. Postal 504, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, 66450, México

    Salvador Contreras-Balderas

  4. Laboratorio de Ictiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Apdo. Postal 425, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, 66450, México

    María de Lourdes Lozano-Vilano

  5. Escuela de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Cd. Universitaria, Culiacán, Sinaloa, 80010, México

    Sergio Sánchez-Gonzáles

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Ruiz-Campos, G., Castro-Aguirre, J.L., Contreras-Balderas, S. et al. An annotated distributional checklist of the freshwater fish from Baja California Sur, México. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 12, 143–155 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025067202218

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