WP3
Contribution and available data
DINARA-Faculty of Sciences
Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos
Facultad de Ciencias – Universidad de la
República Oriental del Uruguay
Contribution and available data
DINARA-Faculty of Sciences
• Point data of fish species (20-30 species in Río de la Plata,
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Uruguayan EEZ and adjacent Atlantic Ocean)
Access to environment data (SST, chlorophil: 1991-1998,
Autumn - Spring)
Point data of invasive species (7 species in Río de la Plata)
Point data and records update of 10 species of local/regional
interest (Mollusca/Annelida)
Data arrangement, cleaning and control
Distribution maps
• Area
• Main currents
Recorded fish species and
criteria
• 173 families, 439 genus, 670 species
• Most represented families (marine species):
– Myctophidae (19 genus)
– Carangidae (11 genus)
– Sciaenidae (13 genus)
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Different ecosystems
Easy ID
Existent biological studies
Commercial/biological importance
• Elasmobranchii
Rajidae
Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos horkelii
Dipturus chilensis
Zapteryx brevirostris
Sympterygia bonapartii
• Elasmobranchii
Squalidae
Squalus mitsukurii
Squatinidae
Carcharhinidae
Prionace glauca
Triakidae
Mustelus schmitti
Squatina guggenheim
Galeorhinus galeus
• Actinopterygii
Engraulidae
Engraulis anchoita
Clupeidae
Merlucciidae
Merluccius hubbsii
Macruronus magellanicus
Brevoortia aurea
Sebastidae
Phycidae
Helicolenus dactylopterus
Urophycis brasiliensis
Serranidae
Ophiididae
Acanthistius brasilianus
Genypterus blacodes
• Actinopterygii
Pomatomidae
Pomatomus saltator
Carangidae
Parona signata
Cheilodactylidae
Cheilodactylus bergi
Sparidae
Pagrus pagrus
Trachurus lathami
Diplodus argenteus
• Actinopterygii
Scienidae
Cynoscion guatucupa
Umbrina canosai
Macrodon ancylodon
Paralonchurus brasiliensis
Menticirrhus americanus
Micropogonias furnieri
Pogonias cromis
• Actinopterygii
Nototheniidae
Xiphiidae
Xiphiidae
Dossostichus eleginoides
Pinguipedidae
Xipihas gladius
Scombridae
Pseudopercis semifasciata
Trichiuridae
Thunnus alalunga
Trichiurus lepturus
Gempylidae
Thunnus obesus
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
Thunnus albacares
• Actinopterygii
Lophiidae
Ariidae
Genidens barbus
Lophius gastrophysus
Congridae
Conger orbignyanus
Data source
(fishes, mollusc and invasive species)
High priority
• Research vessel surveys
• Exploratory surveys
• Specific distribution studies
Low priority
• Observers data
• Commercial fishing vessels
Valid record
(fishes and invasive species)
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Species level
Georeferenced
Date, depth
Checked by local specialist
Part of Publication, report or cruise report
Exotic species
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Limnoperna fortunei
Rapana venosa
Corbicula fluminea
Ligia exótica
Neomysis americana
Cyprinus carpio
At present results
• DIVA-GIS data format
• 1900 records