Ichthyofauna of Littoral of the Gulf Arguin, Mauritania: Fishes Checklist
Citation
Gushchina A V, Fall K O M, Earl C (2023). Ichthyofauna of Littoral of the Gulf Arguin, Mauritania: Fishes Checklist. Version 2.1. OBIS Secretariat. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.25607/ihbtkl accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.Description
According to the materials of 2000–2004, in littoral of the gulf Arguin (at the coast of Northern Africa) dwell 91 fish species. Fish young, accumulating 97.9–99.7% of ichthyofauna, endure main cycle of development in the zone of littoral, use it for pasture and as a shelter. Five types of littoral are distinguished in the gulf. Ichthyofauna composition of different littoral types has significant similarity, but differs essentially from ichthyofauna of open ocean littoral. The role of the gulf Arguin, taking into consideration its dimensions, is unique in reproduction, biodiversity maintenance and existence of numerous fish species (including fishery species) of Northern Africa.Purpose
These data were made accessible through UNESCO's eDNA Expeditions project to mobilize available marine species and occurrence datasets from World Heritage Sites.
Sampling Description
Method steps
- See Github Project and R Notebook for dataset construction methods
Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Fishes
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Agnatharank: Superclass
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Chondrichthyesrank: unranked
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Osteichthyesrank: unranked
Geographic Coverages
Banc d'Arguin
Bibliographic Citations
- Gushchin, A.V., Fall, K.O.M. Ichthyofauna of littoral of the gulf Arguin, Mauritania. J. Ichthyol. 52, 160–171 (2012). - https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945212010055
Contacts
A. V. Gushchinaoriginator
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences
Khallagi Ould Mokhamad Fall
originator
Mauritanian Institute for Oceanographic Research and Fisheries
Chandra Earl
metadata author
position: eDNA Scientific Officer
UNESCO
email: c.earl@unesco.org
Chandra Earl
processor
position: eDNA Scientific Officer
UNESCO
email: c.earl@unesco.org
OBIS Secretariat
administrative point of contact
position: Secretariat
OBIS
email: helpdesk@obis.org