Abstract
The state of Hidalgo (Mexico) is an important region from the point of view of biodiversity. However, there exists a significant gap in accessible knowledge about species diversity and distribution, especially regarding to freshwater ecosystems. This dataset comprises the sampling records of two projects developed in Hidalgo between 2007 and 2009 about the freshwater fish communities of Tecocomulco lake and rivers belonging to the Metztitlán Canyon Biosphere Reserve. It contains the taxonomic identity (species level) and basic biometric data (total length and weight) as well as date of collection and coordinates of more than 9000 specimens. This dataset is the primary result of the first and unrepeated exhaustive freshwater fish’s survey of Metztitlán Canyon Biosphere Reserve and Tecocomulco lake. It incorporates seven more species to the regional fish fauna, and new exclusive biometric data of ten species. This dataset can be used by studies dealing with, among other interests, North American freshwater fish diversity (species richness, distribution patterns) and biometric analyses, useful for the management and conservation of these areas. The complete dataset is also provided in Darwin Core Archive format.
Highlights
Fauna and flora of Mexico is significant because of its substantial range of climatic conditions
Hidalgo is a state in the central area of Mexico and an important region from the point of view of biodiversity of freshwater fishes (Miller et al 2005)
The occurrences of freshwater fishes present in this lake included in this dataset comprise the first and largest registered population of Chapultepec splitfin Girardinichthys viviparus, a threatened goodeid catalogued as critically endangered by the IUCN (Contreras-Balderas and AlmadaVillela 1996)
Summary
Hidalgo Fishes: Dataset on freshwater fishes of Hidalgo state (Mexico) in the MZNA fish collection of the University of Navarra (Spain). Chavan | Received 27 January 2014 | Accepted 31 March 2014 | Published 17 April 2014. Resource Citation: University of Navarra (2014) Hidalgo Fishes: Dataset on freshwater fishes of Hidalgo state (Mexico) in the MZNA fish collection of the University of Navarra (Spain). Contributed by Galicia D, Miranda R, Monks S, Pulido-Flores G, Ariño AH, Amezcua A, Imas M, Chaves A, Escala MC, Alemán-García B, EscorciaIgnacio R, Vilches A, Bautista-Hernández CE, Leunda PM, Gaspar S and A López-Morales.
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