Fishes in the Brazilian Semi-arid

     
     Main expeditions and scientific activities dealing with fishes in the Brazilian Semi-arid.

Year

Naturalists/Expedition

Area

Results

1818/19

SpixMartius

BA, PE, CE, PI, MA

description of species by Agassiz (1829-1831)

1851

Reinhardt

MG

descriptions

1875

Lütken

MG

descriptions

1859/1861

Comissão Científica de Exploração

CE

collection

1865-1866

Thayer Expedition

São Francisco and Parnaíba

collection and description by Agassiz

1903

Steindachner

São Francisco and Parnaíba

description by author

1907/08

Haseman

São Francisco

collection

1907, 1915

Ihering, Fowler

CE

descriptions of species

1913

Starks

RN

descriptions of species

1914

Eigenmann

São Francisco

descriptions of species

1918

Miranda-Ribeiro

BA

descriptions of species

1916/17

Eigenmann

Itapicuru

descriptions of species

1937/1939

Miranda-Ribeiro

CE, PB

descriptions of species

1941

Fowler

CE, PB, PE, PI, RN,

description of 38 species

1934...

Von Ihering, Azevedo, etc.

NE

biology of species

Recent Studies

1964 a 1998

Weitzman, Rosa, Lucena, Vari, Castro, Oyakawa and others

many caatingas

citation of species

1976 a 1999

Garavello, Reis, Pinna, Schaeffer, Ferraris & Vari, and others

many caatingas

Description of species and revision of sorted groups

1989 a 1996

Costa, Costa & Brasil, Costa
et al.

many caatingas

description of 20 annual species annuals of fishes and revision of sorted group

2001

Medeiros & Maltchik

PB

diversity and stability of Ichthyofauna fauna de peixes

2003

Rosa et al.

Caatinga

diversity and conservation

2004

Rosa

Caatinga

diversity and conservation

1999-2003

Santos

Paraguaçu

ecology, diversity and conservation

2004-2005

Zanata et al.

Paraguaçu, Itapicuru and Real

ongoing survey and description

2005

Ramos et al.

PB

diversity

2005-2006

Santos et al.

Paraguaçu

ecology of K. bahiensis

     BA- Bahia, CE- Ceará, MA- Maranhão, MG- Minas Gerais;
     PE- Pernambuco, PI- Piauí, RN- Rio Grande do Norte, NE- Northeast Region

 

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