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Worms, J.; Porteiro, F.M.; Alfonso, P.; Santos, R.S.; Barreiros, J.P.; Wirtz, P.. |
Since the early works of Balthazar Osório, at the turn of the century, only few papers have been published on the ichthyofauna of São Tomé island. The papers dealing with these fishes were compilations of previous works or the results of a few scientific expeditions (e.g. "Galathea" and "Calypso"). In this paper, we present the results of several surveys carried out from the island over the last decade, together with an annotated revision of the known bibliography for the area. The result is an inventory of the coastal fish of São Tomé island. Our records (124 species belonging to 59 families) are based on fish captured, photographed or observed whilst diving and also on those landed by local artisanal fishermen. In this paper we report a total of 185... |
Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Coastal fisheries. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/952 |
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