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Corresponding author: Timóteo Monteiro da Silva ( timoteomsilva@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Devin Bloom
© 2017 Timóteo Monteiro da Silva, Juliana Corrêa dos Santos, Victor Amazonas Viegas Ferreira, Lorran Alves da Cruz Ramos, Wolmar Benjamin Wosiacki, Marcos Paulo Alves de Sousa.
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Citation:
Silva TM, Santos JC, Ferreira VAV, Cruz Ramos LA, Wosiacki WB, Sousa PA (2017) Data from the ichthyological collection of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. ZooKeys 687: 89-99. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.687.11233
Resource citation:
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (2016) Ichthyology Collection of Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Online at http://ipt.museu-goeldi.br/ipt/resource?r=museu_paraense_emilio_goeldi_ictiology_collection&v=11.2 doi: 10.15468/njmykk, Version 11.2 (updated on Dec 15, 2016) GBIF key: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/b0059a3a-5cab-4a08-8d14-d92c23378e43
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This dataset contains information on the occurrence of Neotropical fishes (Actinopterygii, Chondrichthyes, Sarcopterygii) collected in South America, mostly from the Brazilian Amazon. The ichthyology collections of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG: http://www.museu-goeldi.br/) include specimens collected between 1900 and 2014. The dataset is now available for public consultation on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility portal (http://www.gbif.org/dataset/b0059a3a-5cab-4a08-8d14-d92c23378e43), and through Sistema de Informação sobre a Biodiversidade Brasileira (http://gbif.sibbr.gov.br/explorador/pt/recurso/62).
Amazon, dataset, ichthyology, occurrence
The Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (
The ichthyology collections of the Goeldi Museum receive and preserve material evidence, including specimens and associated data and metadata collected in the field, for research and educational purposes. The collections are a source of information and material used by national and international researchers as well as students of two post-graduate programs at
Describing new species is the first step in documenting and conserving biodiversity. However even after a new species is first described, it can take years or decades before a more complete understanding of species-level diversity can be apprehended throughout this vast region (
The aim of this paper is to describe and synthesize information about Amazon fish biodiversity represented in the Goeldi Museum collections, providing summaries about taxonomic coverage and geographical distribution in order to facilitate rapid and dynamic access to the records present at
With these factors in mind, the digitization of the Goeldi fish collections began in 2003, and records were initially inserted into Excel software; in 2009, they were transferred to Specify (SPECIFY SOFTWARE 6). All records have now been computerized, and are available to the scientific community and general public in the Sistema de Informação sobre a Biodiversidade Brasileira (
Data published through SiBBr and GBIF: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/3bc27e57-a84d-4e0c-ba0d-9dbba8299674; http://gbif.sibbr.gov.br/explorador/pt/recurso/62
Project title: Computerization of the ichthyological collection of the
Personnel: Timóteo Monteiro da Silva (student), Marcos Paulo Alves de Sousa (head of informatics), Wolmar Benjamin Wosiacki (curator), Juliana Corrêa dos Santos (student), Victor Amazonas Viegas Ferreira (student), Lorran Alves da Cruz Ramos (student).
Funding: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovação e Comunicação (MCTIC); Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa (CNPq).
General description of taxonomic coverage:
The taxonomic organization of the collection followed
Among these are found 263 type specimens of which 33 are holotypes and 227 are paratypes. 261 of the 263 type specimens were collected during the last 15 years.
All type species found in the collection are detailed below:
List of species with holotype and paratype in the collection:
Acestridium triplax, Archolaemus orientalis, Aspidoras gabrieli, Aspidoras marianae, Characidium nana, Characidium papachibe, Corydoras urucu, Cyphocharax aninha, Eigenmannia antonioi, Eigenmannia desantanai, Eigenmannia guairaca, Eigenmannia muirapinima, Eigenmannia pavulagem, Hemigrammus arua, Hemigrammus diagonicus, Hyphessobrycon montagi, Hypomasticus lineomaculatus, Hypopygus benoneae, Ituglanis ina, Stenolicmus ix, Tatia caxiuanensis, Tetranematichthys barthemi, Tometes ancylorhynchus, Tometes camunani, Tometes kranponhah, Trichomycterus guaraquessaba, Trichomycterus igobi, Trichomycterus mboycy, Trichomycterus naipi, Trichomycterus papilliferus, Trichomycterus plumbeus, Trichomycterus taroba, Xenurobrycon varii.
List of species with only paratype in the collection:
Adontosternarchus duartei, Anchoviella juruasanga, Ancistrus krenakarore, Ancistrus ranunculus, Apteronotus lindalvae, Apteronotus soneiro, Archolaemus ferreirai, Archolaemus janeae, Archolaemus luciae, Archolaemus santosi, Aspidoras gabrieli, Aspidoras marianae, Astroblepus nettoferreirai, Baryancistrus chrysolomus, Baryancistrus xanthellus, Bryconamericus pinnavittatus, Centromochlus orca, Chaetostoma jegui, Crenicichla anamiri, Cyphocharax jagunco, Cyphocharax lundi, Eigenmannia matintaperera, Eigenmannia meeki, Eigenmannia sayona, Eigenmannia waiwai, Furcodontichthys novaesi, Hassar gabiru, Hassar shewellkeimi, Hypostomus delimai, Hypostomus hoplonites, Ituglanis goya, Jupiaba citrina, Leporinus multimaculatus, Moenkhausia celibela, Moenkhausia chlorophthalma, Moenkhausia eurystaenia, Moenkhausia mikia, Moenkhausia petymbuaba, Moenkhausia plumbea, Nemuroglanis furcatus, Parotocinclus halbothi, Peckoltia compta, Peckoltia feldbergae, Phallobrycon synarmacanthus, Physopyxis ananas, Polycentrus jundia, Scoloplax baskini, Synbranchus lampreia, Trichomycterus anhanga, Trichomycterus balios, Trichomycterus cachiraensis, Trichomycterus crassicaudatus, Trichomycterus poikilos, Trichomycterus trefauti, Trichomycterus tupinamba, Tyttobrycon marajoara.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Classes: Actinopterygii, Chondrichthyes, Sarcopterygii
Orders: Atheriniformes, Batrachoidiformes, Beloniformes, Carcharhiniformes, Characiformes, Chimaeriformes, Clupeiformes, Cyprinodontiformes, Elopiformes, Gasterosteiformes, Gobiesociformes, Gymnotiformes, Lepidosireniformes, Lophiiformes, Mugiliformes, Myliobatiformes, Osmeriformes, Osteoglossiformes, Cichliformes, Pleuronectiformes, Pristiformes, Rajiformes, Scorpaeniformes, Siluriformes, Squaliformes, Synbranchiformes, Syngnathiformes, Tetraodontiformes (Figure
FamiliesAcestrorhynchidae, Achiridae, Anablepidae, Anostomidae, Apteronotidae, Argentinidae, Ariidae, Aspredinidae, Atherinidae, Atherinopsidae, Auchenipteridae, Batrachoididae, Belonidae, Blenniidae, Bothidae, Callichthyidae, Carangidae, Carcharhinidae, Centrarchidae, Centropomidae, Cetopsidae, Chacidae, Characidae, Chilodontidae, Chimaeridae, Cichlidae, Clupeidae, Crenuchidae, Ctenoluciidae, Curimatidae, Cynodontidae, Cynoglossidae, Cyprinodontidae, Dasyatidae, Diodontidae, Doradidae, Echeneidae, Electrophoridae, Eleotridae, Elopidae, Engraulidae, Ephippidae, Erythrinidae, Gasteropelecidae, Gerreidae, Gobiesocidae, Gobiidae, Gymnotidade, Gymnotidae, Gymnuridae, Haemulidae, Helogeneidae, Hemiodontidae, Hemiramphidae, Heptapteridae, Hypopomidae, Lebiasinidae, Lepidosirenidae, Lobotidae, Loricariidae, Lutjanidae, Megalopidae, Mugilidae, Mullidae, Muraenidae, Myliobatidae, Nematogenyidae, Ogcocephalidae, Ophichthidae, Osteoglossidae, Paralichthyidae, Parodontidae, Pimelodidae, Poeciliidae, Polycentridae, Potamotrygonidae, Pristidae, Pristigasteridae, Prochilodontidae, Prystigasteridae, Pseudopimelodidae, Rajidae, Rhamphichthyidae, Rivulidae, Sciaenidae, Scoloplacidae, Scombridae, Serranidae, Serrasalmidae, Sphyraenidae, Sphyrnidae, Squalidae, Sternopygidae, Stromateidae, Synbranchidae, Syngnathidae, Tetraodontidae, Torpedinidae, Triakidae, Trichiuridae, Trichomycteridae, Triglidae.
General spatial coverage: The collections include specimens from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, and Peru. Most samples come from the Brazilian Amazon (Figure
Map of South America showing the localities of all fish specimens with coordinates (dataset available at http://www.gbif.org/dataset/b0059a3a-5cab-4a08-8d14-d92c23378e43). Some dots represent more than one locality.
Temporal coverage: Specimens in the collection date from 1900–2014 (Figure
Parent collection identifier: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Collection name: Ichthyology
Collection identifier:
Specimen preservation method: Alcohol
General method of publishing: Samples were obtained from collecting licenses, exchange, donation, or purchase. Samples are stored and preserved in the collection and data is stored in the Biodiversity Data Management System. The main data from specimens that are incorporated in the collection are published in "Sistema de Informação sobre a Biodiversidade Brasileira (SiBBr)" and "Global Biodiversity Information Facility" (GBIF) using an export tool from Specify Software and "Integrated Publishing Toolkit" (IPT) from GBIF which uses the Darwin core Standard version 1.4. The data was imported and published as per the schematic illustration below (Figure
Sampling description: During its 150 years of history, the ichthyology collection of
Quality control description: The most recent taxonomic organization of the collection followed
The curatorial protocol involves receiving material that is identified and labelled, while data and metadata are digitized and deposited in a two story collection room measuring 192 m2, air-conditioned to 22°C. The specimens are fixed in formalin for 50 hours and transferred into a 70% ethanol solution for permanent storage.
The process for the preservation of bone and cartilage samples is based on
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - ichthyology collection
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 11.2
Distribution: http://ipt.museu-goeldi.br/ipt/resource?r=museu_paraense_emilio_goeldi_ictiology_collectionand;
http://www.gbif.org/dataset/3bc27e57-a84d-4e0c-ba0d-9dbba8299674
Publication date of data: 2015-01-21
Language: Portuguese
Licenses of use: This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode).
Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2014-08-01
Hierarchy level: Dataset
The authors would like to thank Izaura Maschio (collection manager), Alberto Bezerra (technical curator), Alberto Akama (researcher), and