Analysis of the marine ornamental fish trade at Ceará State, northeast Brazil

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• 作者：Monteiro Neto ; Cassiano ; De Andrade Cunha ; Francisca Edna ; Carvalho Nottingham ; Mara ; Araú ; jo ; Maria Elizabeth ; Lucena Rosa ; Ierecê ; Leite Barros ; Glaura Maria
• 关键词：Marine aquarium fish ; Monitoring ; Northeast Brazil ; Trade
• 刊名：Biodiversity & Conservation
• 出版年：2003
• 出版时间：2003
• 年：2003
• 卷：12
• 期：6
• 页码：1287-1295
• 全文大小：1.11 MB

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Brazil is one of the leading exporters of ornamental fishes, mostly freshwater; however, monitoring of the trade is nearly non-existent in the country. This paper provides an initial assessment of a new venture, the marine aquarium fish trade at Ceará State, northeast Brazil, aiming to document the species traded, to provide preliminary estimates of numbers of specimens traded, and to identify priorities in data collection and monitoring. A total of 143 species and 199 304 fishes were traded. From the total, 109 species were native and represented 84 % of the fishes traded. Thirty-four exotic species figured on the permits and amounted to nearly 16 % of the exports; however, most of them consist of misidentified native species. Nearly 90 % of the fish trade was directed to the international market. Official figures represent an underestimation of the total number of captured specimens.