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Description

The dataset contains records of freshwater fishes collected in the Tua river sub-basin and included in the Complementary Studies to the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in August 2011, during field visits to 17 fixed stations. Sampling was made using electrofishing, and it targeted all fish species. The following species were recorded: Achondrostoma oligolepis, Cobitis calderoni, Gambusia holbrooki, Lampetra planeri, Lepomis gibbosus, Luciobarbus bocagei, Pseudochondrostoma duriense, Salmo trutta subsp. fario, Squalius alburnoides, Squalius carolitertii.

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Taxonomic range

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 2 classes, 5 orders, 6 families and 10 species. All individuals were identified to the species level.

Kingdoms covered include: Animalia.

Geographic range

The data was collected at 17 field stations along the valleys of rivers Tua, Tinhela, Tuela and Rabaçal (Northeast Portugal, Europe), within the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Murça, Mirandela, Macedo de Cavaleiros and Vinhais

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Metadata last updated on 2020-01-27 15:38:01.0

Digitised records available through the Atlas

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