Fish species occurrence and composition in Lakes Edward and George, 2016

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Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 229 records.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Nakiyende H (2021): Fish species occurrence and composition in Lakes Edward and George, 2016. v1.1. National Fisheries Resources Research Institute. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt-uganda.gbif.fr/resource?r=edward_system_fish&v=1.1

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 549a14ba-7a14-4da7-a94a-9b18a3b8f04a. National Fisheries Resources Research Institute publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Uganda.

Keywords

Occurrence; Fish; Uganda; Lake Edward; Lake George

Contacts

Herbert Nakiyende

Metadata Provider ●
Originator

National Fisheries Resources Research Institute

UG

Laban Musinguzi

Editor ●
Point Of Contact

Research officer

National Fisheries Resources Research Institute

Jinja

UG

Geographic Coverage

The study area is lakes Edward and George.

Bounding Coordinates	South West [-0.516, 29.603], North East [0.118, 30.325]

Taxonomic Coverage

Fishes in Actinopterygii and Sarcopterygii

Genus	Haplochromis
Species	Bagrus docmak, Clarias gariepinus, Haplochromis aeneocolor, Haplochromis angustifrons, Haplochromis eduardianus, Haplochromis elegans, Haplochromis labiatus, Haplochromis macropsoides, Haplochromis mylodon, Haplochromis nigripinnis, Haplochromis nubilus, Haplochromis oregosoma, Haplochromis orthostoma, Haplochromis pappenheimi, Haplochromis petronius, Haplochromis schubotzi, Haplochromis schubotziellus, Haplochromis squamipinnis, Haplochromis taurinus, Haplochromis limax, Labeobarbus altianalis, Oreochromis leucostictus, Oreochromis niloticus, Protopterus aethiopicus

Genus

Haplochromis

Species

Bagrus docmak, Clarias gariepinus, Haplochromis aeneocolor, Haplochromis angustifrons, Haplochromis eduardianus, Haplochromis elegans, Haplochromis labiatus, Haplochromis macropsoides, Haplochromis mylodon, Haplochromis nigripinnis, Haplochromis nubilus, Haplochromis oregosoma, Haplochromis orthostoma, Haplochromis pappenheimi, Haplochromis petronius, Haplochromis schubotzi, Haplochromis schubotziellus, Haplochromis squamipinnis, Haplochromis taurinus, Haplochromis limax, Labeobarbus altianalis, Oreochromis leucostictus, Oreochromis niloticus, Protopterus aethiopicus

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period	2016

Project Data

The project supported studies to increase the understanding and awareness of aquatic biodiversity in Uganda.

Title	Agricultural Technology and Agribusiness Advisory Services (AATAS)
Funding	World Bank & Government of Uganda
Study Area Description	The study area was lakes Edward and George.
Design Description	Sampling was conducted in selected sites on lakes Edward and George. At each site, sampling was done near the shoreline and ~200-500 m away from the shoreline.

The personnel involved in the project: