Fish taxa observed in the first national surveys of streams and rivers in Uganda

Occurrence
Latest version published by National Fisheries Resources Research Institute on Aug 1, 2024 National Fisheries Resources Research Institute
Publication date:
1 August 2024
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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Description

The dataset contains fish species observed in nation wide surveys of rivers and streams in Uganda

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 148 records.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Musinguzi L, Olokotum M, Kamya A, Lugya J (2024). Fish taxa observed in the first national surveys of streams and rivers in Uganda. Version 1.0. National Fisheries Resources Research Institute. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt-uganda.gbif.fr/resource?r=fishinrivers&v=1.0

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is National Fisheries Resources Research Institute. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: ec6c5a00-8016-44cf-8550-62b8197c67fb.  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; Rivers; Freshwater

Contacts

Laban Musinguzi
  • User
  • Senior Research Officer
National Fisheries Resources Research Institut
Jinja
Mark Olokotum
  • Originator
  • Senior Research Officer
National Fisheries Resources Research Institut
Jinja
UG
Ashiraf Kamya
  • Originator
  • Research technician
National Fisheries Resources Research Institut
Jinja
UG
Jessy Lugya
  • Originator
  • Research Assistant
National Fisheries Resources Research Institut
Jinja
UG
Laban Musinguzi
  • User
  • Senior Research Officer
National Fisheries Resources Research Institut
343 Jinja
UG

Geographic Coverage

Selected rivers and streams across Uganda

Bounding Coordinates South West [-1.494, 29.224], North East [4.04, 35.244]

Taxonomic Coverage

Fishes of Uganda

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Dipneusti
Order Osteoglossiformes, Cypriniformes, Ceratodontiformes, Perciformes, Synbranchiformes, Characiformes, Cichliformes, Cyprinodontiformes, Siluriformes
Family Cichlidae, Anabantidae, Alestidae, Mochokidae, Amphiliidae, Mormyridae, Clariidae, Nothobranchiidae, Protopteridae, Schilbeidae, Mastacembelidae, Latidae, Cyprinidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2023-09-04 / 2023-09-11

Project Data

The area of the northern East African rift-valley lakes Kivu, Edward and Albert (KEA) is one of the most enigmatic regions in terms of its biogeography. The region is situated at the intersection of three major ichthyo-geographic provinces, featured a turbulent tectonic history and likely acted as a species reservoir during recent climatic changes. Since a strong taxonomic basis is crucial to make biogeographic inferences, we are revising some key groups based on a combined morphological and genetic approach. We combine classical taxonomy with state-of-the-art genomic methods to provide a comprehensive characterisation of the understudied fish fauna of this region. The KEAFISH project essentially revolves around three axes, combining genetics and morphology.

Title The biodiversity, biogeography and evolutionary history of the northern basins of the Great African Lakes: the enigmatic fish faunas of Lakes Kivu, Edward and Albert revisited
Identifier https://keafish.africamuseum.be/
Funding BELGIAN SCIENCE POLICY
Study Area Description In Uganda, the study focused on rivers within the Lake Victoria basin, Lake Kyoga basin, and the basin of River Aswa.
Design Description The collection of fish was conducted on accessible parts of rivers or streams. Collection of fish was by the use of an electrofisher.

The personnel involved in the project:

Laban Musinguzi
  • Point Of Contact

Sampling Methods

The collection of fish was done in accessible parts of the rivers, with a consideration to cover different habitats.

Study Extent Rivers and streams in basins of lakes Victoria and Kyaga, as well as River Aswa.
Quality Control After capture, fish were identified to lowest possible taxonomic level. Specimens were selected for preservation to facilitate identification in the laboratory.

Method step description:

  1. Fish capture: Fish capture was by use of an electofisher in different habitats within rivers and streams. Where possible, fish were identified on the field or preserved.

Additional Metadata