Description
This dataset presents fish occurrences from two small lakes (Bisina and Opeta) and two rivers (Manafwa and Namatala) in the Lake Kyoga system, Eastern 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 282 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Nsega M (2020): Fish species occurrences in lakes Bisina and Opeta, and rivers Manafwa and Namatala, Lake Kyoga system. v1.3. National Fisheries Resources Research Institute. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt-uganda.gbif.fr/resource?r=small_lakes_rivers_kyoga&v=1.3
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is National Fisheries Resources Research Institute. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 1fab2240-32cd-4a71-8a48-bbe8d1e73ef2. National Fisheries Resources Research Institute publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Uganda.
Keywords
Occurrence; Uganda; Lake kyoga; Lake Opeta; River Manafwa; River Namatala; Fish; Observation
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator
- Principal Research technician
- Nile Crescent, Plot 39/45, Opposite the wagon ferry terminal
- Point Of Contact
- Research officer
- Nile Crescent, Plot 39/45, Opposite the wagon ferry terminal
- Point Of Contact
- Research officer
- Nile Crescent, Plot 39/45, Opposite the wagon ferry terminal
- User
- Executive Director
- Plot 4, Coryndon Road, Makanga Hill, Bwindi Trust House
Geographic Coverage
The dataset covers lakes Bisina and Opeta, and rivers Manafwa and Namatala in Eastern Uganda
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [0.736, 33.431], North East [1.928, 34.437] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The dataset includes fish identified to genus and species taxonomic levels.
| Genus | Aplocheilichthys, Enteromius, Haplochromis |
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| Species | Amphilius jacksonii, Astatoreochromis alluaudi, Clarias alluaudi, Clarias gariepinus, Coptodon zillii, Ctenopoma muriei, Enteromius kersternii, Enteromius cercops, Enteromius jacksoni, Enteromius magdalenae, Enteromius neumayeri, Enteromius paludinosus, Enteromius radiatus, Enteromius yongei, Gnathonemus longibarbis, Haplochromis cryptodon, Haplochromis latifasciatus, Haplochromis lividus, Haplochromis martini, Haplochromis maxillaris, Haplochromis michaeli, Haplochromis obesus, Haplochromis orthostoma, Haplochromis parvidens, Haplochromis pellegrini, Haplochromis phytophagus, Haplochromis squamulatus, Haplochromis victoriae, Haplochromis squamulatus, Hippopotamyrus grahami, Labeo victorianus, Marcusenius victoriae, Mastacembelus frenatus, Mormyrus macrocephalus, Oreochromis esculentus, Oreochromis leucostictus, Oreochromis niloticus, Oreochromis variabilis, Protopterus aethiopicus, Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor, Shilbe intemedius, Synodontis afrofischeri, Synodontis victoriae |
Temporal Coverage
| Formation Period | 2013 |
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Sampling Methods
The fringes of lakes and rivers in the area are in most cases associated with dense vegetation, limiting access to sampling sites and operation of fishing gears. The sampling, therefore, considered easy to access sites. Several fishing methods (gillnets, electo-fishing, hooks, cast nets, and spearfishing)were used to maximize observations.
| Study Extent | The sampling covered two small lakes and two rivers in the Lake Kyoga basin, Eastern Uganda. Lakes Bisina and Opeta were sampled in March and June 2013. River Manafwa was sampled in February and June 2013. River Namatala was sampled in February, March and June 2013. The fishes were collected using gillnets set during the day, electo-fishing, hooks, cast nets and spear-fishing. |
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| Quality Control | The validity of scientific names was based on FishBase, and the Eschmeyer's catalogue of fishes (Froese & Pauly, 2019; Fricke et al. 2019). |
Method step description:
- Notes on some included species: The dataset contains species, previously not reported in the Lake kyoga system based on FishBase (Froese & Pauly, 2019. These include Haplochromis maxillaris, H. phytophagus, H. squamulatus, H. cryptodon, H. lividus, H. martini, H. parvidens, H. victoriae, H. michaeli, Enteromius kersternii, E. magdalenae, E. paludinosus, and E. radiatus. These observations were maintained in the dataset because they were identified by experts, and the distribution notes in FishBase may not be exhaustive, particularly for less sampled habitats such as the small lakes and rivers covered by the dataset.
Bibliographic Citations
- Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & R. Van der Laan (eds) 2019. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: genera, species, references. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2019. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (08/2019). www.fishbase.org
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 1fab2240-32cd-4a71-8a48-bbe8d1e73ef2 |
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| http://ipt-uganda.gbif.fr/resource?r=small_lakes_rivers_kyoga |