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      Reef fishes biodiversity and conservation at the largest Brazilian coastal Marine Protected Area (MPA Costa dos Corais)

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          Abstract Coral reefs harbor one of the largest fish biodiversity on earth; yet information on reef fishes is still absent for many regions. We analyzed reef fish richness, distribution, and conservation on the largest Brazilian multiple use coastal MPA; which cover a large extent of coral reefs at the SWA. A total of 325 fish species have been listed for MPA Costa dos Corais, including Chondrichthyes (28 species) and Actinopterygii (297). Fish species were represented by 81 families and the most representative families were Carangidae (23 species), Labridae (21) and Gobiidae (15). The MPA fish richness represented 44% of all recorded fish species of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SWA) highlighting the large-scale importance of this MPA. A total of 40 species (12%) are registered at Near Threatened (NT), Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN) or Critically Endangered (CR). This study reinforces the importance of MPA Costa dos Corais on reef fish biodiversity and conservation and emphasize the urgent need of conservation strategies.

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          Resumo Os recifes de coral abrigam uma das maiores biodiversidades de peixes do planeta; no entanto, as informações sobre peixes de recife ainda estão ausentes em muitas regiões. Analisamos a riqueza, distribuição e a conservação de peixes recifais na maior Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA) costeira de uso múltiplo do Brasil; área que possui grande extensão de recifes de corais no SWA. Um total de 325 espécies de peixes foram listadas para APA Costa dos Corais, incluindo Chondrichthyes (28 espécies) e Actinopterygii (297). As espécies de peixes foram representadas por 81 famílias e as famílias mais representativas foram Carangidae (23 espécies), Labridae (21) e Gobiidae (15). A riqueza de peixes da APA representou 44% de todas as espécies de peixes registradas no Oceano Atlântico Sudoeste (SWA), destacando a importância em grande escala desta APA. Um total de 40 espécies (12%) estão registradas como Quase Ameaçada (NT), Vulnerável (VU), Em Perigo (EN) ou Criticamente Em Perigo (CR). Este estudo reforça a importância da APA Costa dos Corais na biodiversidade e conservação dos peixes recifais e enfatiza a necessidade urgente de estratégias de conservação.

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                Neotropical Ichthyology
                Neotrop. ichthyol.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia (Maringá, PR, Brazil )
                1679-6225
                1982-0224
                2021
                : 19
                : 4
                : e210071
                Affiliations
                [2] Recife Pernambuco orgnameUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco orgdiv1Departamento de Oceanografia Brazil betharau08@ 123456gmail.com
                [3] Recife Pernambuco orgnameUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco orgdiv1Departamento de Oceanografia orgdiv2Grupo de Ictiologia Marinha Tropical Brazil felipemgmattos@ 123456hotmail.com
                [4] Penedo orgnameUniversidade Federal de Alagoas orgdiv1Laboratório de Ictiologia e Conservação Brazil flavio.junior@ 123456arapiraca.ufal.br
                [1] Recife PE orgnameProjeto Conservação Recifal Brazil pedrohcp2@ 123456yahoo.com.br
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                S1679-62252021000400228 S1679-6225(21)01900400228
                10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0071
                5115411a-0869-4cd4-a825-0ef9da23062a

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 26 March 2021
                : 05 July 2021
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                Ichthyofauna,Management Plan,Comunidade de peixes,Ictiofauna,Plano de manejo,Unidade de conservação,Recifes de coral,Conservation Unit,Coral Reefs,Fish community

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