@article{fdi:010088075,
  title = {{NEOTROPICAL} {FRESHWATER} {FISHES} : a dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the {N}eotropics},
  author = {{T}onella, {L}. {H}. and {R}uaro, {R}. and {D}ags, {V}. {S}. and {G}arcia, {D}. {A}. {Z}. and {V}itorino, {O}. {B}. and {L}obato-de {M}agalhaes, {T}. and {J}{\'e}z{\'e}quel, {C}{\'e}line and {T}edesco, {P}ablo and {B}igorne, {R}{\'e}my and et al.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {N}eotropical region hosts 4225 freshwater fish species, ranking first among the world's most diverse regions for freshwater fishes. {O}ur {NEOTROPICAL} {FRESHWATER} {FISHES} data set is the first to produce a large-scale {N}eotropical freshwater fish inventory, covering the entire {N}eotropical region from {M}exico and the {C}aribbean in the north to the southern limits in {A}rgentina, {P}araguay, {C}hile, and {U}ruguay. {W}e compiled 185,787 distribution records, with unique georeferenced coordinates, for the 4225 species, represented by occurrence and abundance data. {T}he number of species for the most numerous orders are as follows: {C}haraciformes (1289), {S}iluriformes (1384), {C}ichliformes (354), {C}yprinodontiformes (245), and {G}ymnotiformes (135). {T}he most recorded species was the characid {A}styanax fasciatus (4696 records). {W}e registered 116,802 distribution records for native species, compared to 1802 distribution records for nonnative species. {T}he main aim of the {NEOTROPICAL} {FRESHWATER} {FISHES} data set was to make these occurrence and abundance data accessible for international researchers to develop ecological and macroecological studies, from local to regional scales, with focal fish species, families, or orders. {W}e anticipate that the {NEOTROPICAL} {FRESHWATER} {FISHES} data set will be valuable for studies on a wide range of ecological processes, such as trophic cascades, fishery pressure, the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation, and the impacts of species invasion and climate change. {T}here are no copyright restrictions on the data, and please cite this data paper when using the data in publications.},
  keywords = {biodiversity hotspot ; conservation ; data paper ; ichthyology ; {N}eotropical region ; occurrence ; species distribution ; {MEXIQUE} ; {AMERIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {AMERIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cology},
  volume = {104},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {e3713 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {0012-9658},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1002/ecy.3713},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088075},
}