Feeding habits of the Pacific bearded brotula Brotula clarkae Hubbs, 1944 (Ophidiidae) along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Naranjo-Elizondo ◽  
M. Espinoza ◽  
M. Herrera ◽  
T. M. Clarke ◽  
I. S. Wehrtmann
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
The Pacific

Cimaria vargasi n. gen, n. sp. (Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae: Odostomiinae) from the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, Central America

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3178 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
TORE HØISÆTER
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Biogeographic Province ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Family

The Panamic biogeographic province has long been thought to harbour a rich pyramidellid fauna. In the compilation of Keen (1971) the family is second only to the Turridae in being the most speciose gastropod family in the region, and no less than 350 species are listed. However a number of these have later been recognized to be synonyms, and in the update of the compilation by Skoglund (2002) the number of pyramidellids was reduced to 258.

Occurrence of lithodid crabs (Decapoda, Lithodidae) on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America

Crustaceana ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Wehrtmann ◽  
Enrique Macpherson
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
The Pacific

Description of a new species of Pagurus Fabricius, 1775 (Crustacea: Paguroidea: Paguridae) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America, with notes on Pagurus albus (Benedict, 1892)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4712 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
MANUEL AYÓN-PARENTE ◽  
INGO S. WEHRTMANN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Antennal Segment ◽  
Distal Margin ◽  
Eastern Tropical Pacific ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Right ◽  
A New Species

A redescription of Pagurus albus (Benedict, 1892) is presented together with a description of a new species of hermit crab, Pagurus pseudoalbus sp. n., from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Pagurus pseudoalbus sp. n. differs from P. albus and P. perlatus by the length of antennal acicles, which do not exceed the distal margin of the 4th antennal segment, whereas in the latter two species, the antennal acicles exceed the 4th antennal segment; the antennular peduncle is proportionally longer than the ocular peduncle in the new species compared to P. perlatus, but shorter than in P. albus; the palm of the right cheliped in P. pseudoalbus sp. n. is 1.3 times as long as broad, while in P. albus and P. perlatus it is 1.0 and 1.4 times as long as broad, respectively. Including the new species, the genus Pagurus in the Eastern Tropical Pacific currently includes 16 species. 

Mercury levels in muscle tissue of four common elasmobranch species from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 254-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Ivone Sandoval-Herrera ◽  
Juan Sebastián Vargas-Soto ◽  
Mario Espinoza ◽  
Tayler M. Clarke ◽  
Aaron T. Fisk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Muscle Tissue ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Elasmobranch Species

scholarly journals The deep water fishery along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo S. Wehrtmann ◽  
Vanessa Nielsen Munoz
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals The deepwater fishery along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo S. Wehrtmann ◽  
Vanessa Nielsen Munoz
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals The community of Mata de Limón, central Pacific coast of Costa Rica and the extraction of colonchos Callichirus seilacheri (Bott, 1955) (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callianassidae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 575-580
Author(s):  
Patricio Hernáez ◽  
Hernán Granda-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Total Abundance ◽  
Central Pacific ◽  
Sustainable Harvesting ◽  
Local Resource ◽  
The Pacific

We conducted monthly visits to the coastal community of Mata de Limón (December 2011 to November 2012) in central Pacific of Costa Rica for assessment the extraction of the burrowing shrimp called coloncho Callichirus seilacheri, a species intensely caught as bait for fishing along the Pacific coast of Central America. The outcomes indicate that fishery effort varied between 4 and 14 harvesters day-1 with a high percentage of them from the same community (70-100%). Daily catch varied between 76 and 1120 shrimps and its value was strongly correlated with catches realized for the local harvesters (R2= 0.88). The shrimps density and total abundance in Mata de Limón was estimated in 1.2 ± 0.88 ind m-2 and 49,607 ± 3,638 individuals, respectively. Ovigerous females were exclusively present between May and November, peak in September. According to our outcomes, population of C. seilacheri in Mata de Limón could be in risk of overfishing if the daily catches exceed 800 individuals. The main results of the present study allow recommend the implementation of a total fishing ban during the reproduction peak of C. seilacheri directed to protection and conservation of this local resource for its sustainable harvesting. Also, we suggest the establishment of a management program between the community of Mata de Limón and the Instituto Costarricense de Pesca y Acuicultura (INCOPESCA) in order to optimize and legalize the extraction of this important resource.

Damsel in distress: is the nomenclature of Lachesis melanocephala Solórzano & Cerdas, 1986 (Serpentes, Viperidae) in need of rescue?

Bionomina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
OMAR M. ENTIAUSPE-NETO
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Black Stripe ◽  
Total Length ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Forested Areas

The neotropical viperid snake genus Lachesis Daudin, 1803 accomodates four venomous species that occur in forested areas from Central America, in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, to most of South America, southwards into southeastern Brazil and Bolivia (Campbell & Lamar 2004). This genus is unique among neotropical crotalines in having a high number of ventrals, dorsal, and cephalic scales, while also being oviparous (Campbell & Lamar 2004). Lachesis melanocephala Solórzano & Cerdas, 1986 is a large-sized viper, distributed from the Pacific coast of southwestern Costa Rica to northwestern Panama (Campbell & Lamar 2004). This species reaches up to 2.4 meters of total length, and can be diagnosed based on its uniformly black dorsal head pattern and inconspicuous postocular black stripe (Fig. 1; Campbell & Lamar 2004).

Diet composition and diel feeding behaviour of the banded guitarfishZapteryx xysteralong the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America

2012 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 286-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Espinoza ◽  
T. M. Clarke ◽  
F. Villalobos-Rojas ◽  
I. S. Wehrtmann
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
Diet Composition ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
The Pacific
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