Peces del Golfo de Nicoya, Pacífico, Costa Rica: actualización de las listas de los buques científicos Skimmer y Victor Hensen José A. Vargas-Zamora1, 3, Myrna I. López-Sánchez2 & Ana R. Ramírez-Coghi1, 2 1. Escuela de Biología. Universidad de Costa Rica, 11501-2060, San José, Costa Rica;
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[email protected] 3. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (CIMAR), Universidad de Costa Rica, 11501-2060, San José, Costa Rica Recibido 19-III-2019. Corregido 12-VI-2019. Aceptado 08-VIII-2019. Abstract. Fishes from the Gulf of Nicoya, Pacific, Costa Rica: an update of the lists of the Skimmer and Victor Hensen research vessels. Introduction: Since the middle of the XXth century the Gulf of Nicoya estuary (10o N & 85o W) has been the main source of numerous fishing resources, such as mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. The estuary is presently under the increasing impact of local, regional and global stressors. The expedi- tions on board the Skimmer (1979-1980) and Victor Hensen (1993-1994) research vessels provided multidis- ciplinary data on the estuary in support of management policies. However, updated information is still needed. Objectives: To update the published lists of fish species from both expeditions and make suggestions for new research areas for future evaluations of the ecosystem. Methods: The fish collections by the Skimmer covered a depth range of 10 to 50 m using an otter trawl net, and those aboard the Victor Hensen were made between 10 to 228 m depth using otter and beam trawl nets.