11 5 1781 the journal of biodiversity data 31 October 2015 Check List LISTS OF SPECIES Check List 11(5): 1781, 31 October 2015 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1781 ISSN 1809-127X © 2015 Check List and Authors Rapid survey of ichthyofauna from rivers and streams of coastal hydrographic regions of Santa Catarina state, Brazil Vitor Pimenta Abrahão1*, Alexander Claro-García1, Lenice Souza-Shibatta1 and Oscar Akio Shibatta2 1 Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid - PR 445, Km 380, Campus Universitário, CEP 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil 2 Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Museu de Zoologia, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid - PR 445 Km 380, Campus Universitário, CEP 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil * Corresponding author. E-mail:
[email protected] Abstract: The lack of knowledge on the distribution system that reflect the shallow marine environment that and taxonomy of ichthyofauna from coastal Atlantic once occupied this coastline (Caruso et al. 2000). The Rainforest of Santa Catarina state, Brazil, is noteworthy. rivers of Santa Catarina are included in 10 hydrographic This study presents a rapid but comprehensive survey regions in the state, which were determined by law of fish species from the coastal hydrographic regions (#10.949/1998). Of these 10 hydrographic regions, five of Santa Catarina. The samples were conducted in are localized near the coast. The hydrographic region October 2012, in 19 sampling sites of five hydrographic of Baixada Norte encompasses an area of 4,877 km2 regions, using sieves, seine nets, and throw nets.