PECES ASOCIADOS A ARRECIFES Y MANGLARES EN EL PARQUE NACIONAL COIBA

From january 1998 to january 1999, were taken seven samples from the ichthycal fauna at Coiba National Park on its northeast side; located in the Veraguas province. Our purpose was to get an inventory of main species asociated to reefs and mangrove areas. To do this inventory we used different techniques of taking samples, such as trammel and nets, plastic bags, traps, harpoon and visual census. There was done two drayage with a shrimp boat in front of “Granito de Oro”. It were collected a total of ten (10) species grouped in seven (7) families relating the cartilaginous fish and fifty seven (57) families of osseus fishes includend in one hundred and seven (107) generes and one hundred and fifty six (156) species.  De enero de 1998 hasta enero de 1999 se realizaron siete muestreos de la fauna ictiológica en el sector noreste del Parque Nacional Coiba, Provincia de Veraguas. El propósito fue realizar un inventario de las principales especies de peces asociadas a arrecifes y manglares en dicho Parque. Para el inventario se utilizaron diferentes técnicas de muestreo, tales como: trasmallos, redes de mano, bolsas plásticas, trampas, arpón, censos visuales y se realizaron dos arrastres con barco camaronero frente al islote de Granito de Oro. Se recolectaron un total de 10 especies, agrupadas en 7 familias para los peces cartilaginosos, mientras que para los peces óseos se recolectaron 156 especies agrupadas en 57 familias