Historical record of the genus <em>Sicydium<em> (Pisces: Gobiidae) and its inshore fishery exploitation in the Ecuadorian coast

Abstract

The genus Sicydium, called "chautiza" on the Ecuadorian coast, is a fish type that has an amphidromy migratory behavior and whose post-larvary state is used locally as a food and economic resource. There are records of this fish in old bibliographic sources and in some popular folktales. They not only describe the presence of "chautiza" along the Ecuadorian shoreline, but also its presence in rivers. These records have helped increase knowledge of the distribution of the "chautiza". Nowadays, its existence is very low and, in some places, extinct.

Keywords

• Anfidromía
• Chautiza
• Pesquería artesanal
• Occidente ecuatoriano
• <em>Sicydium<em>