Fishes collected with an artisanal fish trap in Barra de Camaratuba estuary, northeastern Brazil

Abstract

A list of the species of fishes collected in the Barra de Camaratuba estuary, Paraiba, Brazil, is presented.Specimens were collected on a monthly basis between January and December 2012, using a fishing technique known locally as “Tomada”, an artisanal fish trap like a barrier. Forty species were collected, belonging to 27 genera and 20 families of the Teleostei. The Gerreidae was the most representative family, with 6 species, followed by the Lutjanidae and Tetraodontidae, with four species each.