Ichthyofauna of the Manso river (Caldas, Colombia)

Abstract

This paper presents a list of the fishes of the middle and lower part of the Manso River basin, in the department of Caldas, Colombia. It consolidates the results of 33 sampling events at 8 stations distributed in the middle and lower Manso river zone and a tributary stream, in addition to previously available information. A total of 68 species of fish have been recorded for the Manso River. In the period 2012-2014, 55 species were registered, of which 15 are included in the Red Book of Freshwater Fish of Colombia, 12 are species of importance for human consumption and the others that represent biological and ecological interest.