title: Annotated checklist of the coastal ichthyofauna from Michoacán State, Mexico.
abstract: This study is the first to complete an intensive and comprehensive list of the ichthyofauna of nearly all ecosystems of the Michoacán coast, Mexico. The resulting systematic checklist, supplemented with information from the literature and scientific collections, comprises 440 species belonging to two classes, 31 orders, 104 families, and 264 genera. The families with the highest number of species were Sciaenidae (30 spp.), Carangidae (26), Haemulidae (24), Serranidae (21), Paralichthyidae, and Gobiidae (13). Of the total species list, 134 represent first records for the Michoacán State, and one is a first record for Mexico. The results expand the number of known fish species of the Michoacán coast by almost one third and will help to develop conservation and management plans for this coastal zone.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología Acuática Facultad de Biología Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Ciudad Universitaria s/n Morelia Michoacán México.
authors.forename: Eloísa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Torres-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología Acuática Facultad de Biología Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Ciudad Universitaria s/n Morelia Michoacán México.
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palacios-Morales
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología Acuática Facultad de Biología Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Ciudad Universitaria s/n Morelia Michoacán México.
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romero-Gallardo
authors.affiliation: Posgrado de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología Unidad Académica Mazatlán Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Apartado postal 811 Mazatlán 82000 Sinaloa México.
authors.forename: Paloma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salazar-Araujo
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología Acuática Facultad de Biología Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Ciudad Universitaria s/n Morelia Michoacán México.
authors.forename: Adrián
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Meraz
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología Acuática Facultad de Biología Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Ciudad Universitaria s/n Morelia Michoacán México.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Madrigal-Guridi
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Zoología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 54090 Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, México.
authors.forename: Luis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Del Moral-Flores
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología Acuática Facultad de Biología Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Ciudad Universitaria s/n Morelia Michoacán México.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Domínguez-Domínguez
keywords: Coastal fish; Mexican Central Pacific; estuaries; marine; systematic list