Research Article
Fish Species Richness in Lowland Streams with a Geothermal Input Phenomenon, Sarapiquí de Heredia, Costa Rica
Table 2
Species abundance at 4 sites in low-order streams at La Selva Biological Station, Heredia, Costa Rica.
| Species | | Abundance | | | | Sábalo | Salto | Surá | Jaguar |
| Alfaro cultratus | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Archocentrus nigrofasciatus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Asthateros alfari | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Astyanax aeneus | 37 | 28 | 43 | 19 | Atherinella hubbsi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bramocharax bransfordii | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brycon guatemalensis | 17 | 29 | 26 | 25 | Bryconamericus scleroparius | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | Cryptoheros septemfasciatus | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Hypsophrys nicaraguensis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Neetroplus nematopus | 15 | 10 | 25 | 0 | Poecilia gilli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Priapichthys annectens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Tomocichla tuba | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Total number of individuals (N) | 100 | 77 | 104 | 73 | Total number of species (S) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | Estimated species richness (mean) | 9.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | Lower 95% C.I. | 9.4 | 12.5 | 14 | 15.1 | Upper 95% C.I. | 14.3 | 23.6 | 22.2 | 23.3 |
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