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.

SpeciesAbundance
SábaloSaltoSuráJaguar

Alfaro cultratus5323
Archocentrus nigrofasciatus2020
Asthateros alfari2110
Astyanax aeneus37284319
Atherinella hubbsi0010
Bramocharax bransfordii6000
Brycon guatemalensis17292625
Bryconamericus scleroparius60022
Cryptoheros septemfasciatus0322
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis3000
Neetroplus nematopus1510250
Poecilia gilli4002
Priapichthys annectens0100
Tomocichla tuba3320
Total number of individuals (N)1007710473
Total number of species (S)11896
Estimated species richness (mean)9.813.414.815.5
Lower 95% C.I.9.412.51415.1
Upper 95% C.I.14.323.622.223.3