All Fishes – Regional Perspectives Region: South America Southeastern Pacific and Southatlantic. Ricardo Galleguillos & Ciro Oyarzún Dept. Oceanography University of Concepción, Chile

Area covered in Chile: Fishes from Chilean continental shelf and slope. Potentially fishes from Easter Island and Juan Fernandez Archipelago and Sub Antarctic areas.

Number of fish species: Country Marine Freshwater Non natives TOTAL Colombia 2000 742 2742 Ecuador 500 350 850 Perú 1070 791 1861 Chile 1056 44 26 1126 Argentina Uruguay 360 147 507 Brasil 900 2300 3200

Species used in Chile as fishery resources Natives Introduced Algae 13 Fishes 85 9 (mainly salmons) Molluscs 41 3 Crustacean 27 2 Echinoderms Tunicate 1 Mammalian Total 170 14

Brief summary of plans for facilitating area coverage: CHILE Net contact from north to southern Chile through universities MNHN-Chile (Santiago) and Regional Museums. Fishery Industries. Central, Southern and Austral. Mainly demersal and pelagic fishes.

Has COI sequenced started in this region yet?: NO as far I concern

Fish collectors in region: University of Concepción, MNHN-Chile, Several colleagues along the Chilean coast We have regular contact and academic agreement with them. Ecuador, Peru, Argentina (see next slides)

Fish taxonomists in region Taxonomy Groups Contacted Ecuador Pedro Jimenez Yes Hans Ruperti No Perú Martin Cornejo Myctophidae, Stomiidae Idiacanthidae, etc. Norma Chirichigno Several families, mainly coastal fish

Fish taxonomists in region Chile Ismael Kong Scorpaeniform, Deep sea Yes Enzo Acuña Myctophiform, Sharks Roberto Meléndez Chironemidae, Moridae, Blennidae Ciro Oyarzun Notohenioidei, Ophidiidae, Clupeidae German Pequeño Blennidae, Serranidae, Macrouridae Julio Lamilla Sharks & Rays

Fish taxonomists in region Argentina Gustavo Chiaramonte Juan Diaz de A. Elasmobranchii Pleuronectiform Yes Atila Gosztonyi Liparidae Brasil Manuel Furtado-Neto No

Deposition plans for voucher specimens: In the case of tissue samples we can offer space in the new Center for biotechnology at University of Concepcion, and the Genetic Lab. in the Faculty of Agronomy at University of Chile. Fish specimens will be stored, previous agreement, in Museums and Fish Collection in Universities.

Funding sources (present if any; potential future funding): Potential future funding: CONICYT (National Commission of Science and Technology). Grant for applied science and technology (FONDEFF, FONTEC) with supply money from the industries. Small Grant from internal Research Direction at University of Concepcion and others. FIP (Funds for Fisheries Research) We have Grants to work in stocks definition, mainly on Merluccius species, on Genypterus and Clupeiforms South American countries could apply to respectives national agencies for research

Other comments: Fish taxonomy In some Southamerican countries there are extensive works solving taxonomic problems for the major groups of fishes. Chile. During the last 25 years, the Chilean Association of Ichthyology has been working to join and coordinate samples collection.

Other comments: Genetics In South America there are facilities for working in genetic markers. (Funds for short visits training in COI amplification and sequencing). Capacity Building: U. of Chile, has specialized laboratories working with molecular markers and genetic improvement applied to aquaculture (salmon species), population genetics. U. of Concepcion has experience working with population genetics of marine fishes and mollusks, using both protein electrophoresis and DNA (mtDNA and microsatellites). In the near future a new Center for biotechnology with modern equipment. (Biological Resources Bank) Genetic Biodiversity (Developing group).

Future Regional actions: To create a coordination initially between Peru, Argentina and Chile to: - Funds regional (CPPS), national - samples and standardize labs protocols. The next step should include Ecuador, Uruguay and Brazil.

The End