Ichthyoplankton variations in two mangrove creeks of the curuçá estuary, pará, Brazil
Keywords:
fish larvae, mangrove creeks, North Brazil, habitat complexity, diversityAbstract
Fish larvae diversity and abundance were compared between two mangrove creeks (C1 and C2) of the Curuçá Estuary, state of Pará, Brazil, from November 2003 to September 2004. Both habitats exhibited similar taxa composition, with 14 families and 32 identified species. The engraulids were the most abundant, representing 60% and 79% of the individuals in C1 and C2, respectively, while the carangids exhibited the highest diversity, with seven species. Monthly larval abundance in C1 followed the same variation pattern as salinity, with significantly more individuals at the beginning of the rainy season (November to January) and a minimum at the end of the rainy period (MAY). Larvae in C1 were predominant at night and during flood tides. Ichthyoplankton abundance was lower in C2 than C1, but remained constant over time, except for the month of July, when larvae were statistically more abundant. Larvae were more numerous in the daytime and during ebb tides. Differences in the nychthemeral and monthly abundances between the two creeks were related to the ontogenic stages of the larvae, with a predominance of pre-flexion/flexion stages in C1 and the post-flexion stage in C2.
Downloads
References
BARLETTA-BERGAN, A. 1999. Structure and seasonal dynamics of larval and juvenile fish in the mangrovefringed estuary of the Rio Caeté in North Brazil. Zentrum für Marine Tropenökologie (ZMT), Contributions 8. 189pp.
BARLETTA, M., U. SAINT-PAUL, A. BARLETTABERGAN, W. EKAU AND D. SCHORIES. 2000. Spatial and temporal distribution of Myrophis punctatus (Ophichthidae) and associated fish fauna in a northern Brazilian intertidal mangrove forest. Hydrobiogia 426: 65-74.
BARLETTA-BERGAN, A., M. BARLETTA, AND U. SAINTPAUL. 2002. Community structure and temporal variability of ichthyoplankton in North Brazilian mangrove creeks. Journal of Fish Biology 61(A): 33- 51.
BECK M.W., K. L. HECK JR., K. W. ABLE, D. L. CHILDERS, D. B. EGGLESTON, B. M. GILLANDERS, B. HALPERN, C. G. HAYS, K. HOSHINO, T. J. MINELLO, R. J. ORTH, P. F. SHERIDAN AND M. P. WEINSTEIN. 2001. The identification, conservation, and management of estuarine and marine nurseries for fish and invertebrates. Bioscience 51(8): 633-641.
BORSA, P. 2002. Allozyme, mitochondrial-DNA, and morphometric variability indicate cryptic species of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 75: 261-269.
BRIERLEY, A.S., P.G. RODHOUSE, J.P. THORPE, AND M.R. CLARKE. 1993. Genetic-evidence of population heterogeneity and cryptic speciation in the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi from the Patagonian shelf and Antarctic polar frontal zone.
Marine Biology 116(4): 593-602.
CHIAPPA-CARRARA, X, L., A. SANVICENTE-AÑORVE, D. MONREAL-GÓMEZ AND D. SALAS DE LÉON. 2003. Ichthyoplankton distribution as an indicator of hydrodynamic conditions of a lagoon system in the Mexican Caribbean. Journal of Plankton Research 25(7): 687-696.
CLARKE, K.R. AND R.W. WARWICH. 1994. Change in marine communities: an approach to statistical analysis and interpretation. Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Plymouth, 859 p.
CUSHING, D.H. 1990. Plankton production and year-class strength in fish populations: an update of the match/mismatch hypothesis. Advance in Marine Biology 26:249-293.
CURY, P. AND C. ROY. 1989. Optimal environmental window and pelagic fish recruitment success in upwelling areas. Canadian Journal of Fish and Aquatic Sciences 46:670-680.
EKAU, W. 1998. Comparative growth analysis of Engraulis anchovieta larvae from Southern Brazil. Archives of Fisheries and Marine Research 46(1): 1-17.
FUIMAN, L.A. 1983. Growth gradients in fish larvae. Journal of Fish Biology 23: 117-123.
GONÇALVES, E.J., M. BARBOSA, H.N. CABRAL AND M. HENRIQUES. 2002. Ontogenic shifts in patterns of microhabitat utilization in the small-headed clingfish, Apletodon dentatus (Gobiesocidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 63: 333-339.
GRATWICKE, B. AND M.R. SPEIGHT. 2005. The relationship between fish species richness, abundance and habitat complexity in a range of shallow tropical marine habitats. Journal of Fish Biology 66: 650-667.
HARTILL, B.W., M.A. MORRISON, M.D. SMITH, J. BOUBÉE AND D.M. PARSONS. 2003. Diurnal and tidal movements of snapper (Parus auratus, Sparidae) in an estuarine environment. Marine and freshwater research 54: 931-940.
HAYASE, S. 1984. Larval net survey in the gulf of Thailand. Training department; Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center. 12: 45-63.
IKEJIMA K., P. TONGNUNUI, T. MEDEJ AND T. TANIUCHI. 2003. Juvenile and small fishes in a mangrove estuary in Trang province, Thailand: seasonal and habitat differences. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 56: 447-457.
ISLAM, M.D. AND M.A. WAHAB. 2005. A review on the present status and management of mangrove wetland habitat resources in Bangladesh with emphasis on mangrove fisheries and aquaculture. Hydrobiologia 542: 165-190.
JANEKARN, V. AND T. KIØRBOE. 1991. Temporal and spatial distribution of fish larvae and their environmental biology in Phang-Nga Bay, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biology Center Research Bulletin 56: 23-40.
JOYEUX, J.C., B.B. PEREIRA AND H.G. ALMEIDE. 2004. The flood-tide ichthyoplanktonic community at the entrance into a Brazilian tropical estuary. Journal of Plankton Research 26(11): 1277-1287.
LEIS, J. M., T. TRNSKI. 1989. The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Shorefishes. Honolulu: University of Hawaii.
LUDWIG, J.A. AND J.F. REYNOLDS. 1998. Statistical ecology. John Wiley and Sons, 337 p.
MERIGOUX, S., D. PONTON AND B. MERONA. 1998. Fish richness and species-habitat relationships in two coastal streams of French Guiana, South America. Environmental Biology of Fishes 51: 25-39.
MERIGOUX, S. AND D. PONTON. 1999. Spatio-temporal distribution of young fish in tributaries of natural and flow-regulated sections of a neotropical river in French Guiana. Environmental Biology of Fishes 42:177-198.
PEREIRA, C. T. C., T. GIARRIZZO, A. J. S. JESUS AND J. M. MARTINELLI. 2007. Caracterização do efluente de cultivo de Litopenaeus vannamei no estuário do rio Curuçá (PA). (Cap. 30) In: SISTEMAS DE CULTIVOS AQÜÍCULAS NA ZONA COSTEIRA DO BRASIL: recursos, tecnologias, aspectos ambientais e sócioeconômicos Organizadores: Gilberto Fonseca Barroso, Luís Henrique da Silva Poersch e Ronaldo Oliveira Cavalli - Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional, 316p.
RÖNNBÄCK, P., M. TROELL, N. KAUTSKY AND J.H. PRIMAVERA. 1999. Distribution pattern of shrimps and fish among Avicennia and Rhizophora microhabitats in the Pagbilao mangroves, Philippines. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Sciences, 48: 223-234.
SARPEDONTI, V. 2005. Stolephorus baganensis (Engraulididae) population in the Selangor estuary. Pp. 207-222, in Chong V.C.; Sasekumar, A. (Eds.): Ecology of Klang Strait.
SARPEDONTI, V., D. PONTON, AND V.C. CHONG. 2000. Description and ontogeny of Stolephorus baganensis and Thryssa kammalensis larvae from Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Fish Biology 56: 1460-1476.
SCHLOTTERBECK, R.E. AND D.W. CONNALLY. 1982. Vertical stratification of three nearshore southern California larval fishes (Engraulis mordax, Genyonemus linealus and Seriphus politus). Fishery Bulletin 80(4): 895-902.
SIMONOVIC, P.D., P. GARNER. E.A. EASTWOOD, V. KŎVÁC AND G.H. COPP. 1999. Correspondence between ontogenic shifts in morphology and habitat use in minnow Phoxinus phoxinus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 56(1/2): 117-128.
SOKAL, R.R. y F.J. ROHLF. 1998. Biometry. The principles and practice of statistics in biological research. Third edition, 850 pp. New York: Freeman and Co.
SONE S., M. INOUE y Y. YANAGISAWA. 2006. Competition between two congeneric stream gobies for habitat in southwestern Shikoku, Japan. Ichthyological Research 53: 19-23.
VÁSQUEZ-YEOMANS, L. 2000. Seasonal variations of ichthyoplankton in a western Caribbean bay system. Environmental Biology of Fishes 58: 379-392.
Downloads
Published
Data Availability Statement
NAIssue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2008 Valérie Sarpedonti, Érica M Silva da Anunciação, Victoria J Isaac Nahum (Autor/a)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
