Biology of the thread herring Opisthonema oglinum (Pisces: Clupeidae) from a beach seine fishery of the Campeche Bank, Mexico

Vega‐Cendejas, María Eugenia; Mexicano-Cíntora, Guadalupe; Arce, Ana Minerva

doi:10.1016/s0165-7836(96)00547-4

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“…Otoliths were removed using the open-thehatch technique as described by Secor et al (1992), cleaned from tissues with 5% NaOH, washed with distilled water, dried and stored in labeled vials. To avoid the effect of ontogenetic variability, only otoliths from sexually mature specimens were used in this study (Stransky and MacLellan 2005), hence, maturity stage of individuals was assigned using macroscopic gonadal examination following Vazzoler (1996). A digital picture of the left sagittae from each individual was taken using a stereoscopic binocular microscope Leica S8-APO equipped with a camera Leica EC3.…”

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Ecomorphological patterns in otoliths of tropical fishes: assessing trophic groups and depth strata preference by shape

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The morphology and morphometry of otoliths have emerged as powerful indicators of ecological characteristics of fishes. However, shape descriptors that can accurately predict well-documented functions played by species in tropical ecosystems are either restricted to a few groups or poorly known. Therefore, we evaluated the power of two otolith shape descriptors (ecomorphological indexes and Fourier harmonics) in discriminating trophic and depth strata preference groups of tropical fish species. Differences in otolith shape of ecological groups were visualized by linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and tested by a jack-knife cross-validation method and permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) for both methods. Visually and statistically, both descriptors were good predictors of trophic groups and depth preference categories (PERMANOVA, p < 0.05). Overall jack-knifed classification success between both descriptors were very similar, with harmonics correctly classifying 90.38% of assigned trophic groups and 75.96% of given depth preference categories, against 82% and 56.25% of ecological indexes, respectively. Our results suggest that Fourier descriptors and ecomorphological indexes of otoliths should be used as functional traits in future studies, as otolith shape provides a wider range of ecological information regarding feeding habitat, mobility, substrate association and water column use.

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“…In Cuba we chose another index because most the commercial fisheries are based in benthic food chains while pelagic fishes, which strictly feed on plankton, are uncommon (Baisre, 1985). In fact, some of the typical pelagic species like thread herring (O. oglinum) feeds on small crustaceans; obtaining a major component of their food from the bottom in estuarine and coastal waters (Vega-Cendejas et al, 1997). Based on this characteristic, we used the ratio between catches of estuarine species to catches of species living in seagrass beds and coral reefs, and this seems to be a more appropriate index if we want to measure the impact of river damming on the fish components of coastal ecological communities.…”

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Going against the flow: Effects of river damming in Cuban fisheries

Baisre¹,

Arboleya²

2006

Fisheries Research

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Over the last decade eutrophication of freshwater artificial reservoirs in Cuba occurred in parallel to oligotrophication of estuarine and coastal waters. These two processes influenced both freshwater and marine fisheries. A dramatic shift in species composition in freshwater fisheries has occurred, from dominance by cichlids (tilapia) to dominance by cyprinids. The high fishery yield from some reservoirs, and shift in species composition, seems related to progressive eutrophication of reservoirs by nutrient subsidies from different anthropogenic activities; particular those related to the size of urban areas within their watersheds.On the other hand, marine landings of estuarine-dependent species declined more significantly than for other groups associated with seagrass beds-coral reefs and oceanic waters. The ratio between catches of estuarine-dependent species and those associated with seagrass beds and coral reefs, decreased significantly over the last 20 years. The decrease in landings was more evident in typical estuarine species, such as shrimps (Litopenaeus schmitti and Farfantopenaeus notialis), mangrove oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae) and mullets (Mugil spp.). River damming increased during the same period and is significantly correlated with these decreases.It is hypothesized that two different processes acted synergistically, leading to dramatic decreases of several orders of magnitude, in the catches of estuarine species over the last decade: the trapping of nutrients and sediments by river damming, and a drastic reduction in nutrient inputs from land-based sources due to reduced fertilizer use. These are postulated to have affected not only estuarine resources, but also the whole coastal ecosystem.

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“…Length weight relationships (LWR) are very useful for fisheries research (conversions to weight from length data, estimations of biomass, condition of the fish) and for between‐region comparisons of life histories of certain species (Froese and Pauly, 1998). In southeastern Mexico, several coastal systems are in protected areas and LWRs are very scarce (Vega‐Cendejas et al., 1997). However, this information is necessary for the purpose of fisheries management in the area as well as for estimation of the biomass of the fish species.…”

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Length-weight relationships for selected fish species from a coastal lagoon influenced by freshwater seeps: Yucatan peninsula, Mexico

Vega‐Cendejas

Santillana

Arceo

2011

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

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The present work analyzes the relationship between length and weight for 28 fish species belonging to 16 families in Celestun lagoon, a natural marine reserve located in southeast Mexico that is influenced by freshwater seeps. With interrupted periods, a total of 14 846 specimens were collected from 1990 to 2006. The most abundant species were Eucinostomus argenteus, Eucinostomus gula, Anchoa mitchilli and Lagodon rhomboides. Exponents varied around b = 3.17 at P < 0.001, indicating a preference for isometric relationships. This study presents the first estimation of LWR for four species (Menidia colei, Lucania parva, Floridichthys polyommus, Garmanella pulchra) and the maximum length record for F. polyommus (19.5 cm standard length) that is greater than previously recorded.

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Biology of the thread herring Opisthonema oglinum (Pisces: Clupeidae) from a beach seine fishery of the Campeche Bank, Mexico

Cited by 16 publications

References 11 publications

Ecomorphological patterns in otoliths of tropical fishes: assessing trophic groups and depth strata preference by shape

Ecomorphological patterns in otoliths of tropical fishes: assessing trophic groups and depth strata preference by shape

Going against the flow: Effects of river damming in Cuban fisheries

Length-weight relationships for selected fish species from a coastal lagoon influenced by freshwater seeps: Yucatan peninsula, Mexico

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