Habitat use plasticity by the dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu) across the Abrolhos Bank shelf, eastern Brazil, inferred from otolith chemistry

Menezes, R.; Moura, Perimar Espírito Santo de; Santos, Alexandre Clistenes Alcântara; Moraes, Leonardo Evangelista; Condini, Mário V.; Rosa, Ricardo S.; Albuquerque, Cristiano Queiroz de

doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107637

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“…Such plasticity has been previously reported for L. jocu in the Abrolhos Bank, where two life strategies were detected based on microchemical analyses on adult otoliths. One strategy involved individuals remaining in the marine environment for their entire lives, and the other referred to individuals who used estuaries and marine environments in the juvenile and posterior phases, respectively (Menezes et al, 2021). However, this behavior does not appear to be exclusive to the species L. jocu .…”

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Daily age, growth rate, and pelagic larval duration of commercially important snapper species in Abrolhos National Marine Park

Silva,

Soeth,

Hackradt

et al. 2024

Journal of Fish Biology

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The age and daily growth of fish are registered through the deposition of increments in their otoliths, which are concretions formed by the precipitation of substances present in the endolymphatic fluid, mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Faced with the need to fill some of the gaps in the knowledge on the occurrence and duration of the initial stages of snapper species' life cycles in the Abrolhos Bank, this study aimed to describe the growth rates, age, and period of pelagic larval duration (PLD) of three snapper species during the larval pre‐settlement phase, in the Abrolhos Bank region. The post‐larvae were captured using light traps. Otoliths were removed from 117 samples of snapper species; however, only 69 were viable for age estimation, of which 15 were Lutjanus analis, 25 were Lutjanus jocu, and 29 were Lutjanus synagris. Together, the samples presented individuals with total lengths ranging from 16.14 to 24.76 mm and ages from 21 to 39 days. Settlement marks were found for all three species, and the average PLD was ~25 days. The somatic growth of the snapper species was positively correlated with otolith growth. L. jocu presented the greatest daily growth compared to the other species. The three species use the Abrolhos Bank as a larval settlement site, demonstrating plasticity by using different habitats throughout their lives.

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Daily age, growth rate, and pelagic larval duration of commercially important snapper species in Abrolhos National Marine Park

Silva,

Soeth,

Hackradt

et al. 2024

Journal of Fish Biology

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“…There were obvious differences in the population characteristics between the different habitats. This pattern is present in many fish species and may be related to the high food availability, shelter, and protection from predators typically provided by saltwater habitats (Menezes et al, 2021). Fish classified as estuarine visitors were the most common, accounting for 76.4% of all individuals, and movement between estuarine and marine systems occurred mainly in fish measuring 210±49 mm in BL.…”

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“…According to Liu et al (2004) and Yang et al (2004), the population of A. latus in the Pearl River Estuary appears to have genetic differentiation and belongs to an independent geographical group compared to those in the surrounding waters. Many reef fish, such as A. latus, experience habitat changes as they grow and develop (Moriniere et al, 2003;Chittaro et al, 2004;Menezes et al, 2021). They also move between habitats regularly to forage or lay eggs (Nagelkerken et al, 2000).…”

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“…This method has been successfully applied to A. latus in other Chinese waters to determine population connectivity and birth origin (Chang et al, 2012) and to distinguish between farmed and wild individuals (Wang et al, 2018). At present, the Sr/Ca threshold value is widely used in migration research on various reef fish species, such as Haemulon flavolineatum in the Bahamas (Chittaro et al, 2004), Etelis coruscans and Etelis boweni in six Pacific Island countries (Sih et al, 2022), Diplodus sargus and Diplodus prayensis in the western Mediterranean (Bouchoucha et al, 2018), and Lutjanus jocu in eastern Brazil (Menezes et al, 2021).…”

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Acanthopagrus latus migration patterns and habitat use in Wanshan Islands, Pearl River Estuary, determined using otolith microchemical analysis

Tang

Liu

et al. 2023

Front. Mar. Sci.

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IntroductionThe waters surrounding the Wanshan Islands are important traditional fishing grounds in China, with rich habitat types. Acanthopagrus latus is an economically important species in this area; however, the distribution of its spawning grounds and habitat use patterns remain unknown.MethodsThus 100 otolith samples of A. latus were collected from three geographic areas (MW: Qi’ao Island Mangrove Water Habitat; OW: Yamen Estuary Oyster Farm Water Habitat; RW: Dong’ao-Guishan Island Reef Water Habitat), and the concentrations of Sr and Ca along the shortest axis of the vertical otolith annual or lunar rings were measured to span the entire life cycle of A. latus, with the core and edge areas corresponding to environmental characteristics at birth and capture, respectively.Results and discussionAnalysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed that the ratios of Sr/Ca in otolith edges of RW samples are significantly higher than those of OW and MW samples; however, both the values of Sr/Ca ratio in otolith cores collected from OW and MW are comparable with those of RW samples. Cluster analysis and non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) indicated that at the juvenile stage, RW and MW individuals in the two main clusters belonged to the same cluster. There was no significant difference between the cores of the RW samples and the edges of the MW and OW samples. Therefore, the spawning area of A. latus in the Wanshan Islands is thought to have originated from low to medium-salinity waters with mangroves and oyster farm habitats in the Pearl River Estuary. A. latus from RW was found to have three distinct habitat-use patterns: 1) Marine Resident (7.2% of sampled fish) fish that remain in marine habitats for life; 2) Marine Migrant (16.4% of sampled fish) juveniles inhabit low to moderate salinity habitats and migrate to marine habitats as they grow; 3) Estuarine Visitor (76.4% of sampled fish) repeated migration between low to moderate salinity and marine habitats. This suggests widespread migration between estuarine and marine habitats throughout the ontogeny. The plasticity of this habitat use and the protection of spawning grounds should be considered in future fisheries management because A. Latus in this area has been the victim of the overexploitation of resources.

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“…The modes of deposition, as observed for the elements, are: (a) Cu and Zn through channel 1, (b) Mg through channel 2, and (c) Sr and Ba through channel 3, which reflect environmental concentrations [42]. The Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca ratios were used as common elemental ratios to study the habitat history and migration patterns of fish because of their direct relationships with the contents of the elements in waterbodies [24,43,44].…”

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Revealing Population Connectivity of the Estuarine Tapertail Anchovy Coilia nasus in the Changjiang River Estuary and Its Adjacent Waters Using Otolith Microchemistry

Jiang

Liu

et al. 2022

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The estuarine tapertail anchovy, Coilia nasus, is a migratory fish with high economic value in China. We collected fish from the Changjiang River (the Yangtze River) estuary, the Qiantang River estuary, and the southern Yellow Sea, and studied their relationships using otolith elemental and stable isotopic microchemistry signatures to assess the population connectivity of C. nasus. Results show that, in addition to Ca, other elements were present in the otolith core. The δ18O, Na/Ca, Fe/Ca, and Cu/Ca values of the Qiantang population were significantly higher than those of the others, whereas its δ13C and Ba/Ca values were found to be significantly lower. Otolith multi-element composition and stable isotope ratios differed significantly between the Qiantang and Changjiang estuary groups (p < 0.05); however, no difference was observed between the latter and the Yellow Sea group. Cluster analysis, linear discriminant analysis, and a self-organizing map strongly suggest possible connectivity between the fish populations of the Changjiang estuary and Yellow Sea, while the population of the Qiantang River estuary appears to be independent. Notably, results suggest a much closer connectivity between the fish populations of the Changjiang River and the Yellow Sea.

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Habitat use plasticity by the dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu) across the Abrolhos Bank shelf, eastern Brazil, inferred from otolith chemistry

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Daily age, growth rate, and pelagic larval duration of commercially important snapper species in Abrolhos National Marine Park

Daily age, growth rate, and pelagic larval duration of commercially important snapper species in Abrolhos National Marine Park

Acanthopagrus latus migration patterns and habitat use in Wanshan Islands, Pearl River Estuary, determined using otolith microchemical analysis

Revealing Population Connectivity of the Estuarine Tapertail Anchovy Coilia nasus in the Changjiang River Estuary and Its Adjacent Waters Using Otolith Microchemistry

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