Unravelling the complex habitat use of the white mullet, <scp><i>Mugil curema</i></scp>, in several coastal environments from Neotropical Pacific and Atlantic waters

Avigliano, Esteban; Ibáñez, Ana L.; Fabré, Nidia Noemí; Fortunato, Roberta Callicó; Méndez, Ana; Pisonero, Jorge; Volpedo, Alejandra V.

doi:10.1002/aqc.3486

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“…Diversity in migration behavior has been documented in many fish species, such as Mugil spp. (Chang et al 2004b, Avigliano et al 2021a), Coilia spp. (Yang et al 2006, Jiang et al 2019, and sticklebacks Gasteroteus spp.…”

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Life history of spinyhead croaker Collichthys lucidus (Sciaenidae) differentiated among populations from Chinese coastal waters

Zhang

Jiang

et al. 2022

Aquat. Biol.

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Otolith microchemistry provides valuable information about the environmental history of individual fish, but few studies have considered the influence of population or stock on life history traits. This study used the Sr/Ca ratio as an index of habitat use of spinyhead croaker Collichthys lucidus from 2 different populations (northern and southern China populations), including lifetime otolith microchemistry profiles (n = 63 fish) and determinations of natal habitat selection (n = 352 fish). The otolith data revealed 3 life history patterns in C. lucidus: Pattern 1 individuals spent most of their lifetime (>95%) in mesohaline waters (Sr/Ca range: 3-7 mmol mol-1), particularly during early growth; Pattern 2 individuals migrated from hyperhaline waters (Sr/Ca ≥ 7 mmol mol-1) to mesohaline waters; and Pattern 3 individuals migrated from oligohaline waters (Sr/Ca < 3 mmol mol-1) to mesohaline waters. Pattern 2 and Pattern 3 were specific to the northern and southern China populations, respectively, and Pattern 1 was shared by the 2 populations. The otolith core Sr/Ca ratios showed that most C. lucidus selected mesohaline waters as their natal habitat (i.e. 90.6% of 352 total individuals); 12.5% (19 of 152) selected hyperhaline waters and fell within the northern China population, and 7% (14 of 200) selected oligohaline waters and fell within the southern China population. These results indicate that life history diversity exists in this species, as the pattern of habitat use largely differed between the northern and southern China populations. The overall findings highlight that the behavior of different populations should be considered when determining fish migration histories.

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Life history of spinyhead croaker Collichthys lucidus (Sciaenidae) differentiated among populations from Chinese coastal waters

Zhang

Jiang

et al. 2022

Aquat. Biol.

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“…Sr/Ca changes were more stable in OW juvenile. Avigliano et al (2021) indicated that in species inhabiting salinities of 20-35%, the Sr/Ca ratio had a limited ability to discriminate movement between habitats. Nevertheless, some individuals will experience a period of higher salinity habitats in the early developmental stage.…”

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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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Past and recent connectivity of white mullet between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Pacific inferred through sequences of the gene cytochrome c oxidase I and microsatellites

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Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) and microsatellite markers were used to evaluate the genetic structure, connectivity, and evolutionary history of white mullet (Mugil curema), along locations in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico (GoM), and Pacific coasts. DNA sequences of 125 COI were obtained and identified as Mugil curema with 100% identification and coverage. COI sequences resulted in the formation of two haplogroups, one in the GoM along with a location in Oaxaca named Huave System (HU), belonging to the Pacific coast, and another one in Mexican Pacific (MP, with exception of the former). The evolutionary history of both haplogroups concur with the closure of the Isthmus of Panama (1.5 My). The MP haplogroup showed a subdivision in a northern group and a southern group, with a separation of 0.4 My that could be the result of a combination of Pleistocene factors and oceanographic changes following the closure of the Isthmus of Panama. Furthermore, microsatellites result also revealed that the GoM/HU haplogroup has larger genetic distances with other samples from the MP than with those of the GoM; this result was confirmed with the individual allocation analysis. The presence of Huave System mullets within the GoM lineage may be due to the confinement of individuals in this locality, that have retained ancestral polymorphisms of the GoM sister lineage, or to a recent connection. The genetic similarity of fish populations in both coasts of Mexico is a completely new report on a species that recently connected the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.

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Unravelling the complex habitat use of the white mullet, Mugil curema, in several coastal environments from Neotropical Pacific and Atlantic waters

Cited by 10 publications

References 72 publications

Life history of spinyhead croaker Collichthys lucidus (Sciaenidae) differentiated among populations from Chinese coastal waters

Life history of spinyhead croaker Collichthys lucidus (Sciaenidae) differentiated among populations from Chinese coastal waters

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

Past and recent connectivity of white mullet between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Pacific inferred through sequences of the gene cytochrome c oxidase I and microsatellites

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