Biodiversity of caridean shrimps on rocky bottoms of two preserved islands on the southeastern Brazilian coast

Biodiversity can be useful as an ecosystem indicator for conservation and monitoring, through continuous assessment of its main properties including stability, primary productivity, exploitation tolerance and even global environmental changes. The main purpose of this study was to provide a checklist of the crabs associated with subtidal rocky bottoms at the Vitoria Archipelago, southeastern Brazilian coast. Monthly collections were carried out from February 2004 through January 2006 on three islands at the Vitória Archipelago (23°44’S-45°01’W). The crabs were hand-caught by SCUBA divers during the daytime, in rock subtidal. A total of 3084 individuals were caught, belonging to 42 species, 28 genera, and 12 families, highlighting Mithraculus forceps (1528) and Stenorhynchus seticornis (407) representing more than 60% of the sample. On the other hand, Dromia erythropus, Moreiradromia antilensis, Ebalia stimpsoni, Garthiope spinipes and Tumidotheres maculatus had only one individual sampled.

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A new species of dwarf sea bass, genus Serranus (Serranidae: Actinopterygii), from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Neotropical Ichthyology ◽

10.1590/s1679-62252013000400008 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 809-814 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Alfredo Carvalho Filho ◽

Carlos Eduardo Leite Ferreira

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Cold Water ◽

Sea Bass ◽

Branchial Arch ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

White Stripe ◽

Southwestern Atlantic Ocean ◽

Orbital Region ◽

Rocky Bottoms

Serranus aliceae n. sp. is described from Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo States, southeastern Brazilian coast. The species is readily distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: scales around the caudal peduncle 20 or 21; total gill rakers on first branchial arch 23-29; cheek-scales rows 5 or 6; and by the coloration of live specimens, which are reddish with a broad, conspicuous, white stripe from post-orbital region to the caudal-fin base and a white abdomen. The new species apparently inhabits the deeper (30 or more meters) portions of reef environments along the subtropical Brazilian coast, and is possibly associated with upwelling cold-water masses. The species was observed hovering above rocky bottoms, feeding on micro-crustaceans, squid larvae, and zooplankton. This new species increases to eight the number of valid Serranus species recorded in the southwestern Atlantic.

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Identification of a Novel Antimicrobial Peptide from Brazilian Coast Coral Phyllogorgia dilatata

Protein and Peptide Letters ◽

10.2174/0929866511320100010 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (10) ◽

pp. 1153-1158 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Loiane Lima ◽

Ludovico Migliolo ◽

Clovis Castro ◽

Debora Pires ◽

Carlos Lopez-Abarrategui ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Peptide ◽

Brazilian Coast

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Description and distribution of the larvae of two species of Fistulariidae (Teleostei, Syngnathiformes) in the southeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032007000100014 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 101-104 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Fernanda Bernardo Anacreto Gomes de Barros ◽

Márcia Salustiano de Castro ◽

Ana Cristina Teixeira Bonecker

Keyword(s):

Maximum Depth ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

The South ◽

The North ◽

Single Genus

Fistulariidae contains the single genus, Fistularia, with four species. Two of these species are recorded from Brazil: Fistularia petimba and F. tabacaria. This study describes larvae of these two species of Fistularia, recording their distribution along the southeastern Brazilian coast, which is limited in the north by Real River (12° S) and in the south by São Tomé Cape (22° S). Samples were collected using a bongo net with mesh apertures of 330 and 500 µm during three oceanographic cruises conducted on spring/98 (Central III), winter/99 (Bahia 1) and autumn/00 (Central IV). The net was towed obliquely and the maximum depth was 200 m. Larvae of F. petimba were the most abundant and most widely distributed within the study area, including the seamounts of the Vitória-Trindade Ridge. Larvae of F. tabacaria were recorded only between 14° S and 21° S.

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Redescription of Orthopristis ruber and Orthopristis scapularis (Haemulidae: Perciformes), with a hybridization zone off the Atlantic coast of South America

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4576.1.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4576 (1) ◽

pp. 109 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ALEXANDRE PIRES MARCENIUK ◽

RODRIGO ANTUNES CAIRES ◽

LEONARDO MACHADO ◽

NAJILA NOLIE CATARINE DANTAS CERQUEIRA ◽

RAYLA ROBERTA M. DE S. SERRA ◽

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Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Nuclear Dna ◽

Atlantic Coast ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Distinct Species ◽

Valid Species ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Northern Coast ◽

Western Atlantic ◽

Coloration Patterns

The genus Orthopristis includes seven valid species, three from the western Atlantic and five from eastern Pacific, while the available identification guides and taxonomic keys incorrectly recognize Orthopristis ruber as the only valid species found on the Atlantic coast of South America. Efforts to expand the inventory of fish species from the northern coast of Brazil led to the identification of two distinct species of Orthopristis from Atlantic South America, based on the analysis of coloration patterns and meristic data, as well as DNA. In the present study, the limits of Orthopristis ruber are reviewed, while Orthopristis scapularis is recognized as a valid species for the northern and northeastern coasts of South America. Based on intermediate morphological characteristics and nuclear DNA markers, a hybrid zone was identified off the state of Espírito Santo, on the eastern Brazilian coast. Additionally, considerations are made on the diversity and biogeography of the coastal marine and estuarine fishes found on the Brazilian coast.

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Structural Characterization and Anti-HSV-1 and HSV-2 Activity of Glycolipids from the Marine Algae Osmundaria obtusiloba Isolated from Southeastern Brazilian Coast

Marine Drugs ◽

10.3390/md10040918 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 918-931 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Lauro M. de Souza ◽

Guilherme L. Sassaki ◽

Maria Teresa Villela Romanos ◽

Eliana Barreto-Bergter

Keyword(s):

Structural Characterization ◽

Marine Algae ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Hsv 1

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Evaluation of caridean ecological distribution in the Ubatuba region, southeastern Brazilian coast using unsupervised machine learning technique

Marine Ecology ◽

10.1111/maec.12673 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alexandre Oliveira Marques ◽

Aline Nonato Sousa ◽

Veronica Pereira Bernardes ◽

Camila Hipolito Bernardo ◽

Danielle Monique Reis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Ecological Distribution ◽

Machine Learning Technique ◽

Unsupervised Machine Learning ◽

Learning Technique

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Drone-Monitoring: Improving the Detectability of Threatened Marine Megafauna

Drones ◽

10.3390/drones5010014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 14

Author(s):

Jonathas Barreto ◽

Luciano Cajaíba ◽

João Batista Teixeira ◽

Lorena Nascimento ◽

Amanda Giacomo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽

Behavioral Ecology ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Large Fish ◽

Monitoring Method ◽

Camera Angle ◽

Aerial Vehicles ◽

Sea Birds ◽

Systematic Pattern ◽

Marine Megafauna

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs; or drones) are an emerging tool to provide a safer, cheaper, and quieter alternative to traditional methods of studying marine megafauna in a natural environment. The UFES Nectology Laboratory team developed a drone-monitoring to assess the impacts on megafauna related to the Fundão dam mining tailings disaster in the Southeast Brazilian coast. We have developed a systematic pattern to optimize the available resources by covering the largest possible area. The fauna observer can monitor the environment from a privileged angle with virtual reality and subsequently analyzes each video captured in 4k, allowing to deepening behavioral ecology knowledge. Applying the drone-monitoring method, we have observed an increasing detectability by adjusting the camera angle, height, orientation, and speed of the UAV; which saved time and resources for monitoring turtles, sea birds, large fish, and especially small cetaceans efficiently and comparably.

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