Feeding biology of the brittlestar Ophioderma appressum (Say, 1825) (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) in a tropical shallow reef from the Brazilian coast

The feeding biology of eight species of benthivorous fishes was studied in a sandy shore at Anchieta Island, south-eastern Brazilian coast. The fishes fed mainly on Amphipoda and Mysidacea crustaceans. The diet of the most abundant species, the drum Umbrina coroides, was analyzed in three standard length classes (20-55, 56-90 and 91-135 mm). This sciaenid showed an ontogenetic diet shift from Mysidacea to Amphipoda. The feeding behaviour of the sciaenid U. coroides and the gerreid Eucinostomus gula was recorded while snorkeling. During their foraging both species uncovered small organisms buried in the sand. Notwithstanding general similarities in diet, U. coroides and E. gula presented differences in feeding behaviour and morphology. Two carangid species of the genus Trachinotus differed in diet composition and consumed a larger array of food items than the remaining fish species. Differences in diet and feeding activity between the remaining benthivorous species were noted. These differences possibly reduce overlap in resource use and favour the coexistence of guilds of benthivorous fishes on sandy shores.

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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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