Length-weight relationships for two abundant rocky reef fishes from northern Patagonia, Argentina:Sebastes oculatusValenciennes, 1833 andPinguipes brasilianusCuvier, 1829

The choice of appropriate conservation strategies for reef fishes depends on their mobility, degree of site fidelity and residence times. Here we report the results of a small-scale mark–recapture and resighting study conducted to investigate the spatial dynamics of the Argentine sandperch, Pseudopercis semifasciata. This is the flagship species of the rocky-reef fish assemblage from northern Patagonia, which has been the target of uncontrolled fishing since the early 1950s. About 19% of the fish tagged were recaptured up to four years after tagging. In total, 180 of 218 recaptured fish stayed in the reef of tagging. Thirty-six of 57 recaptures made at known locations within popular fishing areas of San José Gulf, densely covered by patchy reefs, occurred within 100 m of the tagging site, up to 793 days after tagging. Six fish were recovered more than 1 km from where they were tagged. Smaller fish were more prone to relocate, and were recovered farther from the tagging site. Fish stayed in the reefs for periods longer than a year; larger males remained longer in the same reefs. Our results indicate that relatively small reserves (in the order of a few kilometres) could be effective at protecting P. semifasciata populations within the northern Patagonian gulfs.

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Reef fish community structure on three islands of Itaipu, Southeast Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology ◽

10.1590/s1679-62252008000200015 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 267-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

José Policarpo de Mendonça-Neto ◽

Cassiano Monteiro-Neto ◽

Luiz Eduardo Moraes

Keyword(s):

Environmental Gradients ◽

Seasonal Pattern ◽

Reef Fishes ◽

Habitat Characteristics ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Rocky Reef ◽

Fish Community Structure ◽

Rocky Reefs ◽

Chain Link ◽

One Year

We provide here the first assessment of the composition, abundance and distribution of rocky reef fishes of Itaipu Sound, Rio de Janeiro, off the southeastern Brazilian coast. Monthly visual censuses, benthic quadrats and chain link transects were conducted over one year on rocky reefs at three islands (Menina, Mãe and Pai). A total of 2466 individual fish, belonging to 29 families and 42 species were recorded. The most abundant fish species were Parablennius pilicornis, Haemulon steindachneri, Orthopristis ruber and Diplodus argenteus. Sheltered and complex habitats showed the most abundant and diverse fish populations. There was a major significant separation between sampling sites and a secondary seasonal pattern. The three sites showed similar fish communities with locally structured environmental gradients according to their inherent habitat characteristics.

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Brazilian tropical fishes in their southern limit of distribution: checklist of Santa Catarina’s rocky reef ichthyofauna, remarks and new records

Check List ◽

10.15560/11.4.1688 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1688 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Antônio Batista Anderson ◽

Alfredo Carvalho-Filho ◽

Renato Araujo Morais ◽

Lucas Teixeira Nunes ◽

Juan Pablo Quimbayo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Trophic Structure ◽

New Records ◽

Reef Fishes ◽

Rocky Reef ◽

Transitional Region ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Stegastes Partitus ◽

Southern Limit ◽

First Time ◽

Tropical Ichthyofauna

We present a checklist of 278 species of reef fishes recorded along the coastline of Santa Catarina state, the southernmost limit of distribution of tropical ichthyofauna on the coast of Brazil. Twelve new species records for this state are presented: Acanthurus coeruleus, Acanthurus monroviae, Apogon americanus, Cantherhines macrocerus, Chaetodon sedentarius, Chromis flavicauda, Clepticus brasiliensis, Decapterus punctatus, Gymnothorax vicinus, Herpetoichthys regius, Muraena retifera and Stegastes partitus. Stegastes partitus and H. regius are reported for the first time, respectively, from the Southwestern Atlantic and for the coastal part of this region, while Acanthurus monroviae is reported for the second time for the Southwestern Atlantic. We present habitat distribution, trophic structure and comment on biogeographic affinities of this transitional region, discussing both remarkable species presences and absences.

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Biotic affinities of rocky reef fishes, invertebrates and macroalgae in different zones of the Port Davey marine protected area, south-western Tasmania

Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ◽

10.1002/aqc.1082 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 282-296 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Graham J. Edgar ◽

Neville S. Barrett

Keyword(s):

Protected Area ◽

Marine Protected Area ◽

Reef Fishes ◽

Rocky Reef

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Northern Adriatic Rocky Reef Fishes at Low Winter Temperatures

Marine Ecology ◽

10.1111/j.1439-0485.1983.tb00301.x ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 275-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Kurt Kotrschal

Keyword(s):

Reef Fishes ◽

Rocky Reef ◽

Northern Adriatic ◽

Winter Temperatures

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Biogeography of the nearshore rocky-reef fishes at the southern and Baja California islands

Journal of Biogeography ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01180.x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 187-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Daniel J. Pondella ◽

Brooke E. Gintert ◽

Jana R. Cobb ◽

Larry G. Allen

Keyword(s):

Baja California ◽

Reef Fishes ◽

Rocky Reef

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Diel rhythms in shallow Mediterranean rocky-reef fishes: a chronobiological approach with the help of trained volunteers

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315412001166 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 93 (2) ◽

pp. 461-470 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ernesto Azzurro ◽

Jacopo Aguzzi ◽

Francesc Maynou ◽

Juan José Chiesa ◽

Dario Savini

Keyword(s):

Marine Species ◽

Reef Fishes ◽

Rocky Reef ◽

Natural Environments ◽

Rocky Shores ◽

Natural Systems ◽

The Hours ◽

Sarpa Salpa ◽

Reef Fish Species ◽

Rocky Reef Fish

Behavioural rhythms in marine species have been mostly investigated in laboratory organisms and their expression within the animals' natural environments remains largely unknown. Here, we studied diel (i.e. 24-hours-based) and intra-diel (i.e. 12-hours-based) rhythmic variations in the abundance of seven shallow rocky-reef fish species, namely Coris julis, Epinephelus marginatus, Sarpa salpa, Serranus cabrilla, Serranus scriba, Sparisoma cretense and Thalassoma pavo, along the rocky shores of Linosa Island (Mediterranean Sea). Data were visually collected by trained volunteers along fixed transects at 3-hourly intervals throughout six consecutive 24-hours periods. Density estimates can vary greatly between consecutive days and during 24-hours periods according not only to the major day–night changeover but also to minor intra-diel variations at the daylight hours. In the case of T. pavo, C. julis, S. cabrilla and S. salpa waveform analyses showed midday troughs in abundance within the 24-hours period but significant variation within the hours of daylight was highlighted only for T. pavo. Although results were not conclusive at the intra-dial level, the employment of volunteers represented a valuable tool for chronobiology, suitable to improve our understanding of fish behaviour in natural systems.

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