Biology of the shrimp Oplophorus spinosus (Brullé, 1839) (Decapoda, Oplophoridae) in the continental slope waters of the coast of northwest Africa

Crustaceana ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (7-10) ◽  
pp. 1235-1249
Author(s):  
S. A. Sudnik
Keyword(s):  
Continental Slope ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Total Body Length ◽  
Outer Diameter ◽  
Spawning Period ◽  
Sex Structure ◽  
Northwest Africa ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Total Body ◽  
First Maturity

The size-sex structure and reproduction of the pelagic shrimp Oplophorus spinosus (Brullé, 1839) in the northwestern African continental slope is described herein. A total of 175 males and 53 females were caught by pelagic and bottom trawls at depths of 354-913 m in October-May 2003-2005. Total body length (TL) was 20-55.5 mm in males and 28.5-54 mm in females. Female TL at first maturity was 31 mm, the TL of ovigerous females ranged from 39.5-54 mm. Fecundity varied from 5 to 25 eggs with an outer diameter of 3.21 ± 0.19 mm at the beginning of embryogenesis and 3.14 ± 0.16 mm at half-time. O. spinosus has a continuous spawning period with a possible peak in spring. Its main reproductive traits are similar to those of this species from the Pacific and are comparable with the other species of this genus. In general, Oplophorus spp. are typical K-strategists with large-sized eggs and low fecundity.

Reproductive traits and seasonal variability ofMerluccius merlucciusfrom the Tunisian coast

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 1545-1556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Widien Khoufi ◽  
Rosalia Ferreri ◽  
Héla Jaziri ◽  
Safouène El Fehri ◽  
Antonella Gargano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Fishery Management ◽  
Somatic Growth ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
North African ◽  
Spawning Period ◽  
Tunisian Coast ◽  
The North ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
First Maturity

Merluccius merlucciusis an economically and ecologically important demersal species inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; however, reproductive knowledge about this species, along the North African coast is still missing. Monthly samples were collected from November 2010 to October 2011 along the North Tunisian coast. Morphometric parameters were measured, and histological preparations of gonadic tissues provided detailed information on the reproductive biology. Ovary maturity data showed a protracted spawning season throughout the year, with peaks in January, April and August. In females ofM. merluccius, seasonal variability in weight and length were noticed, with higher values in the first part of the study period (November–April) than from May to October. Analysing separately these two periods, significant relationships were observed between gonadic maturation indices and the somatic and gonadic indices, suggesting a seasonal differential use of energy intake. From November to May the fish alternate the use of their energy for body growth and reserves for later uses (i.e fat, muscle and liver mass) or for gonadic growth. From June to October the energy is converted mainly into gonad weight and less to somatic growth. The maturity ogives obtained by macroscopic and histological maturity staging methods showed significant differences; however, in both cases the length at first maturity estimates were around 29 cm. Nonetheless, when selecting the main spawning period, theL50estimation was heavily reduced to 24 cm, suggesting careful attention in the selection of the samples to be used specially for fishery management purposes.

scholarly journals Community of macroparasites of the Pacific barracuda Sphyraena ensis Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 (Perciformes, Sphyraenidae) from the north coast of Peru

2021 ◽  
pp. 273-287
Author(s):  
D. Minaya ◽  
D. Ferre ◽  
M. García ◽  
L. Alvariño ◽  
J. Iannacone
Keyword(s):  
Total Body Length ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Eastern Pacific Ocean ◽  
Female Fish ◽  
The North ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Total Body ◽  
North Coast Of Peru

This study aimed to report the community of macroparasites of the Pacific barracuda Sphyraena ensis Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 (Perciformes, Sphyraenidae) from the north coast of Peru. From September to October 2019, 138 specimens of S. ensis were acquired from Caleta de Zorritos, Contralmirante Villar Province, Tumbes, on the north coast of Peru. The community of parasites found consisted of nine species of parasites including monogeneans, copepods, trematodes and nematodes. The total body length of the fish was negatively correlated with the mean intensity of infestation of Pseudochauhanea sp. The mean abundance of Pseudochauhanea sp. also showed a marked significant difference between the populations of male and female fish, being more associated with males. We provide a list of macroparasites recorded in fish of the genus Sphyraena in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Checklist dataset published through GBIF (Doi: 10.15470/5htffh)

scholarly journals Reproductive traits of horned octopus Eledone cirrhosa in Atlantic Iberian waters

2013 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 1641-1652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Regueira ◽  
Angel F. González ◽  
Ángel Guerra ◽  
Amadeu Soares
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Potential Fecundity ◽  
Spawning Period ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Endogenous Reserves ◽  
First Maturity ◽  
First Time ◽  
Size At First Maturity

Length–weight relationships, sex-ratio, maturity patterns, size at first maturity, reproductive outputs, fecundity and spawning period of horned octopus Eledone cirrhosa in north-west Iberian coast are presented for the first time. Samples were collected between February 2009 and July 2011 in four fishing ports along the north-west Iberian coast: Burela in north Galician waters (NGW), Ribeira or Bueu in western Galician waters (WGW), and Aveiro in western Portuguese waters (WPW). A total of 4127 individuals (1042 males, 3079 females and six undetermined) were sampled. Individuals ranged from 45 to 191 mm dorsal mantle length (ML) and 15–1159 g body weight (BW). The overall sex-ratio was biased towards females, accounting for 74.71% of whole sample. Main spawning season of this species in north-western Iberian waters extends from May to June. Size at first maturity (ML50%) of males was 108.9 mm in NGW, 99.25 mm in WGW, and 91.4 mm in WPW, whereas ML50% for females were 134.5 mm, 121.4 mm and 100.8 mm, respectively. Potential fecundity was 2452.88 ± 36.4 oocytes per ovary (N = 697). Mean oocyte length was 3.89 ± 0.025 mm (N = 697). The average number of fully developed spermatophores in mature males was 86.55 ± 1.9 (N = 223) with a mean length of 44.97 ± 0.29 mm (N = 224). Potential fecundity in females was significantly (P < 0.05) correlated with ML and BW. Results obtained suggest that energy for gonad growth comes from the diet rather than endogenous reserves.

scholarly journals Community of macroparasites of the Pacific barracuda Sphyraena ensis Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 (Perciformes, Sphyraenidae) from the north coast of Peru

2021 ◽  
pp. 273-287
Author(s):  
D. Minaya ◽  
D. Ferre ◽  
M. García ◽  
L. Alvariño ◽  
I. Iannacone
Keyword(s):  
Total Body Length ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Eastern Pacific Ocean ◽  
Female Fish ◽  
The North ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Total Body ◽  
North Coast Of Peru

This study aimed to report the community of macroparasites of the Pacific barracuda Sphyraena ensis Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 (Perciformes, Sphyraenidae) from the north coast of Peru. From September to October 2019, 138 specimens of S. ensis were acquired from Caleta de Zorritos, Contralmirante Villar Province, Tumbes, on the north coast of Peru. The community of parasites found consisted of nine species of parasites including monogeneans, copepods, trematodes and nematodes. The total body length of the fish was negatively correlated with the mean intensity of infestation of Pseudochauhanea sp. The mean abundance of Pseudochauhanea sp. also showed a marked significant difference between the populations of male and female fish, being more associated with males. We provide a list of macroparasites recorded in fish of the genus Sphyraena in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Checklist dataset published through GBIF (Doi: 10.15470/5htffh)

scholarly journals Age and growth of two bream species in the Tudakul reservoir of Uzbekistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 02041
Author(s):  
B. Kamilov ◽  
M. Yuldashov ◽  
R. Khakimova ◽  
M. Ibodova
Keyword(s):  
Total Body Length ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Total Body ◽  
First Maturity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
White Bream

The study was carried out in 2014-2018 at the Tudakul reservoir, Uzbekistan. Samples included 278 European bream (Abramis brama), and 83 Amur white bream (Parabramis pekinensis). The age, total length and weight of the fish varied from 1 to 5 years, from 14 to 50 cm, from 30 to 1,405 g for the European bream and from 1 to 6 years, from 24 to 53.5 cm and 105 – 2,138 g for the white Amur bream and European bream, respectively. The relationship between total length (TL) and weight (W) is described by the equation W = 0.005 * TL3.2555 (r = 0.98) for European bream and W = 0.005 * TL3.201 (r = 0.96) for white Amur bream. Recovered average growth rate of European bream: TL1 - 13.5 cm; TL2 - 28.1 cm, TL3 - 37.95 cm, TL4 - 42.6 cm, TL5 - 48.6 cm.The average height of the Amur white bream: TL1 - 12.6 cm, TL2 - 23.3 cm, TL3 - 31.5 cm, TL4 - 37.9 cm, TL5 - 41.7 cm, TL6 - 44.2 cm. Lee’s phenomenon did not appear. All yearling fish were juvenile. In 2-year-old fish of both sexes of both species, the gonads were at stage II. Males and females of both species reached their first maturity at 3-4 years of age, when the total body length of the European bream was 30–32 cm, and the Amur white bream was 34–35 cm.

Philometra chilensis (Nematoda, Philometridae) affects the fecundity of the red cusk-eel, Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot) (Pisces, Ophidiidae) in Chile

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Chávez ◽  
Marcelo Oliva
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Total Body Length ◽  
Infected Fish ◽  
Intensity Of Infection ◽  
Mean Intensity ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Total Body ◽  
Partial Spawner ◽  
Genypterus Chilensis

AbstractThe occurrence of the dracunculoid nematode Philometra chilensis Moravec, Chávez et Oliva, 2011 (Philometridae) infecting the ovary of the red cusk-eel, Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot), off the Pacific coast of northern Chile is reported. A sample of 266 fish specimens (total body length 34–96 cm) revealed the nematode overall prevalence (April 2007) of this parasite to be 18.5% and the mean intensity of infection 17.9 (SD = 30.8). All infected fish were mature females. The present results suggest that infection by the nematode shows seasonality and coincides with specific reproductive stages of the red cusk-eel, a partial spawner, and as a result the infection can affect the reproductive success of the host.

scholarly journals Temporal and geographic variability of sardine maturity at length in the northeastern Atlantic and the western Mediterranean

2006 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 663-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Silva ◽  
M.B. Santos ◽  
B. Caneco ◽  
G. Pestana ◽  
C. Porteiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Models ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Species Range ◽  
Stock Structure ◽  
Spawning Period ◽  
Fat Reserves ◽  
First Maturity

Abstract We investigate spatial and temporal variations in sardine maturation patterns and discuss the implications for stock structure, using recent samples collected opportunistically across the species range and data collected regularly for the assessment of the Atlanto-Iberian stock. Maturity ogives were fitted to maturity-at-length data using Generalized Linear Models, and maturation patterns are summarized by length at first maturity (L50). Sardine attain sexual maturity at a total length of 10.9–16.8 cm. The percentage of mature small sardine increases from north to south across the Northeast Atlantic. L50 is low in the Mediterranean and Moroccan waters, but maturation is delayed towards the limits of the species' range. Sardine mature smaller in the Gulf of Cadiz than in other areas of the Atlanto-Iberian stock, although there is no indication of a different maturation pattern north of the stock boundary. These results are not sufficient to review the stock structure of sardine, but question the hypothesis of homogeneous biological properties of sardine populations within the stock area. Sardine maturation length reduced and the spawning period extended in western Iberia during the past two decades. Associated increases in fish condition and fat reserves during the summer feeding season suggest that variations in reproductive traits may have been caused by environmentally driven changes in food availability.

Reflecting materials in the eyes of three teleosts, Orthopristes chrysopterus, Dorosoma cepedianum and Anchoa mitchilli

1973 ◽  
Vol 184 (1074) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Body Length ◽  
Pigment Epithelium ◽  
Total Body Length ◽  
Gizzard Shad ◽  
Dorosoma Cepedianum ◽  
Anchoa Mitchilli ◽  
First Report ◽  
Total Body ◽  
Bay Anchovy

The tapeta lucida of three species of teleosts were examined to determine the composition of the reflecting material. The fishes were bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli (Engraulidae), gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum (Clupeidae) and pigfish Orthopristes chrysopterus (Haemulidae). The tapetum of each species was situated in the pigment epithelium of the eye. That of the pigfish contained triglycerides identified as chiefly glyceryl tridocosahexaenoate. A reduced pteridine, 7, 8-dihydroxanthopterin, occurred in the tapetum of the gizzard shad. Guanine occurred in the tapetum of the bay anchovy. The tapetum of the shad contained brightly reflecting particles about 0.5 μm in diameter There were 10.8 mg of dihydroxanthopterin in the tapetum of a shad (total body length 23 cm) and 0.46 mg of guanine in the tapetum of an anchovy (total body length 9 cm). This is the first report of a pteridine acting as a retinal reflector in vertebrates. Various aspects of retinal reflectors of teleosts are discussed and their variety and common characteristics commented upon.

Analisis Akustik Target Strength Penyu Hijau (Chelonia Mydas) Melalui Pengukuran Secara Terkontrol Pada Frekuensi 200 kHz

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-108
Author(s):  
Teddy Julyansyah ◽  
Deddy Bakhtiar ◽  
Ari Anggoro
Keyword(s):  
Green Turtle ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Total Body Length ◽  
Acoustic Method ◽  
Target Strength ◽  
Acoustic Backscattering ◽  
Total Length ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Total Body

ABSTRACT Turtles are reptiles that live in the sea and are able to migrate over long distances along the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia. Currently the number of turtle populations in nature has greatly decreased. This population decline is caused by natural factors and human activities that endanger the population directly or indirectly. At this time the tagging set technique (ID tag code) is a method that is often used to detect the presence of turtles by attaching tags to female turtles who are landing to lay eggs on the beach or while in captivity or the discovery of the mother turtle by fishermen. One other method that can be used to detect the presence of turtles is to use the acoustic method. The purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the acoustic backscattering energy of the green turtle (Chelonia mydes) and to analyze the relationship between target strength and total body length of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). This research was conducted in the Tapak Paderi waters pond, Bengkulu City, in August-October 2020. The average target strength (TS) value for green turtles was -48.07 dB. Based on the regression equation, the value of determination (R2) obtained is 0.78. Where this value shows that the total length of the green turtle has an effect of 78% on the average target strength (TS) value, while for 22% it is caused by other factors such as body shape, environmental factors and other factors. Based on the ANOVA test, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between the total length and the value of the target strength (TS) on the green turtle or the value of the total length has an influence on the value of the target strength (TS) on the green turtle.  

Steinernema loci sp. n. and Steinernema thanhi sp. n. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Vietnam

Nematology ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 503-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Moens ◽  
Ngoc Chau Nguyen ◽  
Ke Long Phan
Keyword(s):  
Body Length ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
Total Body Length ◽  
Body Width ◽  
Lateral Field ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Spicule Length ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Total Body

AbstractTwo new species of Steinernema (Rhabditida), Steinernema loci sp. n. and S. thanhi sp. n., were isolated from beach soil in Thanhhoa and Hatinh provinces in the northern part of Vietnam. A combination of morphological, morphometric and rDNA-RFLP features indicated the distinctness of both species from other Steinernema spp. Diagnostic characters of Steinernema loci sp. n. include: total body length (896-1072 μm), distance from anterior end to excretory pore (EP = 71-86 μm), tail length (66-83 μm), lateral field in mid-body with eight ridges (nine distinct lines) and rounded, broad and smooth anterior end of the third stage infective juvenile; first generation males were characterised by body width, spicule length and the ratio spicule length : anal body width (SW). Diagnostic characters of Steinernema thanhi sp. n. third stage infective juveniles include: total body length (720-960 μm), EP (68-84 μm), tail length (52-72 μm), lateral field in mid-body with eight ridges (nine distinct lines) and rounded, broad and smooth anterior end. Spicule length, ratio SW and arrangement of genital papillae characterised the first generation males.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document