DOCSLIB.ORG

Xenocongrid Eel Larvae in the Western North Atlantic1

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Xenocongrid Eel Larvae in the Western North Atlantic1 BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE DEEP SEA. 44. XENOCONGRID EEL LARVAE IN THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC1 DAVID G. SMITH Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Miami ABSTRACT The leptocephalous larvae of the eel family Xenocongridae in the west- ern North Atlantic Ocean are identified and characterized. They are shown to form a compact and relatively uniform group. Larvae of six of the seven known western Atlantic species were found. Chilorhinus suensoni and Kaupichthys hyoproroides were common, while Kaupichthys nuchalis, Chlopsis bicolor, Robinsia catherinae, and Catesbya pseudomuraena were rarer. No leptocephali of Chlopsis dentatus were found. Although other authors have placed Chilorhinus as a separate family, the morphology of the larva suggests that it is a typical xenocongrid, and it is so treated. Lep- tocephalus hyoproroides Stromman is shown to be the larva of Kaupichthys diodontus (including K. at/anticus), and is accepted as the valid name of the species. The nomenclatural problem raised by the priority of names based on leptocephali is discussed. Keys to the xenocongrid eels of the western North Atlantic, both larvae and adults, are given. Station data and counts and measurements are given for all specimens, and each species is illustrated. INTRODUCTION The eel larvae or leptocephali are among the most conspicuous and char- acteristic components of tropical and subtropical plankton, yet they remain relatively poorly known. This is correlated with the uncertain taxonomy of the adults. The literature on eel taxonomy is widely scattered and much of it, especially the older works, is inadequate. The current need is for comprehensive treatment of eel families covering both larvae and adults. This report is an attempt to summarize the larvae of one family, the Xeno- congridae, in the western North Atlantic. The tropical western North Atlantic is an area well suited to studies of this sort. In the richness of its marine fauna it is second only to the vast tropical Indo-Pacific region. In addition, its boundaries are well defined, both geographically and faunistically. Much of the material reported on here was collected in the Straits of Florida, a particularly favorable area of study. The Florida Current flows within a few miles of the coast near Miami, providing easy access to oceanic plankton. The area has been in- tensively collected by the Institute of Marine Sciences of the University of 1Contribution No. 1018 from the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Miami. This paper is one of a series resulting from the National Geographic Society-University of Miami Deep-Sea Biol- ogy Program. This stUdy is part of a thesis presented to the faculty of the University of Miami in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science. 378 Bulletin of Marine Science [19(2) Miami over the past several years, and a sizeable collection of leptocephali has been accumulated. The water of the Florida Current comes partly from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea and partly from the open Atlantic, so it likely contains larval representatives of all the western North Atlantic eels. Even those species which normally occur only along the South American coast will occasionally be carried north into the Gulf Stream. The recognition of a large series of xenocongrid eel larvae coincided with the discovery of important new information on xenocongrid adults. The opportunity was present for the first time to identify and characterize the leptocephali of the xenocongrid eels of the western North Atlantic. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report stems from a program of research on oceanic fishes sup- ported by the National Science Foundation (NSF-GB-1350, GB-4389, GB- 70 15x), C. Richard Robins, principal investigator. Much of the material collected from the Research Vessels PILLSBURYand TURSJOPSwas obtained through grants NSF-G-23745 and GB-893 from the National Science Foun- dation to Dr. Donald P. de Sylva. Ship-time support was through NSF-GB- 1204, while travel and equipment was provided by the National Geographic Society-University of Miami Deep-Sea Biology Program. I wish to thank Dr. C. Richard Robins of the Institute of Marine Sci- ences for his encouragement and guidance throughout the course of this study. Drs. Frederick M. Bayer of the Institute of Marine Sciences and William J. Richards of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Tropical At- lantic Biological Laboratory reviewed the manuscript, and William N. Eschmeyer, now of the California Academy of Sciences, provided additional suggestions and criticisms. I have profited from discussions about eels and eel larvae with David M. Dean of the Institute. Finally, I extend a special word of appreciation to Dr. James E. Bohlke of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, without whose assistance and cooperation this study could not have been completed. MATERIAL Collections.-A total of 136 specimens of xenocongrid leptocephali was found in the collections of the Institute of Marine Sciences. These have come from various collecting operations carried out over a period of 14 years. The largest segment of the material (Table 1) stems from the work on oceanic fishes of the Florida Current carried out aboard R/V GERDA. The material from the R/V PILLSBURYwas taken on two cruises. Stations 100-191 were made on a cruise from Miami to Bermuda, and stations 343- 475 were run between Panama and Trinidad. The SL (scattering layer) 1969] Smith: Xenocongrid Eel Larvae 379 N N \D \D 0'\- 0'\- () () <l.l <l.l Ci Ci o N N -....... o N o 0'\ o 00 N r"l 00 v Irl 0'\ r"l 00 r- o o Irl r"l r-- r- \D 00 r- 00 Irl I I I I v I I 00 r- Irl 0'\ r- \D- 00 Irl r- oo 0'\ oo r"l o r- r- Irl r- r- 00 0\0 00 Vlrl NN o 0 00 0'\0'\ 0000 r-r- \000 MN o 0 Irllrl NN -< o ~Q:; o 380 Bulletin ot Marine Science [19(2) .•.......... <l) <l) l:: l:: l:: l:: o 0 ~ ~ l:: l:: o:l o:l Q..Q.. -~ -~ v) v) V) \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 0\- 0\ 0\- 0\- -0\ d •.....•o:l V) N o 00 00 000 o OOV)V)N 0\ t"'- t"'- MO v) N\O- - o v) I o 6 ;26 V) 6 00 - 00 '<t - - v) 00 00 t"'- 0\0\ 0\ 0\ 0\ N NOO N o '<t N'<t 0\ N - I '1 I I I I M 00 - 000 o \0 M v) N M o NO -~ - N t--N "'<tv)'" In 0 v)\:0 00 v)\:0 v)"" v)~ N""~""\:o o 0 0 0 o 0 o 0 0 ;t~~~:;t NN 0\ 00 00 00 t"'- t"'- 0\ 000\0\t"'-0 00 00 t"'- t"'- t"'-t"'- t"'-t"'- t"'- t"'- t"'- t"'- t"'- t"'- NN M \:ooOe-V) 'I""""l.,....,oj V M NN 0 "" "" - t-- DOD ?~?~? ~~ ~ ~ v) v) \0 O-O-N NN N N NN N MMMMM O\Ot"'-\OOO OOO-N- - - 1969] Smith: Xenocongrid Eel Larvae 381 f-<f-< "0 ::E::E o ;::.:::;::.::: •....•H E ~ .•...• •... '<-< '<-< '<-<, -00- -o oiJoiJoiJ>. -<-<-<~::l ::l ::l ~ 0\000 00\ 00 '~--l __ 1"1 N 1"1 00 o 00\l"'l0 o o 00 o 00 1"1 .1"10 I'- N "'0 <') 00 '" o '" '<t '"I'- '" 6 - 1"1- 00 _00 o 0\ 1'-- o _I 0\ -1"1 - -~-I'- iil.-n 010\ ~~~Oo r-. Ooil; --+ 00 \0 .q: ~ 0\00 Oob 00000\"';...0 ~ In --+ ...o..,f l"'l0-<')<') ~--+I"""""IN--+ 0", 1"1 "''''o 0 "''''o 0 00000 o 0 0 o 0 ~;;" 00 ~t-.. 0\ 0\ 0\ 00 00 1"1_ 0\ --0\0\ I'- I'- I'- I'- I'- "''''1'-1'- "''''1'-1'- I'- I'- I'- \0 \0 \0 \0 I'- 1'-1'- Nil; ~N 0100 NiI;~ 0001 ,,",iI; 0100 b '" ~ f'i vi ai."t ."t."t 00 ci 00 air--: ci -0 00 vi."t ("fjNN-I~ -1"1 1"11"1 <') <') '" '<t <') 00 o 0 ~~ ;t o 0 o 0 0 ~r-r...."'~ 00 00 0\ 0\ 0\ 1"11"1V) ~~ 1"11"11"100 -- -- 000 -- -_ 1"1 1"11"1 1'-1"1 -0V)- 382 Bulletin of Marine Science [19(2) N r--Nr'lr'lr'lr'l \0 Ir>lrllr>lr>lr>lr> 0\ 0\0\0\0\0\0\ .......,- --I •••••• Q) Q) c::: c::: ~~.o ::I :::l ::I ::I Q) ~ti~~~~ ....., ....., .....,.....,u., ~O~u.,u.,u., 0\ o NNO r--r--N\O\Or-- N N N N-NNNN 00 o o o 00 o N o •....• r'l l' N N '<t o...., I 0\ I I \0 00 '§ acr- MN '" lrl \00 ~o ~;:"'\ov,v,v, NN •.•..•Ir>Ir>NNN \000 ~~ o 0 r'lr'l \0\0 l'l' o 0 r--r-- l'l' t;l'r--r--l'r-- 00 00 O""""~~"" r--r-- C<l r- ~v, Q) ..,tM vi...; NO .....:r'l MV,V,V, V, r'lr'l 00 '<tr'lr'lr'l Oor-: ~~ o 0 o 0 81 o 0 0 0 NN r'lr'l'<t'<t l'r-- Olr> lrllr>lrllr> o 0 NN NN '<tN NNNN \0\0 NN o N o o of-< of-< f-< f-< ~ ~ Z o oZ 1969J Smith: X enocongrid Eel Larvae 383 MMMoooo V)V)V)V)\r) 0\0\0\0\0\ '1"""'1. .,.......,.-\ T""""l OJ ~ ~:>(.):>,(.) (.) (.) OJ OJ Cl ~ZO~O Q Q O\r)O _ o o N -NN N N 0\'- 0'- - N ~ M ;r, ;r, N ;r, N ;r, N 00 ~~~~(,lN NN N ~~ ~ r-0\ 0\r- r-0\ 0\r- '"r- r-'" r- r- r- MV) M"<t o 0 V) V) NN _MNMt':l cJU<cC~ 00 "<tNM\r)oo 00 N -NN\r)\r) V) •...l.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Pacific Plate Biogeography, with Special Reference to Shorefishes
    Pacific Plate Biogeography, with Special Reference to Shorefishes VICTOR G. SPRINGER m SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY • NUMBER 367 SERIES PUBLICATIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Emphasis upon publication as a means of "diffusing knowledge" was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry outlined a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge." This theme of basic research has been adhered to through the years by thousands of titles issued in series publications under the Smithsonian imprint, commencing with Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge in 1848 and continuing with the following active series: Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics Smithsonian Contributions to Botany Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology Smithsonian Contributions to Zoo/ogy Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology In these series, the Institution publishes small papers and full-scale monographs that report the research and collections of its various museums and bureaux or of professional colleagues in the world cf science and scholarship. The publications are distributed by mailing lists to libraries, universities, and similar institutions throughout the world. Papers or monographs submitted for series publication are received by the Smithsonian Institution Press, subject to its own review for format and style, only through departments of the various Smithsonian museums or bureaux, where the manuscripts are given substantive review.
    [Show full text]
  • Order ANGUILLIFORMES
    click for previous page 1630 Bony Fishes Order ANGUILLIFORMES ANGUILLIDAE Freshwater eels by D.G. Smith iagnostic characters: Body moderately elongate, cylindrical in front and only moderately com- Dpressed along the tail. Eye well developed, moderately small in females and immatures, markedly enlarged in mature males. Snout rounded. Mouth moderately large, gape ending near rear margin of eye; lower jaw projects beyond upper; well-developed fleshy flanges on upper and lower lips. Teeth small, granular, in narrow to broad bands on jaws and vomer. Anterior nostril tubular, near tip of snout; posterior nostril a simple opening in front of eye at about mideye level. Dorsal and anal fins continuous around tail; dorsal fin begins well behind pectoral fins, somewhat in front of or above anus; pectoral fins well developed. Small oval scales present, embedded in skin and arranged in a basket-weave pattern. Lateral line complete. Colour: varies from yellowish green to brown or black; sexually mature individuals often bicoloured, black above and white below, with a bronze or silvery sheen. well-developed scales present dorsal-fin origin lips well back projecting pectoral fins present lower jaw Habitat, biology, and fisheries: Anguillid eels spend most of their adult lives in fresh water or estuarine habitats. They are nocturnal, hiding by day and coming out at night to forage. They take almost any available food, mainly small, benthic invertebrates. They are extremely hardy and live in a wide variety of aquatic habitats. At maturity, they leave fresh water and enter the ocean to spawn. Some species migrate long distances to specific spawning areas.
    [Show full text]
  • Early Stages of Fishes in the Western North Atlantic Ocean Volume
    ISBN 0-9689167-4-x Early Stages of Fishes in the Western North Atlantic Ocean (Davis Strait, Southern Greenland and Flemish Cap to Cape Hatteras) Volume One Acipenseriformes through Syngnathiformes Michael P. Fahay ii Early Stages of Fishes in the Western North Atlantic Ocean iii Dedication This monograph is dedicated to those highly skilled larval fish illustrators whose talents and efforts have greatly facilitated the study of fish ontogeny. The works of many of those fine illustrators grace these pages. iv Early Stages of Fishes in the Western North Atlantic Ocean v Preface The contents of this monograph are a revision and update of an earlier atlas describing the eggs and larvae of western Atlantic marine fishes occurring between the Scotian Shelf and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (Fahay, 1983). The three-fold increase in the total num- ber of species covered in the current compilation is the result of both a larger study area and a recent increase in published ontogenetic studies of fishes by many authors and students of the morphology of early stages of marine fishes. It is a tribute to the efforts of those authors that the ontogeny of greater than 70% of species known from the western North Atlantic Ocean is now well described. Michael Fahay 241 Sabino Road West Bath, Maine 04530 U.S.A. vi Acknowledgements I greatly appreciate the help provided by a number of very knowledgeable friends and colleagues dur- ing the preparation of this monograph. Jon Hare undertook a painstakingly critical review of the entire monograph, corrected omissions, inconsistencies, and errors of fact, and made suggestions which markedly improved its organization and presentation.
    [Show full text]
  • České Názvy Živočichů V
    ČESKÉ NÁZVY ŽIVOČICHŮ V. RYBY A RYBOVITÍ OBRATLOVCI (PISCES) 2. NOZDRATÍ (SARCOPTERYGII) PAPRSKOPLOUTVÍ (ACTINOPTERYGII) CHRUPAVČITÍ (CHONDROSTEI) KOSTNATÍ (NEOPTERYGII) KOSTLÍNI (SEMIONOTIFORMES) – BEZOSTNÍ (CLUPEIFORMES) LUBOMÍR HANEL, JINDŘICH NOVÁK Národní muzeum Praha 2001 Hanel L., Novák J., 2001: České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces) 2., nozdratí (Sarcopterygii), paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) [chrupavčití (Chondrostei), kostnatí (Neopterygii): kostlíni (Semionotiformes) – bezostní (Clupeiformes)]. – Národní muzeum (zoologické oddělení), Praha. Lektor: Ing. Petr Ráb, DrSc. Editor řady: Miloš Anděra Počítačová úprava textu: Lubomír Hanel (TK net) a DTP KORŠACH Tisk: PBtisk Příbram Náklad: 800 výtisků © 2001 Národní muzeum, Praha ISBN 80-7036-130-1 Kresba na obálce: Lubomír Hanel OBSAH ÚVOD . .5 TAXONOMICKÉ POZNÁMKY . 6 ERRATA K 1. DÍLU . 7 ADDENDA K 1. DÍLU . 8 STRUNATCI (CHORDATA) . 9 OBRATLOVCI (VERTEBRATA) . 9 ČELISTNATCI (GNATHOSTOMATA) . 9 NOZDRATÍ (SARCOPTERYGII) . 9 LALOKOPLOUTVÍ (COELACANTHIMORPHA) . 9 LATIMÉRIE (COELACANTHIFORMES) . 9 DVOJDYŠNÍ (DIPNOI) . 9 JEDNOPLICNÍ (CERATODIFORMES) . 9 DVOUPLICNÍ (LEPIDOSIRENIFORMES) . 9 PAPRSKOPLOUTVÍ (ACTINOPTERYGII) . 10 CHRUPAVČITÍ (CHONDROSTEI) . 10 MNOHOPLOUTVÍ (POLYPTERIFORMES) . 10 JESETEŘI (ACIPENSERIFORMES) . 10 KOSTNATÍ (NEOPTERYGII) . 11 KOSTLÍNI (SEMIONOTIFORMES) . 11 KAPROUNI (AMIIFORMES) . 11 OSTNOJAZYČNÍ (OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES) . 12 3 TARPONI (ELOPIFORMES) . 16 ALBULOTVAŘÍ (ALBULIFORMES) . 16 HOLOBŘIŠÍ (ANGUILLIFORMES) . 17 VELKOTLAMKY (SACCOPHARYNGIFORMES)
    [Show full text]
  • Updated Checklist of Marine Fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the Proposed Extension of the Portuguese Continental Shelf
    European Journal of Taxonomy 73: 1-73 ISSN 2118-9773 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.73 www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu 2014 · Carneiro M. et al. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Monograph urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9A5F217D-8E7B-448A-9CAB-2CCC9CC6F857 Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf Miguel CARNEIRO1,5, Rogélia MARTINS2,6, Monica LANDI*,3,7 & Filipe O. COSTA4,8 1,2 DIV-RP (Modelling and Management Fishery Resources Division), Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Av. Brasilia 1449-006 Lisboa, Portugal. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] 3,4 CBMA (Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology), Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] * corresponding author: [email protected] 5 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:90A98A50-327E-4648-9DCE-75709C7A2472 6 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:1EB6DE00-9E91-407C-B7C4-34F31F29FD88 7 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:6D3AC760-77F2-4CFA-B5C7-665CB07F4CEB 8 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:48E53CF3-71C8-403C-BECD-10B20B3C15B4 Abstract. The study of the Portuguese marine ichthyofauna has a long historical tradition, rooted back in the 18th Century. Here we present an annotated checklist of the marine fishes from Portuguese waters, including the area encompassed by the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf and the Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ). The list is based on historical literature records and taxon occurrence data obtained from natural history collections, together with new revisions and occurrences.
    [Show full text]
  • Hotspots, Extinction Risk and Conservation Priorities of Greater Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Marine Bony Shorefishes
    Old Dominion University ODU Digital Commons Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations Biological Sciences Summer 2016 Hotspots, Extinction Risk and Conservation Priorities of Greater Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Marine Bony Shorefishes Christi Linardich Old Dominion University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_etds Part of the Biodiversity Commons, Biology Commons, Environmental Health and Protection Commons, and the Marine Biology Commons Recommended Citation Linardich, Christi. "Hotspots, Extinction Risk and Conservation Priorities of Greater Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Marine Bony Shorefishes" (2016). Master of Science (MS), Thesis, Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/hydh-jp82 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_etds/13 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Biological Sciences at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. HOTSPOTS, EXTINCTION RISK AND CONSERVATION PRIORITIES OF GREATER CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO MARINE BONY SHOREFISHES by Christi Linardich B.A. December 2006, Florida Gulf Coast University A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE BIOLOGY OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY August 2016 Approved by: Kent E. Carpenter (Advisor) Beth Polidoro (Member) Holly Gaff (Member) ABSTRACT HOTSPOTS, EXTINCTION RISK AND CONSERVATION PRIORITIES OF GREATER CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO MARINE BONY SHOREFISHES Christi Linardich Old Dominion University, 2016 Advisor: Dr. Kent E. Carpenter Understanding the status of species is important for allocation of resources to redress biodiversity loss.
    [Show full text]
  • Copyrighted Material
    06_250317 part1-3.qxd 12/13/05 7:32 PM Page 15 Phylum Chordata Chordates are placed in the superphylum Deuterostomia. The possible rela- tionships of the chordates and deuterostomes to other metazoans are dis- cussed in Halanych (2004). He restricts the taxon of deuterostomes to the chordates and their proposed immediate sister group, a taxon comprising the hemichordates, echinoderms, and the wormlike Xenoturbella. The phylum Chordata has been used by most recent workers to encompass members of the subphyla Urochordata (tunicates or sea-squirts), Cephalochordata (lancelets), and Craniata (fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals). The Cephalochordata and Craniata form a mono- phyletic group (e.g., Cameron et al., 2000; Halanych, 2004). Much disagree- ment exists concerning the interrelationships and classification of the Chordata, and the inclusion of the urochordates as sister to the cephalochor- dates and craniates is not as broadly held as the sister-group relationship of cephalochordates and craniates (Halanych, 2004). Many excitingCOPYRIGHTED fossil finds in recent years MATERIAL reveal what the first fishes may have looked like, and these finds push the fossil record of fishes back into the early Cambrian, far further back than previously known. There is still much difference of opinion on the phylogenetic position of these new Cambrian species, and many new discoveries and changes in early fish systematics may be expected over the next decade. As noted by Halanych (2004), D.-G. (D.) Shu and collaborators have discovered fossil ascidians (e.g., Cheungkongella), cephalochordate-like yunnanozoans (Haikouella and Yunnanozoon), and jaw- less craniates (Myllokunmingia, and its junior synonym Haikouichthys) over the 15 06_250317 part1-3.qxd 12/13/05 7:32 PM Page 16 16 Fishes of the World last few years that push the origins of these three major taxa at least into the Lower Cambrian (approximately 530–540 million years ago).
    [Show full text]
  • APORTACION5.Pdf
    Ⓒ del autor: Domingo Lloris Ⓒ mayo 2007, Generalitat de Catalunya Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural, per aquesta primera edició Diseño y producción: Dsignum, estudi gràfic, s.l. Coordinación: Lourdes Porta ISBN: Depósito legal: B-16457-2007 Foto página anterior: Reconstrucción de las mandíbulas de un Megalodonte (Carcharocles megalodon) GLOSARIO ILUSTRADO DE ICTIOLOGÍA PARA EL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE Acuariología, Acuarismo, Acuicultura, Anatomía, Autoecología, Biocenología, Biodiver- sidad, Biogeografía, Biología, Biología evolutiva, Biología conservativa, Biología mole- cular, Biología pesquera, Biometría, Biotecnología, Botánica marina, Caza submarina, Clasificación, Climatología, Comercialización, Coro logía, Cromatismo, Ecología, Ecolo- gía trófica, Embriología, Endocri nología, Epizootiología, Estadística, Fenología, Filoge- nia, Física, Fisiología, Genética, Genómica, Geografía, Geología, Gestión ambiental, Hematología, Histolo gía, Ictiología, Ictionimia, Merística, Meteorología, Morfología, Navegación, Nomen clatura, Oceanografía, Organología, Paleontología, Patología, Pesca comercial, Pesca recreativa, Piscicultura, Química, Reproducción, Siste mática, Taxono- mía, Técnicas pesqueras, Teoría del muestreo, Trofismo, Zooar queología, Zoología. D. Lloris Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas Ictiólogo del Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (CSIC) Barcelona PRÓLOGO En mi ya lejana época universitaria se estudiaba mediante apuntes recogidos en las aulas y, más tarde, según el interés transmitido por el profesor y la avidez de conocimiento del alumno, se ampliaban con extractos procedentes de diversos libros de consulta. Así descubrí que, mientras en algunas disciplinas resultaba fácil encontrar obras en una lengua autóctona o traducida, en otras brillaban por su ausen- cia. He de admitir que el hecho me impresionó, pues ponía al descubierto toda una serie de oscuras caren- cias que marcaron un propósito a seguir en la disciplina que me ha ocupado durante treinta años: la ictiología.
    [Show full text]
  • Species Assemblages of Leptocephali in the Sargasso Sea and Florida Current
    MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES Published May 25 Mar Ecol Prog Ser l Species assemblages of leptocephali in the Sargasso Sea and Florida Current M. J. Miller * Department of Zoology, 5751 Murray Hall, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5751, USA ABSTRACT: Regional assemblages of leptocephali of 5 families of shelf eels (Chlopsidae, Congridae, Moringuldae, Muraenidae and Ophichthidae) from the Sargasso Sea and Florida Current were com- pared with hydrographic features and adult distributions. There were 2 major patterns in the distribu- tions of the >37 species of leptocephali that were collected. First, more species and greater abundances were found at or south of fronts in the Subtropical Convergence Zone (STCZ) of the Sargasso Sea, with the most diverse assemblages at stations closest to fronts in the west. Second, the smallest leptocephali of all species were located close to the Bahama Banks, in the Florida Current and in stations close to southerly fronts in the western STCZ. The most distinct discontinuities in numbers of species occurred at fronts at the boundary between southern Sargasso Sea surface water and mixed convergence zone water Impoverished assemblages were found north of these fronts and in the eastern STCZ. Species richness was highest in the Florida Current and at the westernmost frontal station in the STCZ. Anticyclonic circulation northeast of the northern Bahamas may facilitate entrainment of leptocephali from the Bahamas and Florida Current into fronts in the STCZ, which appear to transport leptocephali eastward. The circulation patterns of the region are hypothesized to influence both the regional assem- blage structure and the diversity of life history strategies that may be used by eels inhabiting the region.
    [Show full text]
  • The Marine Biodiversity and Fisheries Catches of the Pitcairn Island Group
    The Marine Biodiversity and Fisheries Catches of the Pitcairn Island Group THE MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND FISHERIES CATCHES OF THE PITCAIRN ISLAND GROUP M.L.D. Palomares, D. Chaitanya, S. Harper, D. Zeller and D. Pauly A report prepared for the Global Ocean Legacy project of the Pew Environment Group by the Sea Around Us Project Fisheries Centre The University of British Columbia 2202 Main Mall Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Daniel Pauly RECONSTRUCTION OF TOTAL MARINE FISHERIES CATCHES FOR THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS (1950-2009) ...................................................................................... 3 Devraj Chaitanya, Sarah Harper and Dirk Zeller DOCUMENTING THE MARINE BIODIVERSITY OF THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS THROUGH FISHBASE AND SEALIFEBASE ..................................................................................... 10 Maria Lourdes D. Palomares, Patricia M. Sorongon, Marianne Pan, Jennifer C. Espedido, Lealde U. Pacres, Arlene Chon and Ace Amarga APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................................... 23 APPENDIX 1: FAO AND RECONSTRUCTED CATCH DATA ......................................................................................... 23 APPENDIX 2: TOTAL RECONSTRUCTED CATCH BY MAJOR TAXA ............................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Annotated Checklist of the Fish Species (Pisces) of La Réunion, Including a Red List of Threatened and Declining Species
    Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 2: 1–168; Stuttgart, 30.IV.2009. 1 Annotated checklist of the fish species (Pisces) of La Réunion, including a Red List of threatened and declining species RONALD FR ICKE , THIE rr Y MULOCHAU , PA tr ICK DU R VILLE , PASCALE CHABANE T , Emm ANUEL TESSIE R & YVES LE T OU R NEU R Abstract An annotated checklist of the fish species of La Réunion (southwestern Indian Ocean) comprises a total of 984 species in 164 families (including 16 species which are not native). 65 species (plus 16 introduced) occur in fresh- water, with the Gobiidae as the largest freshwater fish family. 165 species (plus 16 introduced) live in transitional waters. In marine habitats, 965 species (plus two introduced) are found, with the Labridae, Serranidae and Gobiidae being the largest families; 56.7 % of these species live in shallow coral reefs, 33.7 % inside the fringing reef, 28.0 % in shallow rocky reefs, 16.8 % on sand bottoms, 14.0 % in deep reefs, 11.9 % on the reef flat, and 11.1 % in estuaries. 63 species are first records for Réunion. Zoogeographically, 65 % of the fish fauna have a widespread Indo-Pacific distribution, while only 2.6 % are Mascarene endemics, and 0.7 % Réunion endemics. The classification of the following species is changed in the present paper: Anguilla labiata (Peters, 1852) [pre- viously A. bengalensis labiata]; Microphis millepunctatus (Kaup, 1856) [previously M. brachyurus millepunctatus]; Epinephelus oceanicus (Lacepède, 1802) [previously E. fasciatus (non Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)]; Ostorhinchus fasciatus (White, 1790) [previously Apogon fasciatus]; Mulloidichthys auriflamma (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) [previously Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831)]; Stegastes luteobrun- neus (Smith, 1960) [previously S.
    [Show full text]
  • Identifying Marine Key Biodiversity Areas in the Greater Caribbean Region
    Old Dominion University ODU Digital Commons Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations Biological Sciences Summer 2018 Identifying Marine Key Biodiversity Areas in the Greater Caribbean Region Michael S. Harvey Old Dominion University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_etds Part of the Biodiversity Commons, Biology Commons, and the Natural Resources and Conservation Commons Recommended Citation Harvey, Michael S.. "Identifying Marine Key Biodiversity Areas in the Greater Caribbean Region" (2018). Master of Science (MS), Thesis, Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/45bp-0v85 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_etds/32 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Biological Sciences at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IDENTIFYING MARINE KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS IN THE GREATER CARIBBEAN REGION by Michael S. Harvey B.A. May 2013, Old Dominion University A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE BIOLOGY OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY August 2018 Approved by: Kent E. Carpenter (Advisor) Beth Polidoro (Member) Sara Maxwell (Member) ABSTRACT IDENTIFYING MARINE KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS IN THE GREATER CARIBBEAN REGION Michael S. Harvey Old Dominion University, 2018 Advisor: Dr.
    [Show full text]