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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. -
University of Cape Coast Stock Assessment And
© University of Cape Coast https://erl.ucc.edu.gh/jspui UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST STOCK ASSESSMENT AND ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION OF TRICHIURUS LEPTURUS AND LUTJANUS FULGENS IN GHANAIAN WATERS BY EUGENIA AMADOR Thesis submitted to the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences of the School of Biological Sciences, College of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master of Philosophy degree in Fisheries Science JULY, 2020 i Digitized by Sam Jonah Library © University of Cape Coast https://erl.ucc.edu.gh/jspui DECLARATION Candidate’s Declaration I hereby declare that this thesis is the result of my own original research and that no part of it has been presented for another degree in this university or elsewhere. Candidate’s Signature……………………………… Date …………………… Name: Eugenia Amador Supervisor’s Declaration We hereby declare that the preparation and presentation of the thesis were supervised in accordance with the guidelines on supervision laid down by the University of Cape Coast Principal Supervisor’s Signature………….……… Date………….…… Name: Prof. Joseph Aggrey-Fynn Co-Supervisor’s Signature………………………… Date……………… Name: Prof. John Blay Jnr. ii Digitized by Sam Jonah Library © University of Cape Coast https://erl.ucc.edu.gh/jspui ABSTRACT The ribbonfish, Trichiurus lepturus and golden African snapper, Lutjanus fulgens are actively and locally exploited by commercial fishers along the coast of Ghana. To bridge the knowledge gap on these species, size composition, growth and mortality as well as aspects of reproduction were assessed. Samples were collected from major fish landing sites along the coast of Ghana from September 2018 to August 2019. -
Sardinella
A CHECK.LIST OF THE FISHES OF INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON. PART II. CLUPEIFORMES, BATHYCLUPEIFORMES, GALAXIIFORMES, SCOPELIFORMES AND ATELEOPIl~"ORMES. By K. S. l\iISRA, D.Se., F.Z.S., ,,1ssistant Superintendent, Zoological Survey of India, Kaiser Castle, Banaras Gantt. CONTENTS. PAGE. INTRODUOTION •• 382 SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT 382 Class TELEOSTOMI 382 Subclass ACTINOPTERYGII 382 Order CLUPEIFOR)IES (ISOSPONDYLI, MALACOPTERYGII S. STR., 382 THRISSO)IORPHI). Suborder CLUPEOIDEI .. 382 Superfamily ELOPOIDAE 382 Family ELOPIDAE 382 Elopa 8aurU8 L. 382 Family MEGALOPIDA.E 383 M egalopa cyprinoides (Brouss.) 383 Su perfamily ALBULOIDAE 383 Family ALBULIDAE 383 Albula vulpe8 (L.) 384 Superfamily CLUPEOIDAE ... 384 Family CL UPEIDAE .' 384 SU bfamily DU88umieriini 384- Dussumieria acuta (C.V.) ". 384 Dus8umieria hasselti Blkr. 384 Ehirava jluviatiz.i8 Deraniyagala 385 Stolephorus malabaricu.9 Day 385 Subfamily Clupeini 385 IJarengula, punctata (RUpp.) 385 , Ilarcngula 'l:itteta (C. V .) .. 386 Sardinella albella.<C.V.) 386 Sardinella clupeoides (Blkr.) 387 Sardinella dayi Reg. 387 Saidinella jimbriata (C.V.) .. 387 Sa-rdinella gibbosa (Blkr.) 387 Sarain,ella longiceps C. V. 388 Sardinella melon1#tra (C.) 388 Sard·inella 8inden~i8 (Day) 389 Sardinella sirm (RliPll.) 389 Hilsu U·isha (Ham.) 389 HUsa !'anglt'rta (Blkr.) 390 390 lli/sa tol~ (C.v.) ., . [ 377 ] Q 378 Records of tll.e Indian Museum. [VOL. XLV .P~OE. (}ac1lUsia chapra (Ham.) 391 GadU8ia vari8!Jata (Day) 391 l(owala coval (C.) · . 392 Oarica Bohoma Ham. 392 Ilisha brachllsom:a (Blkr.) .. 3\J2 llisha elongata (Benn.) .. 393 llish.Q jiligera (C. V.) Ii • 393 llislla indica (Swns.) .. 393 ilisha kampeni (Web. & de Bfrt.) 394 llisha leach.enaulti (C.V.) , . -
Catalogue of Some Saltwater and Freshwater Fish Species of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
Catalogue of Some Saltwater and Freshwater Fish Species of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria Ekinadose Orose, Edafe Odioko and Okechukwu Kenneth Wokeh * Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Hydrobiology and Fisheries Unit, University of Port Harcourt, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 09(03), 056–084 Publication history: Received on 29 January 2021; revised on 27 February 2021; accepted on 01 March 2021 Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.9.3.0075 Abstract The study was done to review some saltwater and freshwater fish species in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The Niger Delta is one of the most prominent regions in Nigeria, endowed with several water bodies that are distributed as freshwater like rivers, lakes, streams and creeks. These freshwater ecosystems in the region, are abundantly endowed with fish species such as Clarias gariepinus, Pila ovate, Labeo coubie, Synodontis budgetti and Synodontis eupterus. Apart from the freshwaters, the region also has vast marine ecosystem with abundance of fish species such as Elops lacerta, Mugil cephalus, Thais coronata, Periophthalmus papilio, Tympanotonus fuscatus, and Sardinella maderensis. Unfortunately, many of these fish species are endangered due to constant pollution in the Niger delta regional coastal environment. As a result, it is important to document some available freshwater and marine water fish species which will serve as a reference material for both academics and research institutions, should any of the fish species go into extinction. Keywords: Extinction, Coastal Waters, Marine Diversity, Niger Delta 1. Introduction Nigeria’s coastal waters fall within the Guinea Current Large Ecosystem (GCLME), a shared resource by all the coastal West African countries. -
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ISSN 1198-6727 Fisheries Centre Research Reports 2011 Volume 19 Number 2 Tracking the international trade of seahorses (Hippocampus species) Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada Tracking the international trade of seahorses ( Hippocampus species) by Melissa Evanson, Sarah J. Foster, Stefan Wiswedel & Amanda C. J. Vincent Fisheries Centre Research Reports 19(2) 104 pages © published 2011 by The Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia 2202 Main Mall Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z4 ISSN 1198-6727 Fisheries Centre Research Reports 19(2) 2011 TRACKING THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SEAHORSES (HIPPOCAMPUS SPECIES ) by Melissa Evanson, Sarah J. Foster, Stefan Wiswedel & Amanda C. J. Vincent CONTENTS Page DIRECTOR ’S FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................................... 1 ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 METHODS ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 Trade Data Sources...................................................................................................................................... 5 Trade -
The Fish Fauna of Ampe`Re Seamount (NE Atlantic) and the Adjacent
Helgol Mar Res (2015) 69:13–23 DOI 10.1007/s10152-014-0413-4 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The fish fauna of Ampe`re Seamount (NE Atlantic) and the adjacent abyssal plain Bernd Christiansen • Rui P. Vieira • Sabine Christiansen • Anneke Denda • Frederico Oliveira • Jorge M. S. Gonc¸alves Received: 26 March 2014 / Revised: 15 September 2014 / Accepted: 24 September 2014 / Published online: 2 October 2014 Ó Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg and AWI 2014 Abstract An inventory of benthic and benthopelagic stone’’ hypothesis of species dispersal, some differences fishes is presented as a result of two exploratory surveys can be attributed to the local features of the seamounts. around Ampe`re Seamount, between Madeira and the Por- tuguese mainland, covering water depths from 60 to Keywords Deep sea Á Fish distribution Á Ichthyofauna Á 4,400 m. A total of 239 fishes were collected using dif- Seamounts Á Zoogeography ferent types of sampling gear. Three chondrichthyan spe- cies and 31 teleosts in 21 families were identified. The collections showed a vertical zonation with little overlap, Introduction but indications for an affinity of species to certain water masses were only vague. Although most of the species Due to their vertical range and habitat diversity, seamounts present new records for Ampe`re Seamount, all of them often support high fish diversity, as compared to the sur- have been known for the NE Atlantic; endemic species rounding ocean, and some are known as hotspots of were not found. The comparison with fish communities at endemic species (e.g. Shank 2010; Stocks et al. 2012). other NE Atlantic seamounts indicates that despite a high Seamounts are considered to act as ‘‘stepping stones’’ for ichthyofaunal similarity, which supports the ‘‘stepping species dispersal (Almada et al. -
Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the Timing of Deep-Sea Adaptations ⇑ Matthew P
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (2010) 1194–1208 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ympev Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations ⇑ Matthew P. Davis a, , Christopher Fielitz b a Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University, 119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA b Department of Biology, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA 24327, USA article info abstract Article history: The divergence times of lizardfishes (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) are estimated utilizing a Bayesian Received 18 May 2010 approach in combination with knowledge of the fossil record of teleosts and a taxonomic review of fossil Revised 1 September 2010 aulopiform taxa. These results are integrated with a study of character evolution regarding deep-sea evo- Accepted 7 September 2010 lutionary adaptations in the clade, including simultaneous hermaphroditism and tubular eyes. Diver- Available online 18 September 2010 gence time estimations recover that the stem species of the lizardfishes arose during the Early Cretaceous/Late Jurassic in a marine environment with separate sexes, and laterally directed, round eyes. Keywords: Tubular eyes have arisen independently at different times in three deep-sea pelagic predatory aulopiform Phylogenetics lineages. Simultaneous hermaphroditism evolved a single time in the stem species of the suborder Character evolution Deep-sea Alepisauroidei, the clade of deep-sea aulopiforms during the Early Cretaceous. This result indicates the Euteleostei oldest known evolutionary event of simultaneous hermaphroditism in vertebrates, with the Alepisauroidei Hermaphroditism being the largest vertebrate clade with this reproductive strategy. Divergence times Ó 2010 Elsevier Inc. -
TRAFFIC Bulletin Volume 32, No. 1
TRAFFIC 1 BULLETIN VOL. 32 NO. 1 32 NO. VOL. TRAFFIC is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. For further information contact: The Executive Director TRAFFIC David Attenborough Building Pembroke Street Cambridge CB2 3QZ UK Telephone: (44) (0) 1223 277427 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.traffic.org IMPACT OF TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON NARWHAL POPULATIONS With thanks to The Rufford Foundation for contributimg to the production costs of the TRAFFIC Bulletin DRIED SEAHORSES FROM AFRICA TO ASIA is a strategic alliance of APRIL 2020 EEL TRADE REVIEW The journal of TRAFFIC disseminates information on the trade in wild animal and plant resources 32(1) NARWHAL COVER FINAL.indd 1 05/05/2020 13:05:11 GLOBAL TRAFFIC was established TRAFFIC International David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK. in 1976 to perform what Tel: (44) 1223 277427; E-mail: [email protected] AFRICA remains a unique role as a Central Africa Office c/o IUCN, Regional Office for Central Africa, global specialist, leading and PO Box 5506, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Tel: (237) 2206 7409; Fax: (237) 2221 6497; E-mail: [email protected] supporting efforts to identify Southern Africa Office c/o IUCN ESARO, 1st floor, Block E Hatfield Gardens, 333 Grosvenor Street, and address conservation P.O. Box 11536, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa Tel: (27) 12 342 8304/5; Fax: (27) 12 342 8289; E-mail: [email protected] challenges and solutions East Africa Office c/o WWF TCO, Plot 252 Kiko Street, Mikocheni, PO Box 105985, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. -
Issue 253 ▸ 1 November 2012 Reportersharing Stories of Imperial’S Community
Issue 253 ▸ 1 November 2012 reporterSharing stories of Imperial’s community fringe benefits Visitors to the first Imperial Fringe take things to heart as they get to grips with our research → centre pages £35 MILLION FORWARD LONDON AWARD FOR THINKING BIKEATHON IMPERIAL Dr Simon Professor Dazzi HEFCE support Schultz on the on cycling 95 for Imperial value of looking miles with his West to the future patient PAGE 3 PAGE 7 PAGE 12 2 >> newsupdate www.imperial.ac.uk/reporter | reporter | 1 November 2012 • issue 253 Researchers unite to open up about animal research EDITOR’S CORNER Imperial has joined medical charities, remain high overall, with 66 per cent research funders, the pharmaceuti- of people supporting animal experi- cal industry and other universities mentation for medical research, Pregnant in signing a declaration for greater 40 per cent want to know more openness on animal research fol- before they form a firm opinion. pause lowing signs of a decrease in public Professor Maggie Dallman, “I hope this declaration will give s upport for animal research. Principal of the Faculty of Natural organisations and scientists the con- The results of a recent Ipsos Sciences, said: “Animal research fidence to speak out with the support As a number of you might Mori poll commissioned by the is a small but vital part of scientific of the wider research community.” know this is my final government reveal a 10 percentage and medical research in the UK. Ter- The declaration was signed by issue of Reporter before point decrease in public support for rorist activity by animal extremists in more than 40 research organisations, I go on maternity leave. -
Análise Dos Padrões De Diversidade Da Fauna Acompanhante Da Pesca De Camarão De Profundidade No Sudeste-Sul Do Brasil
UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ Centro de Ciências Tecnológicas da Terra e do Mar – CTTMar Curso de Oceanografia Análise dos padrões de diversidade da fauna acompanhante da pesca de camarão de profundidade no Sudeste-Sul do Brasil Débora Alves Pereira Itajaí 2011 UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ Centro de Ciências Tecnológicas da Terra e do Mar – CTTMar Curso de Oceanografia Análise dos padrões de diversidade da fauna acompanhante da pesca de camarão de profundidade no Sudeste-Sul do Brasil Débora Alves Pereira Trabalho de Conclusão apresentado ao curso de Oceanografia, para a obtenção do grau de Oceanógrafo. Orientador: José Angel Alvarez Perez, PhD Itajaí 2011 Aos meus pais Saulo e Marlene e meus tios Edna e Roberto, o meu maior amor e respeito. i AGRADECIMENTOS Agradeço a Deus por ter me guiado até aqui e me dado força para concluir esta pequena etapa. Obrigado por fazer desta a minha vida. Aos meus pais, Saulo e Marlene, pelas madrugadas de trabalho para me permitir chegar até aqui. Por estarem sempre certos e me educarem para o bem. Por serem firmes e justos. Por me mostrarem o caminho. A eles, meu eterno agradecimento e amor incondicional. A minha irmã Lis, pelos saudáveis momentos de discussões intermináveis entre irmãos, a estranha cumplicidade que só existe entre pessoas que saíram do mesmo ventre. Te amo! A Neném, minha babá, que desde seus nove anos me criou como se fosse sua filha. As minhas avós Maria e Higina, pelo amor, orações, comidas gostosas e por todos os ensinamentos que só quem viveu tantos anos pode mostrar. -
Intrinsic Vulnerability in the Global Fish Catch
The following appendix accompanies the article Intrinsic vulnerability in the global fish catch William W. L. Cheung1,*, Reg Watson1, Telmo Morato1,2, Tony J. Pitcher1, Daniel Pauly1 1Fisheries Centre, The University of British Columbia, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL), 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada 2Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Açores, 9901-862 Horta, Portugal *Email: [email protected] Marine Ecology Progress Series 333:1–12 (2007) Appendix 1. Intrinsic vulnerability index of fish taxa represented in the global catch, based on the Sea Around Us database (www.seaaroundus.org) Taxonomic Intrinsic level Taxon Common name vulnerability Family Pristidae Sawfishes 88 Squatinidae Angel sharks 80 Anarhichadidae Wolffishes 78 Carcharhinidae Requiem sharks 77 Sphyrnidae Hammerhead, bonnethead, scoophead shark 77 Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails 75 Rajidae Skates 72 Alepocephalidae Slickheads 71 Lophiidae Goosefishes 70 Torpedinidae Electric rays 68 Belonidae Needlefishes 67 Emmelichthyidae Rovers 66 Nototheniidae Cod icefishes 65 Ophidiidae Cusk-eels 65 Trachichthyidae Slimeheads 64 Channichthyidae Crocodile icefishes 63 Myliobatidae Eagle and manta rays 63 Squalidae Dogfish sharks 62 Congridae Conger and garden eels 60 Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets 60 Exocoetidae Flyingfishes 59 Malacanthidae Tilefishes 58 Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes 58 Polynemidae Threadfins 56 Triakidae Houndsharks 56 Istiophoridae Billfishes 55 Petromyzontidae -
Species Composition, Abundance, and Vertical Distribution of the Stomiid (Pisces: Stomiiformes) Fish Assemblage of the Gulf of Mexico
BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 59(3): 530-542, 1996 SPECIES COMPOSITION, ABUNDANCE, AND VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE STOMIID (PISCES: STOMIIFORMES) FISH ASSEMBLAGE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO Tracey T, Sutton and Thomas L. Hopkins ABSTRACT Species composition, abundance, and vertical distribution of the stomiid fish assemblage were investigated in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, a low-latitude, oligotrophic oceanic ecosys- tem. Seventy-two described species, representing 18 genera, and one undescribed species were identified from 1155 trawl samples. With an additional 10 species reported elsewhere, the stomiid species number now known equals 83, making the Stomiidae the most diverse fish family in the Gulf of Mexico. The assemblage was dominated by three species, Pholos- lomias guemei, Chauliodus s/oani and Stomias affinis. These species, as well as four other common species, exhibited an asynchronous diel vertical migration pattern (450-900 m dur- ing day; 20-300, 550-900 m at night). The percentage of the populations of the three dom- inant species migrating daily ranged from 50-70%. Two other patterns occurred in less abundant species: synchronous migration (400-700 m during the day, 0-200 m at night); and, possible migration from the bathypelagial (> 1000 m during day; 50-300 m at night). Minimum abundance and biomass estimates for the entire assemblage were 1.86 X 105 in- dividuals and 35.3 kg DW·km-2 in the upper 1000 m. Stomiids comprised approximately 10% of the micronekton standing stock in the eastern Gulf. Extrapolating eastern Gulf data to the world warm-water mesopelagial, abundance results suggest that stomiids are the dom- inant mesopelagic upper-trophic level predatory fishes, and as such may serve as key trophic mediators in the transfer of energy in these ecosystems.