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Santos L, Veloso JV, Santos TB, Bezerra NPA, Oliveira P, Hazin FHV. An equatorial mid-Atlantic Ocean archipelago as nursery area for the cookiecutter shark: Investigating foraging strategies of neonates through bite mark inferences. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2024; 104:1290-1298. [PMID: 38299718 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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This study delves into the foraging ecology of the cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis) in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (SPSPA), assessing bite marks on pelagic fishes collected between March and September 2018. Examination of 200 individuals from five species revealed the shark's predilection for targeting adult fish, ensuring efficient removal of energy-rich tissue layers. However, a notable exception is Thunnus albacares, preyed on predominantly during its juvenile stage, possibly due to vertical spatial segregation. Recent bites were pervasive across species, with wahoo displaying a distinctive pattern. Cookiecutter shark bites predominantly targeted the lateral body portion (>55%) except for yellowfin tuna, which exhibited a preference for the ventral region (95%). The estimated length distribution suggests the SPSPA as a potential nursery area for cookiecutter sharks. Bite mark positions and frequencies may be linked to fish behavior, swimming velocity, and fishing gear strategy, highlighting the complex interplay in pelagic ecosystems.
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- Lucas Santos
- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Oceanografia e Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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Distribution and New Records of the Bluntnose Sixgill Shark, Hexanchus griseus (Hexanchiformes: Hexanchidae), from the Tropical Southwestern Atlantic. Animals (Basel) 2022; 13:ani13010091. [PMID: 36611700 PMCID: PMC9817776 DOI: 10.3390/ani13010091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus, is a widely distributed demersal species found in tropical and temperate waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, inhabiting continental shelves and slopes, islands, and mid-ocean ridges at depths ranging from 200 to 1100 m. In the Southwestern Atlantic, this species has been recorded from northeastern to southern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Despite this, the known distribution of this species in the Southwestern Atlantic is very patchy and, in some cases, still mostly ignored in the literature, such as in northeastern Brazil. This study, therefore, aimed to report 23 new records of Hexanchus griseus in the Tropical Southwestern Atlantic and highlight the presence of this species off the northeastern Brazilian coast. So far, Hexanchus griseus was officially reported from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, and the state of Ceará along the northeast coast of Brazil. Herein, the known distribution is extended to the continental shelf breaks and upper slopes of other Brazilian states, reinforcing the previously reported occurrence of the species near the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago.
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Rocha CMC, Sampaio CLS. A review of the knowledge of reef fish in the Southwest Atlantic. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 182:105769. [PMID: 36272222 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Reef environments are rapidly transforming worldwide, and these changes are causing major impacts to the reef ecosystem. Scientific knowledge is strategic for marine conservation and management in these scenarios. Aiming to contribute to this subject, a systematic review from 1967 to 2020 was conducted, in order to identify gaps in studies regarding reef fish species, ecosystem components and processes. Multidisciplinary sciences concerning reef fish have been rising, mainly in the fields of basic biology and ecology. Besides that, phase shifts and ecosystem services were absent terms in the analyzes of co-occurrence. Research in the ethnosciences needs to be increased, and will improve access to local ecological knowledge, which can be used as a tool to address issues in reef environments. Socio-ecological systems are components of this landscape that has had few publications. The participation in the elaboration of public policies can be a new avenue to foster the biodiversity of reef environments.
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- Cacilda M C Rocha
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade Biológica e Conservação nos Trópicos, Instituto de Biologia e Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Av. Lourival Melo Mota - Tabuleiro do Martins, Maceió, 57072-900, AL, Brazil; Laboratório de Ictiologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Av. Beira Rio, Centro Histórico, Penedo, 57200-000, AL, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade Biológica e Conservação nos Trópicos, Instituto de Biologia e Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Av. Lourival Melo Mota - Tabuleiro do Martins, Maceió, 57072-900, AL, Brazil; Laboratório de Ictiologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Av. Beira Rio, Centro Histórico, Penedo, 57200-000, AL, Brazil.
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Cruz MM, Hoffmann LS, de Freitas TRO. Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago barcoded: Fish diversity in the remoteness and DNA barcodes reference library for metabarcoding monitoring. Genet Mol Biol 2022; 45:e20210349. [PMID: 36205729 PMCID: PMC9540803 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2021-0349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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In order to monitor the effects of anthropogenic pressures in ecosystems,
molecular techniques can be used to characterize species composition. Among
molecular markers capable of identifying species, the cytochrome c oxidase I
(COI) is the most used. However, new possibilities of
biodiversity profiling have become possible, in which molecular fragments of
medium and short-length can now be analyzed in metabarcoding studies. Here, a
survey of fishes from the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago was barcoded
using the COI marker, which allowed the identification of 21
species. This paved the way to further investigate the fish biodiversity of the
archipelago, transitioning from barcoding to metabarcoding analysis. As
preparatory steps for future metabarcoding studies, the first extensive
COI library of fishes listed for these islands was
constructed and includes new data generated in this survey as well as previously
available data, resulting in a final database with 9,183 sequences from 169
species and 63 families of fish. A new primer specifically designed for those
fishes was tested in silico to amplify a region of 262 bp. The
new approach should guarantee a reliable surveillance of the archipelago and can
be used to generate policies that will enhance the archipelago’s protection.
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- Marcelo Merten Cruz
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de
Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Porto
Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de
Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Porto
Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de
Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Porto
Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Machado AA, Moraes FCD, Aguiar AA, Hostim-Silva M, Santos LN, Bertoncini ÁA. Rocky reef fish biodiversity and conservation in a Brazilian Hope Spot region. NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Abstract Coastal islands of Grande Rio, located south Rio de Janeiro and Maricá cities have been under multiple anthropogenic impacts. Despite these problems, these insular systems shelter a high diversity of fish species. Reef fishes are essential components of tropical marine coastal communities, also providing food and income for millions of people around the world. In this work, we generated an updated checklist from Cagarras Islands Natural Monument and surrounding areas based on fisheries data, literature records and multiple sampling techniques, including the Submersible Rotating Video technique, used for the first time in Brazil. We present an inventory of 282 fish species representing 91 different families, with 21 new records for the study area, including a non-native species (Heniochus acuminatus). In addition, our results show a moderate endemism level for the Brazilian province (approximately 6.0%), while 10.5% of species are assigned to one of IUCN’s threatened categories. Our efforts show the fish biodiversity scenario and their distribution on coastal islands more than 10 years after the Cagarras Islands Natural Monument establishment, reinforcing the importance of monitoring research programs for the management of this Marine Protected Area and surrounding waters, that play a key role for artisanal fisheries.
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- Augusto A. Machado
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil; Instituto Mar Adentro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Brazil; Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Mar Adentro, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Villarins BT, Dario FD, Eduardo LN, Lucena-Frédou F, Bertrand A, Prokofiev AM, Mincarone MM. Deep-sea dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) collected from off northeastern Brazil, with a review of the species reported from the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone. NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abstract The Stomiiformes includes about 455 species of mostly mesopelagic fishes in the families Diplophidae, Gonostomatidae, Phosichthyidae, Sternoptychidae, and Stomiidae. Here we report 55 species of the order collected during the ABRACOS (Acoustics along the BRAzilian COaSt) expeditions off northeastern Brazil, including islands and seamounts of Fernando de Noronha Ridge. Triplophos hemingi (Diplophidae), Pachystomias microdon and Melanostomias biseriatus (Stomiidae) are recorded for the first time in the western South Atlantic. Eustomias bibulbosus, Grammatostomias ovatus and Photonectes achirus (Stomiidae) are recorded for the first time in the South Atlantic. Eustomias minimus (Stomiidae), previously known from four poorly preserved specimens, is reported for the first time in the Atlantic. Occurrences of 18 species are confirmed or recorded for the first time in the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone: Triplophos hemingi (Diplophidae), Gonostoma denudatum (Gonostomatidae), Aristostomias grimaldii, Astronesthes gudrunae, Bathophilus nigerrimus, Borostomias elucens, Eustomias bibulbosus, E. braueri, E. minimus, E. schmidti, Grammatostomias ovatus, G. dentatus, Leptostomias gladiator, Melanostomias biseriatus, M. bartonbeani, Pachystomias microdon, Photonectes achirus, and Photostomias goodyeari (Stomiidae). Diagnostic and distributional data for all species recorded are provided, with new anatomical information presented for Melanostomias bartonbeani and Grammatostomias ovatus. A checklist of the 108 species of Stomiiformes confirmed in Brazilian waters is also presented.
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- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil; Universidade Montpellier, France
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- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil; Universidade Montpellier, France
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- Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia; Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
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Linardich C, Brookson CB, Green SJ. Trait-based vulnerability reveals hotspots of potential impact for a global marine invader. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2021; 27:4322-4338. [PMID: 34091996 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Predation from the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish is likely to amplify declines in marine fishes observed in multiple ocean basins. As the invasion intensifies and expands, there is an urgent need to identify species that are most at risk for extirpation-and possible extinction-from this added threat. To address this gap and inform conservation plans, we develop and apply a quantitative framework for classifying the relative vulnerability of fishes based on morphological and behavioural traits known to influence susceptibility to lionfish predation (e.g. body shape, water column position and aggregation behaviour), habitat overlap with lionfish, and degree of geographic range restriction. Applying the framework to fishes across the invaded Caribbean Sea and ahead of the invasion front in the southwestern Atlantic revealed the identity of at least 77 fishes with relatively small ranges that are likely to be most affected by lionfish predation. Trait-based vulnerability scores significantly predict the probability of fishes appearing within the diets of lionfish across the invaded region. Spatial richness analyses reveal hotspots of vulnerable species in the Bahamas, Belize and Curaçao. Crucially, our framework identifies 29 vulnerable fishes endemic to Brazil, which has not yet been colonized by lionfish. Of these, we suggest reefs around offshore island groups occupied by a dozen highly vulnerable and range-restricted species as priorities for intervention should lionfish spread to the region. Observations of the rate of lionfish spread across the invaded range suggest that an average of 5 years (with a median of nearly 2 years) elapses from first sighting to maximum observed densities. This lag may allow managers to mobilize plans to suppress lionfish ahead of an invasion front in priority locations. Our framework also provides a method for assessing the relative vulnerability of cryptobenthic and/or deep-reef fishes, for which population-monitoring data are limited.
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- Christi Linardich
- International Union for Conservation of Nature Marine Biodiversity Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Luiz OJ, dos Santos WCR, Marceniuk AP, Rocha LA, Floeter SR, Buck CE, de Klautau AGCM, Ferreira CEL. Multiple lionfish (Pterois spp.) new occurrences along the Brazilian coast confirm the invasion pathway into the Southwestern Atlantic. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02575-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Pimentel CR, Rocha LA, Shepherd B, Phelps TAY, Joyeux JC, Martins AS, Stein CE, Teixeira JB, Gasparini JL, Reis-Filho JA, Garla RC, Francini-Filho RB, Delfino SDT, Mello TJ, Giarrizzo T, Pinheiro HT. Mesophotic ecosystems at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil (South-western Atlantic), reveal unique ichthyofauna and need for conservation. NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2020-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Abstract Although several studies on the ichthyofauna of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago have been carried out, its mesophotic fish diversity has never been surveyed before. Here we used SCUBA and technical rebreather diving, baited remote underwater videos and remotely operated vehicle to record shallow (≤ 30 m depth) and mesophotic (31 to 150 m depth) fishes. Nineteen fish species belonging to 14 families are reported here as new records, representing an increase of 8.2% in marine fish richness for the region, which now has a total of 250 species and 77 families. These new records include four potential new species and highlight the importance of surveying mesophotic ecosystems, even in well studied sites. Our results also emphasize the need for protection and attention to the unique ichthyofauna found at mesophotic depths.
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- Caio R. Pimentel
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil; California Academy of Sciences, USA
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil; Associação Ambiental Voz da Natureza, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- California Academy of Sciences, USA; Associação Ambiental Voz da Natureza, Brazil
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