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Spatial–temporal variation of Paralonchurus brasiliensis (Actinopterygii: Sciaenidae) density in relation to some environmental factors on the inner shelf of south-eastern Brazilian coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2011

Eudriano Florêncio dos Santos Costa ,
Gustavo Monteiro Teixeira ,
Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais Freire  and
Adilson Fransozo
Eudriano Florêncio dos Santos Costa*
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Programme in Biological Oceanography, Institute of Oceanography, Universidade de São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico 191, SP, Brazil, Zip code: 05508-120
Gustavo Monteiro Teixeira
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Programme in Zoology, Institute of Bioscience, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brazil, Zip code: 59625-900
Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais Freire
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Programme in Ecology, Centre of Bioscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Praia de Mãe Luiza, s/n, Natal, RN, Brazil, Zip code: 59014-100
Adilson Fransozo
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Programme in Zoology, Institute of Bioscience, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brazil, Zip code: 59625-900
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: E.F.S. Costa, Postgraduate Programme in Biological Oceanography, Institute of Oceanography, Universidade de São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico 191, SP, Brazil, Zip code: 05508-120 email: eudriano@usp.br
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Abstract

The temporal and spatial variation of Paralonchurus brasiliensis density (fish per m2) in relation to environmental factors was studied on the coasts of Ubatuba and Caraguatatuba, south-eastern Brazil. The fish were collected by shrimp fishery trawl on a monthly basis from January to December, 2002. Seven depths were previously established and for each one the temperature, salinity, organic matter content and grain size of the sediment (φ) was measured. The seasonal analysis of temperature and salinity indicated the presence of the water masses South Atlantic Central Water (SACW) and Coastal Waters (CW) acting in the study area. A total of 29,808 fish were collected during the study period. The highest densities were registered during the summer and autumn indicating an association with CW. The fish population moved to shallow depths during the intrusion of the cold water mass, SACW. The highest densities were registered in depths where the sediment composition ranged from fine sand to silt–clay. Thus, the temperature and type of the sediment are the main environmental factors which affect the spatial–temporal variation of P. brasiliensis density in south-eastern Brazil.

Keywords

banded croakerdensity variationenvironmental factorssouth-eastern Brazil
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 92 , Issue 2 , March 2012 , pp. 413 - 420
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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