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Guild composition and habitat use by Tetraodontiformes (Teleostei, Acanthopterygii) in a south-western Atlantic tropical estuary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Amanda Carvalho De Andrade ,
Sérgio Ricardo Santos ,
José Roberto Verani  and
Marcelo Vianna
Amanda Carvalho De Andrade
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373 (Bl. A), 21941-902, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil
Sérgio Ricardo Santos*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373 (Bl. A), 21941-902, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil
José Roberto Verani
Affiliation:
Departamento de Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos/SP, Brasil
Marcelo Vianna
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373 (Bl. A), 21941-902, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to:S.R. Santos, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373 (Bl. A), 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Sampling of the demersal ichthyofauna of Guanabara Bay was conducted bimonthly for 2 years at 10 stations distributed along a hydrobiological gradient. A total of 16,081 Tetraodontiformes specimens were collected, representing 10 species distributed among Ostraciidae, Monacanthidae, Tetraodontidae and Diodontidae. Tetraodontiformes appear to be well adapted to hydrological variations and inhospitable conditions prompted by intense eutrophication. However, abiotic factors traditionally considered important in estuarine community structure play a secondary role in the distribution of Tetraodontiformes. The type of sediment appears to be the most important physical factor but acts only as an indicator of ecological domain. The low explanatory power of physicochemical variables, in addition to the relative stability of the bay's ichthyofauna, suggests an influence of biological parameters. The species exhibited wide variation in their use of Guanabara Bay and utilized it as a resting, feeding and growing area. Among the species captured, Stephanolepis hispidus, Lagocephalus laevigatus, Sphoeroides greeleyi, Sphoeroides testudineus, Sphoeroides tyleri, Chilomycterus reticulatus and Chilomycterus spinosus were categorized as marine estuarine opportunists, and Aluterus heudelotii and Aluterus schoepfii were classified as marine stragglers. Acanthostracion sp. could not be categorized. The boom of C. spinosus indicates an ecological misbalance and must be carefully investigated.

Keywords

Impacted ecosystemestuarine fishesfunctional groupsTetraodontiformespopulation biologytropical estuariesGuanabara Baysouth-western AtlanticBrazil
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 96 , Issue 6 , September 2016 , pp. 1251 - 1264
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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