Barletta, M., Barletta-Bergan, A., Saint-Paul, Ulrich and Hubold, G. (2005) The role of salinity in structuring the fish assemblages in a tropical estuary. Journal of Fish Biology, 66 (1). pp. 45-72. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00582.x.

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Abstract

The present study describes the seasonal changes of the fish species composition in three areas of the main channel of the Caeté River estuary, Brazil. The fish faunas of each habitat differed in density, biomass and species composition. Mean fish density and biomass for the Caeté River estuary channel was 0·25 individuals m−2 and 0·9 g m−2 respectively. Analysis of catch data showed that the number of species, total density and total biomass differed significantly between areas and seasons. For the most important species, the mean density of Cathorops spixii, Aspredinichthys filamentosus, Aspredo sp. 2, Pimelodus blochii, Pseudauchnipterus nodosus and Macrodon ancylodon, differed significantly between seasons while the mean density of Stellifer rastrifer, Stellifer microps, Aspredo aspredo, Aspredo sp. 1 and Cynoscion acoupa did not. The mean biomass of these species, with exception of S. microps and Aspredo sp. 1, also differed significantly between seasons. In the Caeté estuary seasonal salinity fluctuations appeared to be the main factor that structured the fish assemblage in the entire estuarine system. At least 85% of the species captured by the artisanal and subsistence fisheries in the Bragantine region required estuarine conditions to complete their life cycle.

Document Type:	Article
Programme Area:	UNSPECIFIED
Research affiliation:	Ecology > Mangrove Ecology
Refereed:	Yes
Open Access Journal?:	No
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00582.x
ISSN:	0022-1112
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2020 15:36
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2024 13:30
URI:	http://cris.leibniz-zmt.de/id/eprint/3602

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