Population biology and diet of Callinectes sapidus (Decapoda, Portunidae) in Saco da Fazenda, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305.2016v42n2p327Keywords:
Blue crab, abundance, maturation size, biomass, south BrazilAbstract
The Callinectes genus has constant presence in extractive activities carried out by coastal communities. This study aimed to provide basic information about the population biology of C. sapidus and his diet in Saco da Fazenda (Itajaí/SC). The size at first maturity was estimated at 10.8cm (females) and as 8,8cm (males) in total carapace width. The CPUE had the lowest values in spring and the highest in autumn. For the period 2002-2003 the difference between the number of males and females was not significant, with a ratio of 0.84. As for the periods 2003-2004 (ratio=0.75) and 2004-2005 (ratio=1.37), the difference between the number of males and females was significantly. The highest monthly rates of biomass were recorded in the months of April, May, June and July. For the diet analyses were analyzed 254 individuals (120 males and 134 females). The X2 test analysis applied to the proportion of the sexes showed no significant difference. The majority of males (80%) and females (78.36%) presented the stomach with content. It was possible to identify 12 dietary items, and the most important are those of animal origin. The vegetable items represent a secondary role in the diet of blue crab.
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LAUGHLIN, R.A. 1982 Feeding habitats of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, in the Apalachicola estuary, Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science, 32: 807-822.
MANOEL, F.C.; BRANCO, J.O.; BARBIERI, E. 2011 Composição da avifauna aquática do Saco da Fazenda, Itajaí-SC. O Mundo da Saúde, 35(1): 31-41.
MANTELATTO, F.L.M. e FRANSOZO, A. 1999 Reproductive biology and moulting cicle of the crab Callinectes ornatus (Decapoda, Portunidae) from the Ubatuba region, São Paulo, Brazil. Crustaceana, 72: 63í 76.
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OLIVEIRA, A.; PINTO, T.K.; SANTOS, D.P.D.; D’INCAO, F. 2006 Dieta natural do siri-azul Callinectes sapidus (Decapoda, Portunidae) na região estuarina da Lagoa dos Patos, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia Série Zoologia, 96(3): 305-313.
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TAGATZ, M.E. 1968 Growth of juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, in the St. Johns River, Florida. Fishery Bulletin, 67(2): 281-288.
TAISSOUN, E.N. 1973 Biogeografia y ecología de los cancrejos de la família "Portunidae†(Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) en la costa Atlántica de América. Boletín del Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, 7: 7í 23.
VAN ENGEL, W.A. 1958 The blue crab and its fishery in the Chesapeake Bay. Part. 1. Reproduction, early development, growth, and migration. Commission of Fisheries Reviews, 20: 6í 17.
VAN ENGEL, W.A. 1987 Factors affecting the distribution and abundance of the blue crab in Chesapeake Bay. In Majumdar, S.K.; Hall, L.W. Jr.; Austin, H.M. (eds) Contaminant problems and management of living Chesapeake Bay resources. Volume 1. Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Academy of Science, pp. 178í 209.
VAN ENGEL, W.A. 1990 Development of the reproductively functional form in the male blue crab Callinectes sapidus. Bulletin of Marine Sciences, 46, 13í 22.
WEAR, R.G. e HADDON, M. 1987 Natural diet of the crab Ovalipes catharus (Crustacea, Portunidae) around central and northern New Zealand. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 35: 39í 49.
WILLIAMS. M.J. 1981 Methods for analysis of natural diet in portunid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 52: 103í 13.
ZAR, J.H., 2010 Biostatistical analysis. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA, p. 944.
BARRETO, A.V.; LEITE, L.M.A.B.; AGUIAR, M.C.A. 2006 Maturidade sexual das fêmeas de Callinectes danae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae) nos estuários dos rios Botafogo e Carrapicho, Itamaracá-PE Brasil. Iheringia Série Zoologia, 96: 141í 146.
BARROS, A.G.R.; LEIVAS, R.A.; FERREIRA, L.S.; MACHADO, I.F.; RODRIGUES, M.A.; RUAS, V.M. 2009 Análise da dieta natural do siri-azul Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae) no Estuário da Lagoa dos Patos, RS, Brasil. Anais do IX Congresso de Ecologia do Brasil, 13 a 17 de setembro de 2009, São Lourenço (MG).
BRANCO, J.O. 1996 Variações sazonais e ontogênicas na dieta natural de Callinectes danae Smith, 1869 (Decapoda, Portunidae) na Lagoa da Conceição, Florianópolis, SC. Arquivos de Biologia e Tecnologia, 39(4): 999-1012.
BRANCO, J.O. 2000 Avifauna associada ao Estuário do Saco da Fazenda, Itajaí, SC. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 17(2): 387-394.
BRANCO, J.O. e LUNARDON-BRANCO, M.J. 1993 Aspectos da biologia de Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 (Decapoda: Portunidae) da região de Matinhos, Paraná, Brasil. Arquivos de Biologia e Tecnologia, 36: 489í 496.
BRANCO, J.O. e MASUNARI, S. 2000 Reproductive ecology of the blue crab, Callinectes danae Smith, 1869 in the Conceição lagoon system, Santa Catarina isle, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 60(1) 17í 27.
BRANCO, J.O. e VERANI, J.R. 1997 Diní¢mica da alimentação natural de Callinectes danae Smith (Decapoda, Portunidae) na Lagoa da Conceição, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 14(4): 1003-1018.
BLUNDON, J.A. e KENNEDY, V.S. 1982 Mechanical and behavioral aspects of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun), predation on Chesapeake Bay bivalves. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 65(1): 47-65.
CHURCHILL-JUNIOR, E.P. 1919 Life history of the blue crab. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, 36: 91í 128.
EDGAR, G.J. 1990 Predator-prey interactions in seagrass beds. II. Distribution and diet of the blue manna crab Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus at Cliff Head, Western Australia. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 139(1-2): 23-32.
FERREIRA, L.S.; BARROS, A.; BARUTOT, R.A.; D’INCAO, F. 2011 Comparação da dieta natural do siri-azul Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae) em dois locais no Estuário da Lagoa dos Patos, RS, Brasil. Atlantica, 33(2): 115-122.
FERREIRA, L.S. e D’INCAO, F. 2008 Crescimento de Callinectes sapidus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae) no estuário da laguna dos Patos, RS, Brasil. Iheringia Série Zoologia, 98(1): 70-77.
FISCH, F.; BRANCO, J.O.; MENEZES, J.T. 2015 Carcinofauna como indicador da integridade biótica de um ambiente estuarino no litoral de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Revista Ambiente e Água, 10(2): 464-478.
FITZ, H.C. e WIEGERT, R.G. 1990 Utilization of a Georgia salt marsh by the blue crab. Bulletin of Marine Science, 46(1): 244-251.
FITZ, H.C. e WIEGERT, R.G. 1991 Utilization of the intertidal zone of a salt marsh by the blue crab Callinectes sapidus: density, return frequency, and feeding habits. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 76(3):249-260.
GOES, P.; BRANCO, J.O.; PINHEIRO, M.A. A.; BARBIERI, E.; COSTA, D.; FERNANDES, L.L. 2010 Bioecology of the uçá-crab, Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763), in Vitória Bay, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 58(1) 153-163.
HAEFNER-JUNIOR, P.A. 1990 Natural diet of Callinectes ornatus (Brachyura: Portunidae) in Bermuda. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 10: 236í 46.
HINES, A.H.; HADDON, A.M.; WIECHERT, L.A. 1990 Guild structure and foraging impact of blue crabs and epibenthic fish in a subestuary of Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 67(2): 105-126.
HINES, A.H.; LIPCIUS, R.N.; HADDON, A.M. 1987 Population dynamics and habitat partitioning by size, sex, and molt stage of blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in a subestuary of central Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 36: 55-64.
HSUEH, P.W.; MCCLINTOCK, J.B.; HOPKINS, T.S. 1992 Comparative study of the diets of the blue crabs Callinectes similis and C. sapidus from a mud-bottom habitat in Mobile
Bay, Alabama. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 12(4): 615-619.
HYNES, H.B.N. 1950 The food of fresh-water sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus and Pygosteus pungitius) with a review of method used in studies of the food fishes. Journal of Animal Ecology, 19: 36í 51.
KAPUSTA, S.C. e BEMVENUTI, C.E. 1998 Atividade nictemeral de alimentação de juvenis de Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1895 (Decapoda: Portunidae) numa pradaria de Ruppia maritima L. e num plano não vegetado, numa enseada estuarina da Lagoa dos Patos, R. S., Brasil. Nauplius, 6(1):41-52.
KENNEDY, V.S. e CRONIN, L.E. (eds) 2007 The blue crab Callinectes sapidus. Maryland: College Park. Maryland Sea Grant Book, 774 pp.
LAUGHLIN, R.A. 1982 Feeding habitats of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, in the Apalachicola estuary, Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science, 32: 807-822.
MANOEL, F.C.; BRANCO, J.O.; BARBIERI, E. 2011 Composição da avifauna aquática do Saco da Fazenda, Itajaí-SC. O Mundo da Saúde, 35(1): 31-41.
MANTELATTO, F.L.M. e FRANSOZO, A. 1999 Reproductive biology and moulting cicle of the crab Callinectes ornatus (Decapoda, Portunidae) from the Ubatuba region, São Paulo, Brazil. Crustaceana, 72: 63í 76.
MELO, G.A.S. 1996 Manual de identificação dos Brachyura (caranguejos e siris) do litoral brasileiro. São Paulo: Editora Plêiade.
OLIVEIRA, A.; PINTO, T.K.; SANTOS, D.P.D.; D’INCAO, F. 2006 Dieta natural do siri-azul Callinectes sapidus (Decapoda, Portunidae) na região estuarina da Lagoa dos Patos, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia Série Zoologia, 96(3): 305-313.
OLMI, E.J. e ORTH, R.J. 1995 Introduction to the Proceedings of the Blue Crab Recruitment Symposium. Bulletin of Marine Science, 57(3): 707-716.
PEREIRA, M.J.; BRANCO, J.O.; CHRISTOFFERSEN, M.L.; FREITAS JUNIOR, F.; FRACASSO, H.A.A.; PINHEIRO, T.C. 2009 Population biology of Callinectes danae and Callinectes sapidus (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae) in the south-western Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 89(7): 1341-1351.
ROBLES, R.; SCHUBART, C.D.; CONDE, J.E.; CARMONA-SUAREZ, C.; ALVAREZ, F.; VILLALOBOS, J.L.; FELDER, D.L. 2007 Molecular phylogeny of the American Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 (Brachyura: Portunidae), based on two partial mitochondrial genes. Marine Biology, 150: 1265í 1274.
SEVERINO-RODRIGUES, E.; PITA, J.B.; GRAí"¡A-LOPES, R. 2001 Pesca artesanal de siris (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae) na região estuarina de Santos e São Vicente (SP), Brasil. Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 27: 7í 19.
STONER, A.W. e BUCHANAN, B.A. 1990 Ontogeny and overlap in the diets of four tropical Callinectes species. Bulletin of Marine Sciences, 46(1): 3-12.
TAGATZ, M.E. 1968 Growth of juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, in the St. Johns River, Florida. Fishery Bulletin, 67(2): 281-288.
TAISSOUN, E.N. 1973 Biogeografia y ecología de los cancrejos de la família "Portunidae†(Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) en la costa Atlántica de América. Boletín del Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, 7: 7í 23.
VAN ENGEL, W.A. 1958 The blue crab and its fishery in the Chesapeake Bay. Part. 1. Reproduction, early development, growth, and migration. Commission of Fisheries Reviews, 20: 6í 17.
VAN ENGEL, W.A. 1987 Factors affecting the distribution and abundance of the blue crab in Chesapeake Bay. In Majumdar, S.K.; Hall, L.W. Jr.; Austin, H.M. (eds) Contaminant problems and management of living Chesapeake Bay resources. Volume 1. Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Academy of Science, pp. 178í 209.
VAN ENGEL, W.A. 1990 Development of the reproductively functional form in the male blue crab Callinectes sapidus. Bulletin of Marine Sciences, 46, 13í 22.
WEAR, R.G. e HADDON, M. 1987 Natural diet of the crab Ovalipes catharus (Crustacea, Portunidae) around central and northern New Zealand. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 35: 39í 49.
WILLIAMS. M.J. 1981 Methods for analysis of natural diet in portunid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 52: 103í 13.
ZAR, J.H., 2010 Biostatistical analysis. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA, p. 944.
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