Relative effect of seasonality and body size on the diet of juvenile Lutjanus synagris (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) at a sandy beach in southeastern Brazil
Keywords:
food habit, trophic dynamics, Actinopterygii, sheltered beach, Atlantic ocean, hábito alimentar, diní¢mica trófica, praia abrigada, oceano Atlí¢nticoAbstract
The relative effect of seasonality and body size on the diet composition of juvenile Lutjanus synagris was investigated at a sheltered sandy beach (20°18’S; 40°16’W) on the coast of Espírito Santo state, Brazil. Monthly collections were carried out during the daytime from May 2004 to April 2005, using a beach seine. The specimens captured in each season (e.g. cold/dry, May to October 2004; hot/rainy, November 2004 to April 2005) were separated into three total length (TL) classes (â"°¤ 40; 41í 50; â"°¥ 51 mm). The stomach contents of 540 specimens with TL ranging from 22 to 135 mm were analyzed. Among the 13 food items consumed by L. synagris, the most important were Amphipoda (Index of Relative Importance, IRI = 81.2), Isopoda (IRI = 13.8) and Mysidacea (IRI = 4.4). Significant variations in the diet composition were observed between the seasons (PERMANOVA; P < 0.001), but not between the size classes (P = 0.170). There was, however, a significant interaction between these two factors (P<0.001), indicating that the differences between the seasons did not occur in every class. The most important items in the cold/dry and hot/rainy seasons were, respectively, Mysidacea and Amphipoda, for every class. The average length of the preys varied significantly (P<0.05) between the size classes, increasing progressively with the TL of the fishes. Overall, the results indicate a carnivore-opportunist food habit for L. synagris, with significant seasonal changes in the relative importance of the food items.
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FREITAS, M.O.; ROCHA, G.R.A.; CHAVES, P.T.C.;MOURA, R.L. 2014 Reproductive biology of the
lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris, and recommendations for its management on the Abrolhos Shelf, Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom,FirstView: 1-10.
GARCIA-JíÅ¡NIOR, J.; MENDES, L.F.; SAMPAIO, G.L.S.; LINS, J.E. 2010 Biodiversidade marinha da
Bacia Potiguar: ictiofauna. Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional. 195p.
GERKING, S.D. 1994 Feeding ecology of fish. San Diego: Academic Press. 416p.
GMFMC - GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 1981 Environmental impact statement and fishery management plans for the reef fish resources of the Gulf of Mexico. Tampa: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.154p.
GONZÁLEZ-ORTEGÓN, E. and DRAKE, P. 2012 Effects of freshwater inputs on the lower trophic
levels of a temperate estuary: physical physiological or trophic forcing? Aquatic Sciences, 74: 455-469.
HELMER, J.L. and PERRONE, E.C. 1991 Composição preliminar da ictiofauna do litoral da Ilha do
Frade, Vitória, ES. Revista cultural da UFES, 44-45: 69-78.
HERRERA, A.; LANDEIRA, J.M.; TUYA, F.;PACKARD, T.; ESPINO, F.; GÓMEZ, M. 2014 Seasonal variability of suprabenthic crustaceans associated with Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows off Gran Canaria (eastern Atlantic).Continental Shelf Research, 88: 1-10.
HYSLOP, E.J. 1980 Stomach contents analysis í a review of methods and their application. Journal
of Fish Biology, 17(4): 411-429.
MARTINO, E.J. and HOUDE, E.D. 2012 Densitydependent regulation of year-class strength in age-0 juvenile striped bass (Morone saxatilis).Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences,69(3): 430í 446.
MCEACHRAN, J.D. and FECHHELM, J.D. 2005 Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Austin: University of
Texas Press, v.2. 1004p.
MCMAHON, K.W.; BERUMEN, M.L.; THORROLD,S.R. 2012 Linking habitat mosaics and connectivity in a coral reef seascape. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 198(38): 15372-15376.
MENEZES, N.A. and FIGUEIREDO, J.L. 1980 Manual de peixes marinhos do Sudeste do Brasil. IV. Teleostei (3). São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo. 96p.
MONTEIRO, D.P.; GIARRIZZO, T.; ISAAC, V. 2009 Feeding ecology of juvenile dog snapper Lutjanus
jocu (Bloch & Shneider, 1801) (Lutjanidae) in intertidal mangrove creeks in Curuçá Estuary
(Northern Brazil). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 52(6): 1421-1430.
MOURA, R.L.; FRANCINI-FILHO, R.B.; CHAVES,E.M.; MINTE-VERA, C.V.; LINDEMAN, K.C.2011 Use of riverine through reef habitat systems by dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu) in eastern Brazil.Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 95: 274-278.
ORTEGA, J.R.F.; DOMÍNGUEZ, E.G.; VÁZQUEZ,J.A.R.; CORGOS, A.; PIí"˜A, V.H.G.; SANSÓN,
G.G. 2010 Interacciones tróficas de las seis especies de peces más abundantes em la pesquería artesanal em dos bahías del Pacífico Central Mexicano. Revista de Biología Tropical,58(1): 383-397.
PARRISH, J.D. 1987 The trophic biology of snappers and groupers. In: POLOVINA, J. and RALSTON,
S. Tropical snappers and groupers. Biology and Fisheries Management. Ocean Resource. Marine
Policy Series. London: Westview Press. p.405-463.
PIMENTEL, C.R. and JOYEUX, J.C. 2010 Diet and food partitioning between juveniles of mutton
Lutjanus analis, dog L. jocu and lane L. synagris snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) in a mangrove-fringed estuarine environment. Journal of Fish Biology, 76: 2299-2317.
PINKAS, L.; OLIPHANT, M.S.; IVERSON, I.L.K. 1971 Food habits of albacore bluefin tuna and
bonito in California waters. Fisheries Bulletin,152: 1-105.
PLATELL, M.E.; SARRE, G.A.; POTTER, I.C. 1997 The diets of two co-occurring marine teleosts,
Parequula melbournensis and Pseudocaranx wrighti,and their relationships to body size and mouth morphology, and the season and location of capture. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 49:
361í 376.
POORE, A.G.B. and GALLAGHER, K.M. 2013 Strong consequences of diet choice in a talitrid
amphipod consuming seagrass and algal wrack.Hydrobiologia, 701: 117-127.
RAPPÉ, K.; FOCKEDEI, N.; VAN COLEN, C.;CATTRIJSSE, A.; MEES, J.; VINCX, M. 2011 Spatial distribution and general population characteristics of mysid shrimps in the Westerschelde estuary (SW Netherlands).Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 91: 187-197.
SOKAL, R.R. and ROHLF, F.J. 1981 Biometry: the principles and practice of statistics in biological
research. 2ª ed. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company. 859p.
SUZUKI, K.W.; NAKAYAMA, K.; TANAKA, M.2009 Horizontal distribution and population dynamics of the dominant mysid Hyperacanthomysis longirostris a long a temperate macrotidal estuary (Chikugo River estuary,Japan). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 83:516-528.
WOOTTON, R.J. 1990 Ecology of teleost fishes. New York: Chapman & Hall. 404p.
UCHIKAWA, K. and KIDOKORO, H. 2014 Feeding habits of juvenile Japanese common squid
Todarodes pacificus: relationship between dietary shift and allometric. Fisheries Research, 152: 29-36.
YEAGER, L.A.; LAYMAN, C.A.; HAMMERSCHLAG-PEYER, C.M. 2014 Diet variation of a generalist fish predator, grey snapper Lutjanus griseus, across an estuarine gradient: trade-offs of quantity for quality?Journal of Fish Biology, 85: 264-277.
ZAVALA-CAMIN, L.A. 1996 Introdução aos estudos sobre alimentação natural em peixes. Maringá:
EDUEM/Nupelia. 129p.
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