Larval fish in the surf zone of Pontal do Sul beach, Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil

Godefroid, Rodrigo Santiago; Hofstaetter, Marion; Spach, Henry Louis

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751999000400010

Abstract

A total of 6,575 larvae in the preflexion, flexion and post-flexion stages of 15 families, 26 genera and 29 species were captured in the surf zone of Pontal do Sul beach, Paraná, Brazil. Samples of the families Gerreidae and Scianidae predominated and larvae of Eucinostomus argenteus (Baird&Girard, 1854), Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823), Eucinostomus gula (Cuvier, 1830), Menticirrhus ameri-canus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Anchoa tricolor (Agassiz, 1829) were the most dominant species. Greater abundance of larvae was observed during the summer, followed by winter and in a less extent during spring and autumn. The number of species was greater in the summer, and there were no significant differences in the rest of the seasons.

Ichthyoplankton; surf zone; Brazil

Larval fish in the surf zone of Pontal do Sul beach, Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil

Rodrigo Santiago Godefroid; Marion Hofstaetter; Henry Louis Spach

Centro de Estudos do Mar, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Avenida Beira Mar. Pontal do Sul, 83255-000 Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, Brasil

ABSTRACT

A total of 6,575 larvae in the preflexion, flexion and post-flexion stages of 15 families, 26 genera and 29 species were captured in the surf zone of Pontal do Sul beach, Paraná, Brazil. Samples of the families Gerreidae and Scianidae predominated and larvae of Eucinostomus argenteus (Baird&Girard, 1854), Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823), Eucinostomus gula (Cuvier, 1830), Menticirrhus ameri-canus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Anchoa tricolor (Agassiz, 1829) were the most dominant species. Greater abundance of larvae was observed during the summer, followed by winter and in a less extent during spring and autumn. The number of species was greater in the summer, and there were no significant differences in the rest of the seasons.

Key words: Ichthyoplankton, surf zone, Brazil

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The authors are particularly grateful to the researchers and personnel of the Centro de Estudos do Mar, Universidade Federal do Paraná who, directly or indirectly, contributed to the completion of this work.

Recebido em 19.III.1998; aceito em 16.IX.1999.

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[1] Ahlstron, E.H. & L. Ball. 1954. Description of eggs and larvae ofjack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus) and distribution and abundance of larvae in 1950 and 1951. U.S. Fish Widl. Serv. Fish. Bull. 56: 209-245.

[2] Almeida, M.V.O. & H.L. Spach. 1992. Ictioplâncton do litoral do Paraná/Brasil-Uma revisão. Arq. Biol. Tecnol., Curitiba, 35 (2): 221-238.

[3] Carvalho, J.P. 1945. Copépodos de Caiobá e Baía de Guaratuba. Arq. Mus. Paranaense, Curitiba, 4 (3): 83-116.

[4] Matsuura, Y. 1977. A study of the life history of Brazilian sardine, Sardinella brasiliensis. IV. Distribution and abundance of sardine larvae. Bol. Inst. oceanogr., São Paulo, 26 (2): 219-283.

[5] Matsuura, Y. & G. Sato. 1981. Distribution and abundance of Scombrid larvae in southern brazilian waters. Bull. Mar. Sci. 31 (4): 824-832.

[6] Matsuura, Y. & M. Katsuragawa. 1981. Larvae and juveniles of grey tiggerfish Balistes capriscus, from southern Brazil. Jpn Jour. Icthyol. 28 (3): 267-275.

[7] Miller, J.M.; J.P. Reed & L.J. Pietrafesa. 1984. Patterns, mechanisms, and approaches to the study of migrations of estuarine-dependent fish larvae and juveniles, p.209-225. In: J.D. McClave; G.P. Arnold; J.J. Dodson & W.H. Neill (Eds). Mechanisms of migration in fishes. New York, Plenum.

[8] Muelbert, J.H. & G. Weiss. 1991. Abundance and distribution of fish larvae in the channel area of the Patos Lagoon Estuary, Brazil, p.43-54. In: R.D. Hoyt (Ed.). Larval fish recruitment and research in the Americas: proceedings of the thirteenth annual fish conference. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 95.

[9] Rosemberg, A. A. 1982. Growth of juvenile english sole, Parophrys vetulus, in estuarine and open coastal nursery areas. Fish. Bull. 80: 245-252.

[10] Ruple, D. 1984. Occurence of larval fishes in the surf zone of a nothern Gulf of Mexico barrier Island. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. 18: 191-208.

[11] Senta, T. & I. Kinoshita. 1985. Larval and juvenile fishes occurring in surf zones of western Japan. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 114: 609-618.

[12] Sinque, C. 1989. Ictioplâncton do ecossistema da Baía de Paranaguá (Paraná - Brasil). Arq. Biol. Tecnol., Curitiba, 32 (3): 473-490.

[13] Sinque, C; S. Koblitz & L.M. Costa. 1982. Ictioplâncton do complexo estuarino - Baía de Paranaguá e adjacências (25º10'S 48º10'W-25º35'S 48º45'W). Paraná, Brasil. I - Aspectos gerais. Arq. Biol. Tecnol., Curitiba, 25 (3/4): 279-300.

[14] Valentin, J.L; S.A Gaeta; H.L. Spach; M.A. Montú & C. Odebrecht. 1994. Diagnóstico ambiental oceânico e costeiro das regiões sul e sudeste-Oceanografía Biológica: Plancton. Brasília, Petrobrás, Vol. 4, 321p.

[15] Weinstein, M.P.; R.G Weiss; R.G. Hodson & L.R. Gerry. 1980. Retention of three taxa of postlarval fishes in an intensively flushed tidal estuary, Cape Fear River. Nor. Caro. Fish. Serv. Fish. Bull. U.S. 78: 419-436.