Comparison of growth rates estimated by otolith reading of Scorpaena porcus and Scorpaena notata caught on artificial and natural reefs of the northern Adriatic sea

Scarcella, Giuseppe; Grati, Fabio; Polidori, Piero; Domenichetti, Filippo; Bolognini, Luca; Fabi, Gianna

Abstracts

Despite the high number of studies on fish assemblages associated with artificial reefs and offshore platforms, little information exists on the growth rates of fish living on artificial and natural substrates. Age and growth was determined throughout otolith reading on two commercial scorpionfishes (Scorpaena porcus and Scorpaena notata) caught in the surroundings of artificial structures (artificial reefs and gas platforms) and natural habitats. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters were calculated for each species separately for each site. Age of S. porcus and S. notata ranged from 0 to 8 years and from 0 to 16 years, respectively. Kimura test applied to Von Bertalanffy growth curves indicated that the individuals of both species inhabiting the artificial structures had higher growth parameters than those caught in the natural habitat. The presence of artificial habitats in the northern Adriatic Sea positively affects growth rates and growth performance of both species, likely for the greater prey availability in respect to the natural open sea.

Scorpaena porcus; Scorpanea notata; Age and growth; Natural reefs; Artificial structures; Adriatic Sea

Apesar do elevado número de estudos sobre as assembléias de peixes associadas a recifes artificiais e plataformas offshore, existe pouca informação sobre as taxas de crescimento dos peixes que vivem em substratos artificiais e naturais. A idade e crescimento foram determinados pela leitura de otólitos em dois peixes escorpião comerciais (Scorpaena porcus e Scorpaena notata) capturados nas imediações de estruturas artificiais (recifes artificiais e plataformas de gás) e habitats naturais. Parâmetros de crescimento de von Bertalanffy foram calculadoss separadamente para cada espécie e cada local. A idade de Scorpaena porcus e Scorpaena notata variou entre 0 e 8 anos e 0 e 16 anos, respectivamente. O teste Kimura aplicado às curvas de crescimento de Bertalanffy indicaram que os indivíduos das duas espécies que habitam as estruturas artificiais tinham parâmetros de crescimento mais elevados do que dos capturados no habitat natural. A presença de habitats artificiais no norte do Mar Adriático afeta positivamente as taxas de crescimento e o desempenho de crescimento de ambas as espécies, provavelmente pela maior disponibilidade de presas em relação ao mar aberto natural.

Scorpaena porcus; Scorpaena notata; Idade e crescimento; Recifes naturais; Estruturas artificiais; Mar Adriático

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BEAMISH, R. J.; FOURNIER D. A. A method of comparing the precision of a set of age determinations. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., v. 38, p. 982-983, 1981
BOMBACE, G.; FABI G.; FIORENTINI, L. Preliminary analysis of catch data from artificial reefs in Central Adriatic. FAO Fish. Rep., v. 428, p. 86-98, 1990
BOMBACE, G.; FABI, G.; FIORENTINI, L.; SPERANZA, S. Analysis of the efficacy of artificial reefs located in five different areas of the Adriatic Sea. Bull. mar. Sci., v. 55, p. 528-538, 1994.
BOHNSACK, J. A.; SUTHERLAND, D.L. Artificial reef research: a review with recommendations for future priorities. Bull. mar. Sci., v. 37, n. 1, p. 11-39, 1985.
BRADAI, N.; BOUAIN, A. Age et croissance de Scorpaena porcus et Scorpaena scrofa du golfe de Gabes. Bull. Inst. Natn. Scient. Tech. Océanogr. Pêche Salammbô, v. 15, p. 13-38, 1988.
BRICKHILL, M. J.; LEE S. Y.; CONNOLLY, R. M. Fishes associated with artificial reefs: attributing changes to attraction or production using novel approaches. J. Fish Biol., v. 67, p. 53-71, 2005.
CARR, M. H.; HIXON, M. A. Artificial reefs: the importance of comparisons with natural reefs. Fisheries, v. 22, p. 28-33, 1997.
CASELLATO, S.; STEFANON, A. Coralligenous habitat in the northern Adriatic Sea: an overview. PSZN I: Mar. Ecol., v. 29, p. 321-341, 2008.
CHANG, W. Y. B. A statistical method for evaluating the reproducibility of age determination. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., v. 39, p. 1208-1210, 1982.
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KIMURA, D. K. Likelihood methods for the von Bertalanffy growth curve. Fish. Bull., v. 77, p. 765-776, 1980.
LAIDIG, T. E.; RALSTON, S. The potential use of otolith characters in identifying larval rockfish (Sebastes spp.). Fish. Bull., v. 93, p. 166-171, 1995.
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MORALES-NIN, B. Mediterranean deep-water fish age determination and age validation: the state of the art. Fish. Res., v. 51, p. 377-383, 2001.
MORTE, S.; REDON, M. J.; SANZ-BRAU, A. Diet of Scorpaena porcus and Scorpaena notata (Pisces: Scorpaenidae) in the western Mediterranean. Cah. Biol. Mar., v. 42, p. 333-344, 2001.
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STANLEY, D. R.; WILSON, C. A. Variation in the density and species composition of fishes associated with three petroleum platforms using dual beam hydroacoustics. Fish. Res., v. 47, n. 2-3, p. 161-172, 2000.
SECOR, D. H.; DEAN, J. M; CAMPANA S. E. Recent developments in fish otolith research Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1995. 725 p.
SOKAL, R. R.; ROHLF, F. J. Biometry. The principle and practice of statistics in biological research San Francisco: WH Freeman, 1995. 401 p.
TUSET, V. M.; LOMBARTE, A.; ASSIS, C. A. Otolith atlas for the western Mediterranean, north and central eastern Atlantic. Sci. Mar., v. 72, suppl. 1, p. 7-198, 2008.

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Comparison of growth rates estimated by otolith reading of Scorpaena porcus and Scorpaena notata caught on artificial and natural reefs of the northern Adriatic sea

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