11 research outputs found

    Trophic ecology of young-of-the-year elasmobranchs in a critical habitat within the Río de la Plata outer estuarine waters

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    Knowledge on the trophic ecology of elasmobranch species in all their size classes is important to determine complex trophic roles and relationships between members of the community, which ultimately promotes the development of more effective conservation measures. This study investigates the diet of young‐of‐the‐year from two shark and one skate species that are common within the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Identification and analysis of stomach contents indicated that the broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus fed mostly on fishes (96.08%IRI), whereas the angular angel shark Squatina guggenheim, and the smallnose fanskate Sympterygia bonapartii preyed mainly on crustaceans (68.73–99.96%IRI). In particular, Artemesia longinaris, a widely distributed small shrimp, was an important prey item for the two crustacean feeders. The high proportion of stomachs with food and the trophic levels suggest that the three species are active predators at a very young age. A high frequency of neonates was also observed for all species, suggesting that parturition events are probably occurring nearby. Overall, this study suggest that the nearshore waters of northern Argentina are functioning as an important feeding ground for co‐occurring elasmobranch species within an important estuarine habitat.Fil: Milessi, Andres. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; ArgentinaFil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Jaureguizar, Andrés Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentin

    Backing up from negative stimuli: A back-thrust mechanism during escape-like response in wild sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus)

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    Broadnose sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) show great interest for bait and display arepertoire of movements while engaging with it. A novel back-thrust mechanism is described in wild sevengill sharks by which individuals back up from a negative stimulus while interacting with baited video stations. This mechanism initiates upon head contact with the device that functions as a negative stimulus eliciting a startle escape-like response. By heavily flipping pectoral fins and curving the body, sharks increase hydrodynamic resistance, backing up from the negative stimulus. Once backed up, sharks performed the common C-shaped double-bend escape maneuver described for sharks. Sharks also used the same back-thrust mechanism as a repositioning maneuver, but not as part of a startle response. The quantification of the turning rate indicated context-dependent variation in velocity and confirmed that the majority of withdrawals corresponded to slow escape- like motions. In general, an elongated body and individual flipping control of pectoral fins allowed for great maneuverability and lateral flexure. Sharks exhibited great tolerance to one another during double and triple encounters. The implications for grouping and social hunting of the species are briefly discussed based on past evidence and the movement behavior, gregarious interactions and body markings observed in the present study. This work highlights the importance of studies in the natural environment, and the use of complementary approaches to investigate the broader range of locomotor aspects of different shark species.Fil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Trobbiani, Gastón Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Irigoyen, Alejo Joaquin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; Argentin

    Environmental influence on the inter-annual demographic variation of the narrownose smooth-hound shark (Mustelus schmitti, Springer 1939) in the Northern Argentine Coastal System (El Rincón, 38–42°S)

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    Understanding the environmental influence on the demographic structure of a shark population within a specific ecosystem has direct implications for developing effective management and conservation measures. We studied the physical environment influence on the inter-annual demographic variation of the narrownose smooth-hound shark (Mustelus schmitti) in a key coastal ecosystem. The analyses were based on the size assemblage concept of co-occurring length classes that share common traits. We used bottom-trawl datasets (n = 334) collected over 8 spring periods (1994-2012). The analyses indicated that the population was structured in eight size assemblages that represented its main ontogenetic levels. Those corresponding to sub-adult females, young adult males, and juveniles contributed to most of the population similarity. The population structure presented high (>57.7%) inter-annual dissimilarities and showed three main similarity levels with significant differences associated with a higher abundance and similarity contribution of the main assemblages. All size assemblages were more abundant in shallow (14.9 °C), and fresher (<33.24) waters. Although the temperature variations better explained the spatial distribution of abundance, the inter-annual variation in the population similarity matched the spatial coverage of low salinities (<33.5). Overall, the environmental variation explained the variability in the abundance of size assemblages in consecutive years.Fil: Jaureguizar, Andrés Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Dirección General de Cultura y Educación. Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste; ArgentinaFil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Camiolo, Martina Daniela. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Dirección General de Cultura y Educación. Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

    First report of the hapuku wreckfish Polyprion oxygeneios (Polyprionidae) in Argentinian waters

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    The hapuku wreckfish Polyprion oxygeneios is recorded for the first time in Argentinian waters. Four specimens were caught off Mar del Plata (38°S, Argentina) in depths between 60 and 260 m during austral summer (three by sport fishers and one in a research cruise). Up to the present, this species was consistently misidentified with its congener, the common wreckfish P. americanus, off Argentina. These records represent a connection between previous records from Brazil and the more austral circumglobal distribution of the species.Fil: Milessi, Andres. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaFil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Carvalho Filho, Alfredo. Fish Bizz Ltda; BrasilFil: Wiff, Rodrigo. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile. Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecología Costera (SECOS); Chil

    Inter-annual fluctuation in the population structure of an estuarine fish: Influence of environmental drivers

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    The environmental influence on the long-term variations of fish population structure, mainly that which drives the movements between segregated life stages, is not yet fully understood in estuarine systems. As a case study, we used seasonal (winter, spring) fishery-independent data of whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) to determine the influence of environmental drivers (salinity, temperature, depth, freshwater outflow, and wind) on the long-term inter-annual scale (1993?2006) variation in the population structure. We used an approach based on size assemblages to represent and model the length distribution of the population structure. The different size assemblages (four in winter, five in spring) identified and verified by ordination analyses (cluster and nMDS) indicated a demographic structure that resembled juveniles, adolescent, and adult stages. The size assemblage composition showed significant inter-annual differences in both seasons. Additionally, there was significant decrease in the abundance of most size assemblages, except for juveniles which increased in winter. A multivariate regression tree analysis indicated that salinity expressed a greater influence on the size assemblage composition than the temperature. Moreover, the river outflow showed greater localized effects at the upper estuary across the variation in the spatial cover of salinity, which favored juveniles. On short time scales (between consecutive years), demographic variations responded to changes in the availability of environmental conditions preferred by each size assemblage, whereas long-term variations could be attributed to other effects (e.g. fishing mortality, habitat degradation).Fil: Jaureguizar, Andrés Javier. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Camiolo, Martina Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Dirección General de Cultura y Educación. Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste; ArgentinaFil: Luz Clara Tejedor, Moira. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentin

    Uso de BRUVS para describir el ensamble de peces y su estacionalidad en dos caletas marinas poco profundas dentro de áreas protegidas de la Patagonia, Argentina

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    Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations (BRUVS) complemented with fishing methods were used to describe the fish assemblage and its seasonal pattern in two marine inlets from Patagonia. The combined results for BRUVS and fishing sessions identified 13 fish species. Our results agree with the biogeographic schemes proposed for the southern Southwest Atlantic. The fish species belonging to the Argentine Biogeographic Province presented a seasonal pattern with a peak of maximum abundance (Notorynchus cepedianus and Galeorhinus galeus) or were recorded during warm months only (Mustelus schmitti, Myliobatis goodei, and M. ridens), coinciding with the general latitudinal pattern expected for fish species richness. The use of BRUVS in this study allowed for the assessment of different fish species and wide range of sizes, from large sharks (N. cepedianus) to small cryptic species (Patagonotothem sp.). However, three of 13 species were only recorded by fishing methods, like it was the case for M. ridens. The record of M. ridens is the first in Patagonian waters, extending its distribution for c. 180 km south of the previously known southern limit. This study contributes to filling large data gaps along the Southwest Atlantic regarding the description and understanding of the temporal dynamics of fish assemblages in particular environments within protected areas.A fin de describir el ensamble de peces y su patrón estacional en dos caletas marinas de la Patagonia se utilizaron estaciones de video submarinas remotas con cebo (BRUVS) complementadas con métodos de pesca. Los resultados combinados para BRUVS y sesiones de pesca permitieron identificar 13 especies de peces. Nuestros resultados concuerdan con los esquemas biogeográficos propuestos para el sur del Atlántico Sudoccidental. Las especies de peces pertenecientes a la Provincia Biogeográfica Argentina presentaron un patrón estacional con un pico de abundancia máxima (Notorynchus cepedianus y Galeorhinus galeus) o se registraron sólo durante los meses cálidos (Mustelus schmitti, Myliobatis goodei y M. ridens), lo cual coincide con los patrones latitudinales esperados para la riqueza general de especies de peces. El uso de BRUVS en este estudio permitió la evaluación de todo el rango de tallas del conjunto de peces evaluado, desde grandes tiburones (N. cepedianus) hasta pequeñas especies crípticas (Patagonotothem sp.). Sin embargo, tres de las 13 especies sólo se registraron por métodos de pesca, como fue el caso de M. ridens. El registro de M. ridens es el primero en aguas patagónicas, extendiendo su distribución c. 180 km al sur del límite sur previamente conocido. Este estudio contribuye a llenar grandes vacíos de información a lo largo del Atlántico Sudoccidental con respecto a la descripción y la comprensión de la dinámica temporal de los ensambles de peces en ambientes particulares dentro de áreas protegidas.Fil: Trobbiani, Gastón Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Bovcon, Nelson Darío. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; ArgentinaFil: Irigoyen, Alejo Joaquin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; Argentin

    Uso de BRUVS para describir el ensamble de peces y su estacionalidad en dos caletas marinas poco profundas dentro de áreas protegidas de la Patagonia, Argentina

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    A fin de describir el ensamble de peces y su patrón estacional en dos caletas marinas de la Patagonia se utilizaron estaciones de video submarinas remotas con cebo (BRUVS) complementadas con métodos de pesca. Los resultados combinados para BRUVS y sesiones de pesca permitieron identificar 13 especies de peces. Nuestros resultados concuerdan con los esquemas biogeográficos propuestos para el sur del Atlántico Sudoccidental. Las especies de peces pertenecientes a la Provincia Biogeográfica Argentina presentaron un patrón estacional con un pico de abundancia máxima (Notorynchus cepedianus y Galeorhinus galeus) o se registraron sólo durante los meses cálidos (Mustelus schmiTTi, Myliobatis goodei y M. ridens), lo cual coincide con los patrones latitudinales esperados para la riqueza general de especies de peces. El uso de BRUVS en este estudio permitió la evaluación de todo el rango de tallas del conjunto de peces evaluado, desde grandes tiburones (N. cepedianus) hasta pequeñas especies crípticas (Patagonotothem sp.). Sin embargo, tres de las 13 especies sólo se registraron por métodos de pesca, como fue el caso de M. ridens. El registro de M. ridens es el primero en aguas patagónicas, extendiendo su distribución c. 180 km al sur del límite sur previamente conocido. Este estudio contribuye a llenar grandes vacíos de información a lo largo del Atlántico Sudoccidental con respecto a la descripción y la comprensión de la dinámica temporal de los ensambles de peces en ambientes particulares dentro de áreas protegidas.Fil: Trobbiani, Gastón Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Bovcon, Nelson Darío. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Trelew. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Hidrobiología; ArgentinaFil: Irigoyen, Alejo Joaquin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaXIV Reunión Anual de la Asociación Chilena de Ictiología: Ictiología en un mundo cambiante, desafíos actuales para planear el futuroIquiqueChileAsociación Chilena de IctiologíaUniversidad Arturo Prat. Facultad de Recursos Naturales Renovable

    The ichthyofaunistic colonization and complex biogeographic history of the southern portion of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean

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    Here, we highlight the geological processes that resulted in the current conformation of the southern Southwest Atlantic Ocean, and explore the heterogeneous composition of the marine ichthyofauna found between 33° and 56° from a paleobiological perspective. During the early Cretaceous (140 Mya), the South Atlantic was still not formed, and Gondwana was probably a set of united plates with shallow continental waters. In the middle Cretaceous (112 Mya), the major Gondwanan plates started diverging from each other, allowing shallow marine intrusions and the diversification of an endemic fish fauna. By the end of the Mesozoic (66 Mya), the proto-South Atlantic connected with the North Atlantic, which was still part of the Tethys Sea, allowing its ichthyofauna to colonize the south and reach the Antarctic region. The opening of the Drake Passage in the Oligocene (33 Mya) enabled the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean to reach the South Atlantic, causing drastic effects on the thermophilic fauna and favoring the dispersion of cold-water species. Successive glaciations during the Quaternary (2 Myr to 10,000 years ago) resulted in the prevalence of Antarctic climatic conditions in the southern Southwest Atlantic. The long history of changing scenarios in the constitution of the southern Southwest Atlantic is reflected in the heterogeneous composition of the marine ichthyofauna between 33° and 56°S, which is characterized by a mixture of cosmopolitan, Tethyan, Pacific, Gondwanan, Antarctic, and endemic origins

    Habitat use, seasonality and demography of an apex predator: Sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus in Northern Patagonia

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    Gaining insight on how species relate to their environment and other members of the trophic community is critical for their management. We investigated habitat use, seasonal patterns of abundance and population structure of the broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus in the marine temperate environment of a Northern Patagonian bay (Argentina). We expected N. cepedianus to exhibit strong seasonality in the bay driven by the seasonal occurrence of important marine mammal prey. However, an alternative or complementary hypothesis arose from the possibility that N. cepedianus uses the area seasonally as mating grounds. To explore these hypotheses, a suite of baited remote underwater video stations and catch per unit effort data indices were used to estimate the seasonal relative abundance of the species inside the bay. Reproductive hormone levels were measured to determine reproductive status and maturity stages of the population. Results indicated that N. cepedianus uses the bay year-round, showing a peak abundance during spring when individuals aggregate, likely for feeding and mating purposes. Male and female total lengths at maturity were 170 and 190 cm, respectively. Contrary to other studies in the Southwest Atlantic, population composition remained similar throughout the seasons, with adults dominating over juveniles, and adult females prevailing in the population at all times. Considering the historical abundance decline recently reported for the species, protection and enforcement within protected areas across the Southwest Atlantic must remain of high priority in government initiatives.Fil: Irigoyen, Alejo Joaquin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Trobbiani, Gastón Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Bovcon, Nelson Darío. Provincia del Chubut. Secretaría de Pesca; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Awruch, Cynthia Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; Argentina. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Argemi, Federico. Fundación Temaiken; ArgentinaFil: Jaureguizar, Andrés Javier. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

    Southernmost record of Elops smithi in the Southwest Atlantic: A tropical species in waters of Patagonia, Argentina

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    The presence of ladyfish Elops smithi in Patagonian waters is a new addition to the ichthyological fauna of the Argentinean Sea. This record represents a southward extension of its known distribution by 8 degrees of latitude, ~1500 km. It is another example of the more frequent arrival of tropical or subtropical fish species to Patagonian waters.Fil: Bovcon, Nelson Darío. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Trelew. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Hidrobiología; Argentina. Secretaría de Pesca de la Provincia del Chubut; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Cochia, Pablo Daniel. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Trelew. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Hidrobiología; ArgentinaFil: Trobbiani, Gastón Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Belleggia, Mauro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; ArgentinaFil: Jacobi, Kevin Josué. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Trelew. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Hidrobiología; ArgentinaFil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Figueroa, Daniel Enrique. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; ArgentinaFil: Irigoyen, Alejo Joaquin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; Argentin
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