scholarly journals Life‐history traits, geographical range, and conservation aspects of reef fishes from the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific

Ecology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Quimbayo ◽  
Fernanda Carolina Silva ◽  
Thiago Costa Mendes ◽  
Débora Silva Ferrari ◽  
Samara Leopoldino Danielski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Geographical Range

Counting coral reef fishes: Interaction between fish life-history traits and transect design

2010 ◽  
Vol 387 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Kulbicki ◽  
Nathaniel Cornuet ◽  
Laurent Vigliola ◽  
Laurent Wantiez ◽  
Gérard Moutham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Coral Reef Fishes

scholarly journals Seascape and life-history traits do not predict self-recruitment in a coral reef fish

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 20160309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Herrera ◽  
Gerrit B. Nanninga ◽  
Serge Planes ◽  
Geoffrey P. Jones ◽  
Simon R. Thorrold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Spatial Scale ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Microsatellite Dna ◽  
Larval Dispersal ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Sibling Pairs

The persistence and resilience of many coral reef species are dependent on rates of connectivity among sub-populations. However, despite increasing research efforts, the spatial scale of larval dispersal remains unpredictable for most marine metapopulations. Here, we assess patterns of larval dispersal in the angelfish Centropyge bicolor in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, using parentage and sibling reconstruction analyses based on 23 microsatellite DNA loci. We found that, contrary to previous findings in this system, self-recruitment (SR) was virtually absent at both the reef (0.4–0.5% at 0.15 km 2 ) and the lagoon scale (0.6–0.8% at approx. 700 km 2 ). While approximately 25% of the collected juveniles were identified as potential siblings, the majority of sibling pairs were sampled from separate reefs. Integrating our findings with earlier research from the same system suggests that geographical setting and life-history traits alone are not suitable predictors of SR and that high levels of localized recruitment are not universal in coral reef fishes.

scholarly journals First draft genome assembly of an iconic clownfish species (Amphiprion frenatus)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Marcionetti ◽  
Victor Rossier ◽  
Joris A. M. Bertrand ◽  
Glenn Litsios ◽  
Nicolas Salamin
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Adaptive Radiation ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Sea Anemones ◽  
Draft Genome Assembly ◽  
Genomic Signatures ◽  
Mutualistic Interaction ◽  
Sequential Hermaphroditism

AbstractClownfishes (or anemonefishes) form an iconic group of coral reef fishes, particularly known for their mutualistic interaction with sea anemones. They are characterized by particular life history traits, such as a complex social structure and mating system involving sequential hermaphroditism, coupled with an exceptionally long lifespan. Additionally, clownfishes are considered to be one of the rare group to have experienced an adaptive radiation in the marine environment.Here, we assembled and annotated the first genome of a clownfish species, the tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus). We obtained a total of 17,801 assembled scaffolds, containing a total of 26,917 genes. The completeness of the assembly and annotation was satisfying, with 96.5% of the Actinopterygii BUSCOs (Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs) being retrieved in A. frenatus assembly. The quality of the resulting assembly is comparable to other bony fish assemblies.This resource is valuable for the advancing of studies of the particular life-history traits of clownfishes, as well as being useful for population genetic studies and the development of new phylogenetic markers. It will also open the way to comparative genomics. Indeed, future genomic comparison among closely related fishes may provide means to identify genes related to the unique adaptations to different sea anemone hosts, as well as better characterize the genomic signatures of an adaptive radiation.

Geographic variation in density, demography, and life history traits of a harvested, sex-changing, temperate reef fish

2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Caselle ◽  
Scott L. Hamilton ◽  
Donna M. Schroeder ◽  
Milton S. Love ◽  
Julie D. Standish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Geographic Variation ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Size Structure ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Kelp Forests ◽  
Underwater Visual Census ◽  
Biogeographic Patterns ◽  
Temperate Reef

Geographic variation in ecological and environmental factors may lead to intraspecific differences among populations. For the California sheephead ( Semicossyphus pulcher ), an important predator in kelp forests and a target of commercial and recreational fisheries, we evaluated the degree to which different populations exhibited variation in density, demography, and life history traits. We assessed biogeographic patterns of abundance through underwater visual census at 39 sites spanning a major portion of the species range (southern California, USA, to Baja California, Mexico) and made collections from seven focal sites to investigate geographic differences in demography and life histories. California sheephead densities were significantly greater in the southern part of their range and at offshore islands than along the mainland coast. At the focal sites, we found significant spatial variation in density, fecundity, size structure, growth rates, annual survivorship, and the timing of maturation and sex change. Density- and temperature-dependent effects helped to explain the intraspecific differences in these parameters. Studies such as this one will allow for demographic plasticity to be incorporated into future stock assessments. Management of temperate reef fishes may best be achieved on smaller spatial scales as we increase our understanding of geographic variation among populations.

scholarly journals Responses of coral reef fishes to past climate changes are related to life-history traits

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1996-2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Ottimofiore ◽  
Camille Albouy ◽  
Fabien Leprieur ◽  
Patrice Descombes ◽  
Michel Kulbicki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Coral Reef Fishes ◽  
Past Climate
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