scholarly journals What determines the growth of tropical reef fish larvae in the plankton: food or temperature?

2003 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
pp. 193-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
MG Meekan ◽  
JH Carleton ◽  
AD McKinnon ◽  
K Flynn ◽  
M Furnas
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Tropical Reef

Chemical cues from habitats and conspecifics guide sand-smelt Atherina presbyter larvae to reefs

2020 ◽  
Vol 650 ◽  
pp. 191-202
Author(s):  
P Vicente ◽  
S Martins-Cardoso ◽  
F Almada ◽  
EJ Gonçalves ◽  
AM Faria
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Chemical Cues ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Temperate Reef ◽  
Rocky Reefs ◽  
Reef Fish Species ◽  
Tropical Reef ◽  
Temperate Reef Fish ◽  
Temperate Fish

Chemical cues have been widely addressed as potential cues for fish larvae to orient, detect or remain close to suitable habitat. However, most studies to date have been on tropical reef species and have suggested a chemosensory-driven homing behaviour, with only few studies on temperate fish indicating a less conclusive response to chemical cues. We hypothesized that detection and response to chemical cues might provide an important mechanism maintaining the larvae of a temperate reef fish species (sand-smelt Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829), close to their natal reef. The ability to discriminate chemical cues from different rocky reefs, and natal and non-natal conspecifics was tested. Water and shoals of sand-smelt larvae were collected from 3 reefs, and larval preference was tested in a 2-choice flume chamber. Larvae preferred nearby reefs over natal reefs and discriminated and preferred conspecifics from their natal reef. Moreover, our results suggested that both cues are equally relevant, as the combination of reef cues with conspecifics was more attractive to sand-smelt than either cue in isolation. When conspecific and reef preferences were tested against each other, there was no longer a clear preference for either cue. Additional tests suggested that preference for conspecifics could be driven by either diet or habitat-related chemical cues. Chemical cues and the corresponding detection mechanisms likely play an important role in finding suitable habitat and increasing the fitness of temperate reef fish.

scholarly journals Temporal dynamics, residency and site fidelity of spawning aggregations of a herbivorous tropical reef fish Siganus sutor

2013 ◽  
Vol 475 ◽  
pp. 233-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
JP Bijoux ◽  
L Dagorn ◽  
G Berke ◽  
PD Cowley ◽  
M Soria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Site Fidelity ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Spawning Aggregations ◽  
Tropical Reef

scholarly journals Coral degradation and the structure of tropical reef fish communities

2007 ◽  
Vol 333 ◽  
pp. 243-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
DA Feary ◽  
GR Almany ◽  
GP Jones ◽  
MI McCormick
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Communities ◽  
Tropical Reef

When to Press On or Turn Back: Dispersal Strategies for Reef Fish Larvae

2001 ◽  
Vol 157 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. Armsworth ◽  
Maurice K. James ◽  
Lance Bode
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Larvae

scholarly journals Terrestrial chemical cues help coral reef fish larvae locate settlement habitat surrounding islands

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 586-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle L. Dixson ◽  
Geoffrey P. Jones ◽  
Philip L. Munday ◽  
Morgan S. Pratchett ◽  
Maya Srinivasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Chemical Cues ◽  
Fish Larvae

Caging experiment to examine mortality during metamorphosis of coral reef fish larvae

Coral Reefs ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Planes S. ◽  
Lecaillon G.
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Larvae
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