Latest Articles from Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria Latest 8 Articles from Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria https://aiep.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:25:56 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://aiep.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria https://aiep.pensoft.net/ Length–weight relations of 44 fish species (Actinopterygii) inhabiting an unprotected tropical coastal biological corridor of Yucatan, Mexico https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/110519/ Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 201-207

DOI: 10.3897/aiep.53.110519

Authors: María Eugenia Vega-Cendejas, Mirella Hernández de Santillana, Sonia Palacios-Sánchez

Abstract: Length–weight relations (LWRs) were estimated for 44 fish species, representing 23 families, collected from an unprotected coastal biological corridor of the Yucatan Peninsula. The following species were studied (in alphabetical order): Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758); Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758); Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758); Anchoa lamprotaenia Hildebrand, 1943, Anchoa lyolepis (Evermann et Marsh, 1900), Anchoa mitchilli (Valenciennes, 1848); Archosargus rhomboidalis (Linnaeus, 1758); Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766); Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815); Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacepède, 1802); Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831; Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782); Chriodorus atherinoides Goode et Bean, 1882; Cynoscion arenarius Ginsburg, 1930; Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766; Eucinostomus argenteus Baird et Girard, 1855; Eucinostomus gula (Quoy et Gaimard, 1824); Eucinostomus harengulus Goode et Bean, 1879; Harengula jaguana Poey, 1865; Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1841); Lagodon rhomboides (Linnaeus, 1766); Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758); Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758); Menticirrhus littoralis (Holbrook, 1847); Menticirrhus saxatilis (Bloch et Schneider, 1801); Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil trichodon Poey, 1875; Oligoplites saurus (Bloch et Schneider, 1801); Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1818); Opsanus beta (Goode et Bean, 1880); Orthopristis chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766); Prionotus tribulus Cuvier, 1829; Rypticus maculatus Holbrook, 1855; Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758); Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1785); Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758); Strongylura notata (Poey, 1860); Strongylura timucu (Walbaum, 1792); Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766); Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766); Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766); Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Trachinotus goodei Jordan et Evermann, 1896; Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816). A new maximum standard length (SL) was recorded for Anchoa lamprotaenia. Positive allometric growth was reported in ten species, negative allometric growth in sixteen species, and isometric growth in eighteen species.

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Short Communication Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:31:50 +0200
First record of Mastacembelus notophthalmus (Actinopterygii: Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae) for Belitung Island, Indonesia https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/105318/ Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 123-127

DOI: 10.3897/aiep.53.105318

Authors: Veryl Hasan, Lucas O. Vieira, Josie South, Felipe P. Ottoni

Abstract: This study was conducted aiming to record for the first time the occurrence of Mastacembelus notophthalmus Roberts, 1989 in Belitung Island (Indonesia), and update the geographic distribution of this species. Although this species is categorized as LC according to the IUCN Red List, it is rarely reported in fish inventories, with few specimens sampled. Moreover, data on the geographic distribution, population size, and other population details of M. notophthalmus are scarce and insufficient to predict possible threats and propose appropriate conservation measures and policies. A single specimen of Mastacembelus was collected using a fish trap on 20 February 2023, in a swamp, located in the middle course of the Lenggang River, Belitung Island, Indonesia. This specimen was identified as M. notophthalmus and this finding constitutes the southernmost record for this species, expanding its geographic range. In addition, the new record site is about 700 km south-east of the nearest locality in Peninsular Malaysia, about 250 km south-east of the nearest locality in Bangka Island, about 600 km south-east of the nearest locality in Sumatra, and about 500 km south-west from the nearest locality in Borneo. Better ecological and biological data concerning distribution, habitat, and stressors is crucial to reassess the conservation status of M. notophthalmus, and possible future conservation measures and policies. Therefore, we emphasize here the urgency for more comprehensive and accurate data to facilitate conservation assessments and management in Indonesia.

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Research Article Fri, 14 Jul 2023 19:39:38 +0300
New records of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) from Puerto Morelos Reef National Park (Mexican Caribbean) https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/101239/ Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 107-122

DOI: 10.3897/aiep.53.101239

Authors: Francisco Martínez-Servín, Yareli Margarita López-Arroyo, Aurora Lizeth Moreno-Vázquez, D. Ross Robertson, Alfrancis Teresa Arredondo-Chávez, Juan Antonio Sánchez-Jiménez, Oscar Gabriel Ávila-Morales, Xavier Madrigal-Guridi, Jose Adan Caballero-Vázquez, Juan J. Schmitter-Soto, Omar Domínguez-Domínguez, María Gloria Solís-Guzmán

Abstract: We documented the nearshore ray-finned fishes in Puerto Morelos Reef National Park (PMRNP) by sampling 57 localities, including rocky intertidal pools, sandy bottoms, Thalassia beds, coral reefs, artificial reefs, karstic-slab bottoms, demersal-pelagic areas, and sessile-Sargassum patches. We recorded seven species new to Caribbean Mexican waters and one hundred and six species new to the PMRNP, most of which are small cryptobenthic reef fish. The resultant checklist includes 349 species, and specimens of 285 of which (81.7%) have been deposited in an ichthyological museum collection. These include both voucher organisms and with tissue samples for genetic analysis. A comparison with inventories at other localities of the Greater Caribbean indicates that more targeted sampling for cryptobenthic and deep-reef fishes is needed to provide a complete inventory. We also comment on the local use of some species as fishery resources.

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Research Article Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:52:15 +0300
Records of malformed sea catfishes (Ariopsis seemanni and Ariopsis guatemalensis) (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Ariidae) off San Blas (Mexican Pacific) https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/101350/ Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53: 45-49

DOI: 10.3897/aiep.53.101350

Authors: Felipe Guzmán-Morales, Angélica Yomira Ramos-Ávila, Mariana Díaz-Santana-Iturrios, Esperanza Granados-Amores, Jasmin Granados-Amores

Abstract: Fish malformations can be an important hint for assessing the well-being of their populations and the quality of their habitats. Malformations have been observed in species of the order Siluriformes, including the family Ariidae. In this study, we report malformations in the blue sea catfish, Ariopsis guatemalensis (Günther, 1864), and the tete sea catfish, Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864), collected in San Blas, Mexico. The malformations include missing eye, cleft lip, and malformed barbels. Such malformations could be blamed on substantial levels of pesticides in the environment, genetic factors, and/or a pathogenic effect of some parasites specific to the studied fish species.

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Short Communication Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:13:48 +0300
New and interesting records of marine fishes (Actinopterygii) from the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean) https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/89340/ Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 52(3): 215-221

DOI: 10.3897/aiep.52.89340

Authors: Joseph A. Borg, Julian Evans, Leyla Knittweis, Patrick J. Schembri

Abstract: The occurrence of three bony ray-finned fishes, Thorogobius ephippiatus (Lowe, 1839), Chlopsis bicolor Rafinesque, 1810, and Grammonus ater (Risso, 1810) is reported for the first time in the scientific literature from Maltese coastal waters. The leopard-spotted goby, T. ephippiatus, was mostly recorded within the 8–32 m depth range on soft sediment and rocky bottoms within caves, but one individual was recorded on a rocky bottom with a thin layer of silt at a depth of 117 m where no cave was present. The bicolour eel, C. bicolor, was recorded within the 318–518 m depth range on rocky bottoms covered with a thin layer of muddy-detritic sediment; and the cusk-eel G. ater was recorded at a depth of 10 m within a cave. Notes on these three species as well as on another bony fish, the Azores rockling, Gaidropsarus granti (Regan, 1903), including new information on their bathymetric range and habitat association, are presented.

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Short Communication Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:59:18 +0300
Length-to-weight and length-to-length relations of 15 freshwater fish species (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes) from the Oujiang River, China https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/80322/ Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 52(1): 91-93

DOI: 10.3897/aiep.52.80322

Authors: Aiju Zhang, Wei Luo, Jun Wang, Yabin Hao, Shanshi Xiao, Zhiming Zhou

Abstract: Length-to-weight and length-to-length relations were estimated for 15 freshwater fishes belonging to the order Cypriniformes from Yuxi power station to Kaitan reservoir dam trunk stream of the Oujiang River, Zhejiang Province, China. The following species were studied: Distoechodon tumirostris Peters, 1881, Xenocypris davidi Bleeker, 1871, Plagiognathops microlepis (Bleeker, 1871), Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas, 1776), Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker, 1871, Chanodichthys erythropterus (Basilewsky, 1855), Culter alburnus Basilewsky, 1855, Chanodichthys dabryi (Bleeker, 1871), Opsariichthys bidens Günther, 1873, Zacco platypus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846), Sinibrama macrops (Günther, 1868), Hemiculter leucisculus (Basilewsky, 1855), Pseudohemiculter hainanensis (Boulenger, 1900), Rhodeus sinensis Günther, 1868, and Squalidus argentatus (Sauvage et Dabry de Thiersant, 1874). The determination coefficients r2 of LWRs were all over 0.96, and the 15 values of parameter b were consistent with the predicted range of 2.5–3.5. The total length-to-standard length relations were also calculated with r2 ≥ 0.97. Our study provides new information on LWR for 1 species and LLRs for 8 species, as well as new maximum total length recorded for 4 species (i.e., Distoechodon tumirostris, Opsariichthys bidens, Pseudohemiculter hainanensis, and Rhodeus sinensis) in FishBase. This study is expected to provide a useful baseline for further studies of population parameters to improve management decisions on the Oujiang River.

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Short Communication Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:06:40 +0300
Length–weight relations and condition factors of 34 Oxynoemacheilus species (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Turkish inland waters https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/81211/ Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 52(1): 29-34

DOI: 10.3897/aiep.52.81211

Authors: Erdoğan Çiçek, Burak Seçer, Soheil Eagderi, Sevil Sungur

Abstract: This study aimed to provide the length–weight relations and condition factors of 34 Oxynoemacheilus species from the inland waters of Turkey: Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Erk’akan, Özeren et Nalbant, 2008; Oxynoemacheilus angorae (Steindachner, 1897); Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma (Heckel, 1847); Oxynoemacheilus arsaniasus Freyhof, Kaya, Turan et Geiger, 2019; Oxynoemacheilus atili Erk’akan, 2012; Oxynoemacheilus banarescui (Delmastro, 1982); Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Derjavin, 1934); Oxynoemacheilus cf. bureschi (Drensky, 1928); Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis (Erk’akan, Nalbant et Özeren, 2007); Oxynoemacheilus ciceki Sungur, Jalili et Eagderi, 2017; Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus Kaya, Turan, Bayçelebi, Kalayci et Freyhof, 2020; Oxynoemacheilus cyri (Berg, 1910); Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus (Erk’akan et Kuru, 1986); Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis (Bănărescu et Nalbant, 1978); Oxynoemacheilus euphraticus (Bănărescu et Nalbant, 1964); Oxynoemacheilus evreni (Erk’akan, Nalbant et Özeren, 2007); Oxynoemacheilus frenatus (Heckel, 1843); Oxynoemacheilus germencicus (Erk’akan, Nalbant et Özeren, 2007); Oxynoemacheilus hamwii (Krupp et Schneider, 1991); Oxynoemacheilus hazarensis Freyhof et Özuluğ, 2017; Oxynoemacheilus insignis (Heckel, 1843); Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki Erk’akan, Özeren et Nalbant, 2008; Oxynoemacheilus mediterraneus (Erk’akan, Nalbant et Özeren, 2007); Oxynoemacheilus namiri (Krupp et Schneider, 1991); Oxynoemacheilus nasreddini Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya et Freyhof, 2021; Oxynoemacheilus paucilepis (Erk’akan, Nalbant et Özeren, 2007); Oxynoemacheilus samanticus (Bănărescu et Nalbant, 1978); Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis (Bănărescu, 1968); Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola (Erk’akan, Nalbant et Özeren, 2007); Oxynoemacheilus simavicus (Balik et Bănărescu, 1978); Oxynoemacheilus theophilii Stoumboudi, Kottelat et Barbieri, 2006; Oxynoemacheilus tigris (Heckel, 1843); Oxynoemacheilus veyselorum Çiçek, Eagderi et Sungur, 2018. Based on the results, the growth coefficient values (b) ranged from 2.770 (O. argyrogramma) to 3.285 (O. theophilii) with an R2 estimate greater than 0.91. Fulton’s condition factor (KF) of the studied fishes ranged from 0.598 (O. insignis) to 1.07 (O. nasreddini) . Relative conditions (KR) were found to have a narrow distribution range (0.856–1.014 with a mean of 1.005). The form factors of these species were calculated between 0.006 and 0.14, with a mean and median value of 0.01. This study represents the first reports of LWRs parameters for 22 species, new maximum total length data were bigger than given in FishBase for 21 species, and first species listing for maximum total length for seven species. The findings of this study provide useful information for further fisheries management and fish population dynamic studies.

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Research Article Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:22:03 +0200
Grunts (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Haemulidae) of Bangladesh with two new distributional records from the northern Bay of Bengal assessed by morphometric characters and DNA barcoding https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/67043/ Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 51(3): 299-309

DOI: 10.3897/aiep.51.67043

Authors: Kazi Ahsan Habib, Md Jayedul Islam, Najmun Nahar, Mohammad Rashed, Amit Kumer Neogi, Barry Russell

Abstract: Grunts (family Haemulidae) are among the most commercially important fish in Bangladesh. This paper provides brief diagnostic characters of five previously reported grunt species: Plectorhinchus pictus (Thunberg, 1792); Pomadasys andamanensis McKay et Satapoomin, 1994; Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775); Pomadasys argyreus (Valenciennes, 1833); Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch, 1793) and two new distributional records: Pomadasys guoraca (Cuvier, 1829) and Plectorhinchus macrospilus Satapoomin et Randall, 2000. The fishes were collected from the Saint Martin’s Island coral reef-like ecosystem and the adjacent sea of the Sundarbans mangrove forest of Bangladesh. The examined specimens were identified and diagnosed based on their morphometric characters and DNA barcoding COI gene. The new records of Pomadasys guoraca and Plectorhinchus macrospilus from Bangladesh greatly extend their distributional range in the Bay of Bengal. An updated checklist of grunts of Bangladesh is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:52:04 +0300