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Title: | Annual cycle of clupeiform larvae around Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands | Authors: | Bécognée, P. Almeida, C. Barrera, A. Hernández-Guerra, A. Hernández-León, S. |
UNESCO Clasification: | 2510 Oceanografía | Keywords: | Annual cycle Canary Islands Clupeiform Fish larvae Lunar periodicity |
Issue Date: | 2006 | Publisher: | 1054-6006 | Project: | Conafrica: la Conexion Africana en la Corriente de Canarias | Journal: | Fisheries Oceanography | Abstract: | The distribution and abundance of fish larvae was studied along the eastern and southern shelf of Gran Canaria Island (Canary Islands) from July 2000 to June 2001. Oblique bongo hauls were carried out fortnightly during the daytime, coinciding with days of full and new moon. During February, the area was sampled every 2–5 days. About 17.3% of the ichthyoplanktonic community was composed of clupeiform larvae: 92.9% of these larvae were Sardinella aurita, whereas 4.7% and 2.4% were respectively Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus. Sardinella aurita larvae appeared during the whole year with two periods of maximum abundance: June to September and December to February. During the full moon their abundance was on average 38.5% (±6.8%) of their numbers during the new moon, showing a clear lunar periodicity. Engraulis encrasicolus larvae appeared from November to March, also coinciding with the new moon. Sardina pilchardus larvae only appeared during two short periods, both coinciding with filaments shed from the African coastal upwelling which reached the island. This fact confirms the transport of fish larvae from the upwelling area off northwest Africa to the Canary Islands, promoting a genetic flow among both sites. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/47632 | ISSN: | 1054-6006 | DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00390.x | Source: | Fisheries Oceanography [ISSN 1054-6006], v. 15, p. 293-300 |
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