Pelagic larval duration of two diadromous species of Kuhliidae (Teleostei: Percoidei) from Indo-Pacific insular systems
Pierre Feutry A D , Pierre Valade B , Jennifer R. Ovenden C , Pascal Jean Lopez A and Philippe Keith A
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A Département Milieux et Peuplements Aquatiques, Biologie des Organismes et Écosystèmes Aquatiques, UMR CNRS-MNHN 7208, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CP-026, Paris, France.
B ARDA, Route Forestière de l’Étang du Gol, BP16, 97427 Étang Salé, La Réunion, France.
C Molecular Fisheries Laboratory, Queensland Government, PO Box 6097, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia.
D Corresponding author. Email: pfeutry@yahoo.fr
Marine and Freshwater Research 63(5) 397-402 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF11243
Submitted: 4 November 2011 Accepted: 16 January 2012 Published: 4 May 2012
Abstract
Diadromous fish species in the family Kuhliidae are able to colonise freshwater systems in Indo-Pacific islands, but their life cycle and the mechanisms involved in the colonisation of such ecosystems are poorly documented. After validating the daily rate of increment deposition in otoliths of Kuhlia rupestris, we estimated the pelagic larval duration (PLD) of K. rupestris, widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific area, and K. sauvagii, endemic to the Indian Ocean. Median PLD of K. rupestris was significantly longer than that of K. sauvagii (40.6 ± 6.9 and 32.3 ± 3.4 days (± s.d.), respectively), implying that the PLD is probably one factor controlling the extent of distribution range in Kuhlia. Within K. rupestris, individuals from New Caledonia had longer PLDs than those from Réunion Island (44.3 ± 6.7 and 37.3 ± 4.7 days (± s.d.) respectively). Further research on larval migration is needed to determine whether this was due to different environmental conditions or is population-specific. Interestingly, the PLD of these Kuhlia species is shorter than the PLD of other tropical diadromous fishes. These results improve our understanding of the dispersal strategies of freshwater fauna, to colonise and persist in tropical islands.
Additional keywords: diadromy, endemism, fish, larval dispersion, otolith increment counts.
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