Reproduction of French angelfish Pomacanthus paru (Teleostei: Pomacanthidae) and implications for management of the ornamental fish trade in Brazil
Caroline Vieira Feitosa A B C , Simone Marques A , Maria Elisabeth de Araújo A and Beatrice Padovani Ferreira A
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A Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) – Departamento de Oceanografia, Centro de Tecnologia e Geociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
B Present address: Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) – Instituto de Ciências do Mar (Labomar), Avenuenida da Abolição, 3207, Meireles, 60.165-081, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.
C Corresponding author. Email: carol_feitosa@hotmail.com
Marine and Freshwater Research 67(5) 586-593 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF14386
Submitted: 28 November 2014 Accepted: 20 May 2015 Published: 6 August 2015
Abstract
Pomacanthus paru is one of the five most exported species in the Brazilian aquarium trade and is frequently caught by traps as bycatch. The present study is the first to describe the reproductive biology of this species in the South Atlantic. The population of P. paru was gonochoristic and presented size dimorphism in the larger classes, with males attaining larger sizes than females. Differences in sex ratios for size classes were recorded over the range 35–45-cm total length. At the spawning stage females were more abundant than males, suggesting that spawning females may be more vulnerable to trap fishing during this period. The size at maturity was 23.30-cm total length for females. Males and females of P. paru at the spawning and spent stages were observed nearly every month. The susceptibility of this species to trap fishing indicates that management of the aquarium trade through quotas of juvenile captures alone may be not effective. Thus, management measures should focus on controlling the amount harvested by monitoring current catch rates and should consider implementing trap-free areas in important spawning grounds.
Additional keywords: length of first maturity, sex ratio, size dimorphism, spawning season.
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