Habitat selection by grey mullets (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) in Mediterranean estuaries: the role of salinity
By L. Cardona. 2006
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A stratified study of microhabitat use by grey mullet on the island of Minorca (Balearic archipelago, western Mediterranean) showed that the distribution of all the species was dramatically affected by salinity. Sites with a salinity level under 15 were positively selected in spring and summer by those species whose growth performance was the best in oligomesohaline water ( Liza ramado and Mugil cephalus ) but also by a species whose growth was not affected by salinity ( Chelon labrosus ). Liza aurata concentrated in polyhaline and euhaline sites, where growth was improved, a pattern also exhibited by Liza saliens. Both species avoided fresh water sites all year round. As a consequence, community structure was correlated with salinity. The above reported electivity patterns often disappeared in autumn, when most grey mullets migrate off-shore.
Subfields: Aquatic Science, Global and Planetary Change
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- Comparative study of haematology of two teleost fish (Mugil cephalus and Carassius auratus) from different environments and feeding habits (2018, background): “Mugil cephalus is also a species of considerable commercial value as it is widely exploited worldwide, being an important fishing resource as well as aquaculture species (Cardona 2006; Whitfield et al. 2012).”
- Influence of different salinity on haematological and biochemical parameters of the widely cultured mullet, Mugil cephalus (2013, background): “cephalus is a strongly euryhaline species capable of living in waters ranging from fresh to hyperhaline (Young & Potter 2002; Cardona 2006).”