{"title":"Chemical cues affect behaviour in fish lice (Argulus spp.) and three-spined stickleback hosts (Gasterosteus aculeatus).","authors":"Stella A Encel, Ashley J W Ward","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70698","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We found evidence of mutual recognition of chemical cues between fish lice (Argulus spp.) and three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Each manifested changes in movement in response to chemical cues from one another; Argulus increased speed while G. aculeatus decreased theirs. As Argulus use active searching behaviours to locate hosts, higher speeds indicate increased searching activity. Conversely, G. aculeatus may slow down to augment visual detection while also reducing mechanical cues which attract lice. This represents the first evidence that G. aculeatus may use chemical cues to mitigate the risk of parasitism from lice.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149227874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas E Reed, Ross Finlay, Joshka Kaufmann, Karl P Phillips, Philip McGinnity, Russell Poole
{"title":"Prolonged lake use in Atlantic salmon juveniles prior to seaward migration is associated with higher apparent mortality and faster estimated growth.","authors":"Thomas E Reed, Ross Finlay, Joshka Kaufmann, Karl P Phillips, Philip McGinnity, Russell Poole","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70707","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lakes can present both risks and opportunities for migratory fishes, yet their role in the life histories of anadromous salmonids remains understudied. Here, we used Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) telemetry to examine lake-use patterns and their associations with survival and growth in juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. over 3 years in the Burrishoole catchment, western Ireland. A fixed antenna positioned at the transition between river and lake habitats allowed us to estimate the timing of lake entry into Lough Feeagh - the largest freshwater lake in the system through which the fish must migrate on their way to the sea. Fish entering the lake earlier took longer to reach downstream sea-entry traps, a pattern consistent across years. Earlier entry was associated with a lower probability of detection at the downstream traps, which may reflect seasonal timing itself (e.g., seasonal variation in food availability or predation), cumulative mortality associated with prolonged lake residence (e.g., increased exposure to predators or other lake-specific risks) or intrinsic differences among early- and late-migrating fish (e.g., physiological attributes). Fish also exhibited substantially greater growth between upstream river exit and downstream recapture than inferred growth rates prior to lake entry, indicating that the lake can provide important feeding and growth opportunities during downstream migration. These findings are consistent with a potential trade-off between growth benefits and survival costs during lake passage, although this trade-off remains to be demonstrated directly. Overall, our results show that Lough Feeagh is more than a migration corridor for Atlantic salmon smolts and highlight the need to understand how seasonal timing, lake residence and individual characteristics jointly shape the costs and benefits of lacustrine habitat during anadromous migration.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149227817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rosabel Camacho-Gastélum, Laura Sánchez-Velasco, Sylvia P A Jiménez-Rosenberg, Francisco J García-Rodríguez, Noé Díaz-Viloria
{"title":"Molecular and morphological identification of yellow tonguefish (Symphurus williamsi) and darkcheek tonguefish (Symphurus chabanaudi) at the southern and entrance to the Gulf of California.","authors":"Rosabel Camacho-Gastélum, Laura Sánchez-Velasco, Sylvia P A Jiménez-Rosenberg, Francisco J García-Rodríguez, Noé Díaz-Viloria","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus Symphurus is a group of demersal fish with high diversity and taxonomic challenges during their early development. This study addressed the morphological and molecular identification of Symphurus larvae in La Bahía de la Paz and the entrance to the Gulf of California. Zooplankton samples were collected during the day and night at 58 stations in October 2022. Based on morphological characteristics such as meristics and pigmentation, seven Symphurus morphotypes were pre-classified and genetically analysed using the mitochondrial genes cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S rRNA (16S). Genetic analysis identified four morphotypes: three of them corresponded to a single species, Symphurus williamsi, with 100% similarity in the 16S gene, while the other morphotype was identified as Symphurus chabanaudi, with 100% similarity in both markers (COI and 16S). The pigmentation patterns described after molecular identification were consistent and allowed differentiation between the two species. S. williamsi presented three to five strongly stellate melanophores on the dorsal side and five to six melanophores on the ventral side during the preflexion to postflexion stages, while S. chabanaudi had three prominent melanophores in the central part of the notochord (lateral line), as well as a series of small melanophores positioned on the dorsal and ventral sides. S. williamsi larvae were located throughout the entire entrance to the Gulf of California, mainly in Transitional Water, while Symphurus chabanaudi was collected only in La Bahía de la Paz in Gulf of California Water. These results demonstrated that the integration of genetic and morphological tools is fundamental in taxonomic studies of ichthyoplankton, particularly for the identification of species in early developmental stages that exhibit high morphological similarity. In addition, water masses might be a signal of spawning habitat of different species.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149224224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoli Ma, Baofeng Su, Anxin Ye, Renyu Wan, Keyan Zhao, Liang Zhong, Wenxin Yu, Yuhe Liu, Jinyi Wu, Wenlong Cai
{"title":"Integrated transcriptomics and histological analysis reveal gill adaptation mechanisms to hypoxic stress in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides).","authors":"Xiaoli Ma, Baofeng Su, Anxin Ye, Renyu Wan, Keyan Zhao, Liang Zhong, Wenxin Yu, Yuhe Liu, Jinyi Wu, Wenlong Cai","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70697","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a globally significant freshwater aquaculture species known for its rapid growth, high-quality flesh and excellent nutritional value. Given the increasing incidence of hypoxia in its aquaculture setting, understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying gill adaptation to hypoxic stress is critical for improving resilience in this species. To achieve this, we employed full-length transcript sequencing using PacBio Iso-Seq and high-throughput Illumina RNA-Seq to construct a comprehensive transcriptome profile. Histological analyses revealed apparent structural alterations in gill tissues under hypoxic stress (dissolved oxygen: 2.0 ± 0.5 mg/L, duration: 96 h), including curved and swollen gill filaments, apoptosis and epithelial cell vacuolation. Comparative transcriptomic analysis revealed pronounced shifts in the expression of genes involved in energy metabolism, angiogenesis, immune responses, cell proliferation and apoptosis. Notably, the down-regulation of genes associated with cell cycle and proliferation suggests that M. salmoides may conserve energy by suppressing cell division under hypoxic conditions. In contrast, the increased expression of apoptosis-related genes, including casp7, indicates that apoptosis may play a protective role in maintain tissue homeostasis under hypoxia. Furthermore, the suppression of chemokine-mediated immune pathways implies that hypoxia redirects energy toward essential metabolic processes at the cost of local immune responses. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses identified TNF-α and chemokine-mediated signalling pathways as key pathways involved in tissue homeostasis and adaptive responses to hypoxic stress. These findings enhance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying hypoxia adaptation and provide valuable genetic resources for breeding strategies aimed at enhancing hypoxia tolerance in M. salmoides.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149220388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The dispersal processes shape the spatial turnover of fish communities across a natural channel ecotone in a large riverine floodplain","authors":"Tao Chang, Mingzheng Li","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70557","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jfb.70557","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ecotones drive the spatial turnover of biodiversity between heterogeneous habitats. In riverine ecosystems, however, the ecological influence of ecotones on fish assemblages remains unpredictable due to highly dynamic hydrological regimes and strong species dispersal capacities, leaving the community assembly processes within these transition zones poorly understood. Here, we utilized an extensive dataset covering 20 sampling sites and six surveys over 2 years from China's large riverine floodplain ecosystem (the Yangtze River-Poyang Lake Riverine Floodplain). We aimed to characterize the spatial turnover of fish communities across a natural 45-km channel ecotone and its connected river and lake habitats, and to explore the underlying mechanisms driving these patterns. Using a split-moving window dissimilarity analysis (SMWDA), we detected an abrupt, non-linear breakpoint in community composition along the distance gradient from river to lake. Within the channel ecotone itself, we observed a localized decline in community diversity, indicating a sharp spatial turnover rather than a uniform distance-decay transition. Furthermore, threshold indicator taxa analysis (TITAN) revealed that this ecotonal transition significantly influenced rheophilic and lake–river migratory species, spanning an influence distance of approximately 92 km. The neutral community model (NCM) demonstrated that dispersal processes played a dominant role in shaping fish communities across all habitats, highlighting the water channel as a vital connectivity corridor for floodplain fish expansion. Overall, our study reveals that the channel in the Yangtze River-Poyang Lake Riverine Floodplain does not function as a classic high-diversity ecotone, but rather emphasizes the critical importance of water channels in supporting regional metacommunity dispersal.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":"109 4","pages":"1965-1977"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148447409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mehis Rohtla, Even Moland, Eva B. Thorstad, Anne-Berit Skiftesvik, Sebastian Bosgraaf, Esben M. Olsen, Howard I. Browman, Caroline M. F. Durif
{"title":"Behaviour of European eel Anguilla anguilla transitioning from the yellow resident to the silver migratory stage in marine waters","authors":"Mehis Rohtla, Even Moland, Eva B. Thorstad, Anne-Berit Skiftesvik, Sebastian Bosgraaf, Esben M. Olsen, Howard I. Browman, Caroline M. F. Durif","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70564","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jfb.70564","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Current knowledge on the continental shelf and transatlantic spawning migration of the European eel (<i>Anguilla anguilla</i>) is based on silver eels outmigrating from fresh water. However, an unknown proportion of eels grow in marine coastal waters during the continental part of their lifecycle and therefore start their spawning migration while they are already in marine waters. To study the onset of the European eel's spawning migration in marine waters, we tagged yellow eels in Sandnesfjord, Norway. One hundred yellow and pre-migratory eels (stage FII or FIII) were tagged with acoustic transmitters in August, September or October in 2018–2019 and their subsequent movements were recorded within a hydrophone array until May 2023. Twenty-two eels left the fjord in a period spanning from early October to early December, which partly coincides with the usual downstream migratory period among European eels. These eels were never detected again and had thus presumably transitioned to the silver eel stage. This transition occurred from a few months to up to 3 years after tagging. In all silver eels, an increase in vertical and horizontal movements within the fjord preceded their exit from the fjord. This sudden increase in activity occurred only for a few days before they left the fjord in most individuals, but this period was as long as 1 month in other individuals. Five of the silver eels undertook migrations up to several kilometres to a tidal stream before leaving the fjord. Eel migration was largely nocturnal, independent of moon or tidal phase. We conclude that the relatively short migration season and individual migration duration within the fjord, combined with the absence of significant environmental, physiological or anthropogenic stressors, may contribute to higher survival rates during the continental phase of the spawning migration compared to eels that start their spawning migration from fresh water, but this needs to be investigated in future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":"109 4","pages":"2004-2016"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148471032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel A Villar, Renzo Turpo Aroquipa, Cesar Gamarra Peralta, Edmundo Moreno Terrazas
{"title":"Competitive exclusion, not predation, likely drove the decline in native fish diversity following carnivorous fish introductions to Lake Titicaca in the mid-20th century.","authors":"Daniel A Villar, Renzo Turpo Aroquipa, Cesar Gamarra Peralta, Edmundo Moreno Terrazas","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70695","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lake Titicaca is a continental centre for ichthyological biodiversity, with over 90% of native species being endemic. However, these species face significant threats from invasive species, particularly from invasive salmonids and invasive Argentine pejerrey. While ecologists have known that these invasive species have had deleterious effects on the ichthyofauna of Lake Titicaca for decades, whether this is a consequence of competitive exclusion or direct predation remains unknown. We tested this using morphological data, testing whether the closeness of native species to invasives in morphospace was predictive of their current conservation status, and whether smaller species were likelier to be at risk than larger species. We also tested whether fisheries pressure better explained extinction risk and found species that were at higher risk of extinction were fished less than those which were at a lower risk of extinction. We found that larger species, and those closer to the invasives in morphospace, are likelier to be endangered or to have gone extinct. This strongly suggests that competitive exclusion is the primary way that invasive species cause native fish declines in Lake Titicaca. Using morphospace to assess the mechanisms of invasive species' impacts on native fish species is an alternative to longer-term monitoring which is often absent in poorly studied, though highly diverse, tropical waters. It could be used by conservationists in other regions to triage conservation efforts towards more vulnerable species and to predict which species are likelier to be harmed when a new invasive species is identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149194283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yichao Hao, Zhengwei Wang, Yinsheng Chen, Jiatao Huang, Xinyuan Ye, Jie Wei, Zhulan Nie, Jianying Xiao
{"title":"Artificial propagation, embryonic development and early larval growth of Triplophysa strauchii","authors":"Yichao Hao, Zhengwei Wang, Yinsheng Chen, Jiatao Huang, Xinyuan Ye, Jie Wei, Zhulan Nie, Jianying Xiao","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70591","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jfb.70591","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Triplophysa strauchii</i> is an endemic fish species distributed in the plateau cold-water systems of the arid northwest region of China, playing an important ecological role in maintaining the stability of regional aquatic ecosystems. In recent years, due to human activities and habitat degradation, its wild population has been continuously declining, necessitating urgent research on artificial propagation and early development. In this study, wild mature <i>T. strauchii</i> from Sayram Lake were used to systematically investigate artificial propagation, embryonic development and early larval growth. Fertilized eggs were obtained using a combined domperidone (DOM) and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogue (LHRH-A<sub>2</sub>) injection protocol (8 mg/kg + 18 μg/kg for females, half dosage for males) at a water temperature of (19 ± 1)°C. The embryonic development process and larval growth from 0 to 15 days post-hatching (dph) were continuously observed. The results showed that: (1) At a constant water temperature of (19 ± 1)°C, fertilized eggs completed hatching within 82 h, with an average hatching rate of 87.32% ± 2.16%. Embryonic development was divided into 8 stages comprising 29 developmental periods, with a total accumulated temperature of 1573.27°C ·h. By prolonging the cleavage stage (18.4%) and organogenesis stage (37.4%), the integrity and accuracy of organ differentiation under low-temperature conditions were ensured. (2) Yolk sac absorption from 0 to 7 dph exhibited a biphasic pattern (fast–slow) and was completely absorbed by 7 days, marking the transition to exogenous nutrition. Quadratic polynomial regression models for total length, body length, head length and interorbital width against dph showed excellent fit (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> >0.984), with growth rate gradually slowing with age. The relatively stable growth of head length and interorbital width reflects an adaptive strategy prioritizing the development of sensory and feeding organs. This study is the first to systematically establish an artificial propagation system for <i>T. strauchii</i>, clarify the timing of embryonic development and the patterns of larval growth, and fill the research gap in artificial propagation and early development of this species, providing a scientific basis and technical support for germplasm conservation, wild population restoration and large-scale artificial breeding of <i>T. strauchii</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":"109 4","pages":"2059-2069"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148562048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lotte J. Bouwman, Annemiek Hermans, Jeroen Hubert, Reindert Nijland, Henrice Jansen, Jildou Schotanus, Hendrik V. Winter
{"title":"Shark preferences: Only subtle effects of electromagnetic field exposure and substrate type on small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) behaviour","authors":"Lotte J. Bouwman, Annemiek Hermans, Jeroen Hubert, Reindert Nijland, Henrice Jansen, Jildou Schotanus, Hendrik V. Winter","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70583","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jfb.70583","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Offshore wind energy plays a crucial role in the transition to low-carbon power generation. The expansion of offshore wind farms (OWFs) introduces anthropogenic electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from subsea power cables. Elasmobranchs, including sharks and rays, are sensitive to natural electric and magnetic fields used for navigation and prey detection, making them potentially vulnerable to anthropogenic EMFs as they may alter orientation, foraging or habitat use. Coastal shelf seas, where most OWFs are constructed, often overlap with essential elasmobranch habitats, including complex biogenic structures such as mussel beds that provide foraging and refuge opportunities. We aimed to determine whether exposure to an AC-EMF representative of subsea power cables and/or complex mussel substrate over non-complex substrate influences behaviour and substrate preferences in juvenile small-spotted catsharks (<i>Scyliorhinus canicula</i>). This study investigated the behavioural responses of 14 juvenile <i>S. canicula</i> exposed to a gradient of alternating current (AC) EMF (max. RMS 2 μT) and complex biogenic mussel substrate in a 2<sup>2</sup> factorial design in a circular preference chamber. Across 28 trials, time spent and distance travelled in each quadrant did not differ with EMF exposure and/or the presence of complex biogenic substrate. Hidden Markov models revealed subtle but significant changes in behavioural states (inactive, local activity, transit), where sharks were more inactive (+6%pt.) and less locally active (−5%pt.) in the EMF + mussel quadrant compared to the bare and EMF-only quadrants, and increased transiting behaviour (+6%pt.) in the mussel-only quadrant relative to the EMF + mussel quadrant. These findings show that <i>S. canicula</i> juveniles show no preference in substrate or alternating-current EMF exposure, but they did subtly change their behaviour. Future work should examine direct-current systems and field-based tracking and assess the extent to which these observations generalise to field settings and other elasmobranchs.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":"109 4","pages":"2166-2178"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jfb.70583","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148604145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miguel Loiola, Rodrigo Maia-Nogueira, Carla Sthefany Barroso Teles, Maisha Gragnolati, Guilherme Camargo Lessa, Pedro Milet Meirelles, Igor Cristino Silva Cruz, José Amorim Reis-Filho
{"title":"When mesophotic meets shallow: First records of deep-associated reef fishes in a well-studied tropical bay under the influence of spring–summer upwelling","authors":"Miguel Loiola, Rodrigo Maia-Nogueira, Carla Sthefany Barroso Teles, Maisha Gragnolati, Guilherme Camargo Lessa, Pedro Milet Meirelles, Igor Cristino Silva Cruz, José Amorim Reis-Filho","doi":"10.1111/jfb.70592","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jfb.70592","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We document the first records of reef fishes typically associated with mesophotic environments on shallow (<10 m) coral reefs inside a well-studied tropical bay. The vermilion snapper <i>Rhomboplites aurorubens</i> and the pygmy angelfish <i>Centropyge aurantonotus</i>, usually restricted to deeper (>40 m) shelf habitats along the Brazilian coast, were recorded inside Baía de Todos os Santos (BTS). Integrating long-term ecological and oceanographic monitoring, fisheries information and underwater visual records, we show that these occurrences coincided with coastal upwelling and the advection of cooler shelf waters. We propose that cold-water intrusions act as thermal corridors enabling cross-shelf movements.</p>","PeriodicalId":15794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of fish biology","volume":"109 4","pages":"2070-2079"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jfb.70592","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148549315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}