Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-09-21DOI: 10.1111/azo.12439
Ann-Katrin Koch, Timo Moritz, Philipp Thieme
{"title":"Development of the dorsal and anal fin in Kneria stappersii (Otomorpha: Gonorynchiformes)","authors":"Ann-Katrin Koch, Timo Moritz, Philipp Thieme","doi":"10.1111/azo.12439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12439","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The order Gonorynchiformes was repeatedly studied to gain new insights into the evolution of its sister-taxon, the Otophysi, the most successful freshwater fish taxon worldwide. Previous ontogenetic studies of gonorynchiforms mainly focused on the anterior vertebral column to investigate the evolutionary origin of the Weberian apparatus. Herein, we highlight the ontogeny of a different skeletal complex, the dorsal and anal fins. We studied the development of the skeletal elements of both fins in the gonorynchiform <i>Kneria stappersii</i>. We gained new insights into the developmental and formation patterns of <i>K. stappersii</i>. We discuss these patterns as well as the development of certain elements like the fin stay in comparison to other gonorynchiforms and available otomorph data. In general, the fin development in <i>K. stappersii</i> is very similar to that of other gonorynchiforms and even otomorphs. Specific differences, however, reveal that much remains unknown about the evolution of median fin elements such as the fin stay.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 3","pages":"287-295"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/azo.12439","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50140363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-09-04DOI: 10.1111/azo.12438
Sergei Kondrashev, Igor Pushchin, Svetlana Gatilova, Yaroslav Kamenev
{"title":"Retinal ganglion cell topography and spatial resolution in the smelt Hypomesus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856)","authors":"Sergei Kondrashev, Igor Pushchin, Svetlana Gatilova, Yaroslav Kamenev","doi":"10.1111/azo.12438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12438","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The present study deals with the topography of retinal ganglion cells (GCs) and spatial resolution in the smelt <i>Hypomesus japonicus</i>. The eyes and retinae were examined by light microscopy and computerized tomography. DAPI labelling was used to visualize cell nuclei in the ganglion cell and inner plexiform layers. Two zones of increased GC density in the nasal and temporal retina were bridged by a horizontal streak with the GC density ranging from 5600 to 8000 cells/mm<sup>2</sup>. The maximum cell density (<i>area retinae temporalis)</i> ranged from 9492 to 14,112 cells/mm<sup>2</sup>, and the total number of GCs varied from 286 x 10<sup>3</sup> to 326 x 10<sup>3</sup> cells in three individuals. The theoretical anatomical spatial resolution (the anatomical estimate of the upper limit of visual acuity) was minimum in the ventral periphery (smaller fish, 1.43 cpd; larger fish, 1.37 cpd) and maximum in <i>area retinae temporalis</i> (smaller fish, 2.83 cpd; larger fish, 2.41 cpd). The relatively high density of GCs and presence of the horizontal streak and <i>area retinae temporalis</i> in the <i>H. japonicus</i> are consistent with its highly visual behaviour. The present findings contribute to better understanding of the factors affecting the topography of retinal ganglion cells and mechanisms of visual adaptation in fish.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 4","pages":"552-560"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50121028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-08-21DOI: 10.1111/azo.12436
Andrea Herbert Mainero, Saud M. Al-Jufaili, Laith Jawad, Bettina Reichenbacher
{"title":"Sex dimorphism and evidence of sexually selected traits: A case study on the killifish Aphaniops stoliczkanus (Day, 1872)","authors":"Andrea Herbert Mainero, Saud M. Al-Jufaili, Laith Jawad, Bettina Reichenbacher","doi":"10.1111/azo.12436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12436","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sex dimorphism is found in many organisms and is an important source of intraspecific variation. Among freshwater fishes, all members of the Aphaniidae (killifishes, Cyprinodontiformes) are known for their pronounced sex dimorphism, and it has been proposed that sexual selection has played a role in their diversification. However, few studies have assessed their sex dimorphism in detail. Here, we use <i>Aphaniops stoliczkanus</i> (Day, 1872) to analyse morphological variability within and between sexes and within the total sample using statistical analyses of body morphometry, meristic traits and otolith data. We found that sex dimorphism (i) is significant in many body morphometric variables, but (almost) absent in meristic traits and otolith morphometry, (ii) is most marked in anal- and dorsal-fin lengths (larger in males), and in anal- and dorsal-fin positions (more anteriorly positioned in males) and (iii) does not alter the overall variance of the population unless the character concerned is highly divergent. Our data also suggest that anal- and dorsal-fin lengths in males of <i>A. stoliczkanus</i> are sexually selected traits. Together with literature data, this reinforces the idea that sexual selection plays a role in the diversification of aphaniid species. Our results are also relevant to work on fossils, in which morphological variability is often difficult to interpret.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 3","pages":"473-487"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/azo.12436","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50152939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-08-20DOI: 10.1111/azo.12437
Natália Rossi, João Alberto Farinelli Pantaleão, Fernando L. Mantelatto
{"title":"Integrated morphometric and molecular analyses indicate three male morphotypes in the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium olfersii (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) along the Brazilian neotropical region","authors":"Natália Rossi, João Alberto Farinelli Pantaleão, Fernando L. Mantelatto","doi":"10.1111/azo.12437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12437","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Males of <i>Macrobrachium olfersii</i> have a large cheliped (second pereiopod) with individual variations in shape and ornamentation, and they vary in size within and between populations. Some misidentification or doubts about taxonomic validity occur due to this morphological variability throughout their geographic distribution. We carried out a morphometric analysis to detect specific patterns and the potential occurrence of morphotypes in <i>M. olfersii</i> from different populations. Our data set included 52 females and 109 males collected in the Neotropical region, between the north and south limits of Brazilian territory, in coastal rivers from the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina. Body measurements were size standardized by allometric methods and explored by the principal component analysis (PCA) and non-hierarchical analysis of K-means clustering and canonical variate analysis (CVA). Our results suggested three distinct morphological groups (morphotypes) only for males in <i>M. olfersii</i>. Furthermore, the confirmation of monophyly of the different populations of <i>M. olfersii</i> was accomplished by sequences of 16S rDNA. Additional studies about relative growth in other populations and the analysis of the entire ontogenetic development of males in the laboratory will be important to complement the knowledge about morphotypes in this species.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 4","pages":"538-551"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50138547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-08-09DOI: 10.1111/azo.12435
Zackary A. Graham, Zachary J. Loughman
{"title":"Life history and neonate behaviour of the new river crayfish Cambarus chasmodactylus James 1966 (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae) from the central portion of the species range","authors":"Zackary A. Graham, Zachary J. Loughman","doi":"10.1111/azo.12435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12435","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We studied the life history of the New River Crayfish, <i>Cambarus chasmodactylus</i> in Anthony, Creek, West Virginia during an entire activity season—from May 2011 through October 2011. We observed two mass moulting events; one occurred in May, whereas the other occurred in September. Most males within this population moulted from Form I (i.e. reproductive form) to Form II (i.e. non-reproductive form) in May and then later returned to Form I after a September moulting event. We collected females with active glair glands from May to June, with oviposition occurring from July to August. Fecundity was high and weakly correlated with body size. Egg counts of attached eggs/young in ovigerous females ranged from 41 to 281, with an average of 168. Additionally, from June to October, we dissected a subset of females to determine the monthly gonadal development in females with and without active glair glands. Lastly, in the laboratory, we observed 4th instar neonate crayfishes repeatedly “drifting” between females. We speculate on the relevance of this drifting behaviour and propose future studies to investigate this phenomenon. Our study provides the first comprehensive understanding of the life history of <i>C. chasmodactylus</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 4","pages":"526-537"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50125306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-07-21DOI: 10.1111/azo.12434
Régis Augusto Pescinelli, Nádia de Moraes Sanches, Rogerio Caetano Costa
{"title":"Morphological description of early zoeal stages of the snapping shrimp Alpheus buckupi (Caridea: Alpheidae) reared in the laboratory","authors":"Régis Augusto Pescinelli, Nádia de Moraes Sanches, Rogerio Caetano Costa","doi":"10.1111/azo.12434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12434","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Larval information plays an important role in life history and population dynamics studies, as well as in phylogenetic and systematic ones. The early zoeal stages (zoea I, II and III) of the snapping shrimp <i>Alpheus buckupi</i> were described and illustrated based on laboratory-hatched larvae from parental females sampled in Cananéia, São Paulo State, Brazil. The morphological characters of the species were compared with descriptions of other <i>Alpheus</i> species with a known first zoeal stage. The first zoeal stage of this species can be separated from the first zoeal stage described for the other 26 species using the following combination of characteristics: basial endite of maxillule with 2 stout spines (distal one with two rows of spinules) and 2 small plumose setae; basial endite of maxilla bilobed, with 3 and 4 simple setae on proximal and distal lobe, respectively, and five (3 strong and 2 slender) simple setae arranged (2 + 2 + 1) on the basis of first maxilliped. The substantial progress in larval knowledge is fundamental to areas such as ecology and will allow us to better understand the distribution of different early life stages of <i>Alpheus</i> species in the meroplankton community.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 4","pages":"516-525"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50139739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-07-11DOI: 10.1111/azo.12433
Cecília Craveiro, Roberta Soares, Hildemário Castro-Neto, Emanuell F. Silva, Andrey Soares, Paulo G. V. de Oliveira, Evelyn Gonzalez, Silvio Peixoto
{"title":"Ovarian maturation of Penaeus subtilis (Decapoda: Penaeidae): A new insight to describe oocyte development and somatic structures","authors":"Cecília Craveiro, Roberta Soares, Hildemário Castro-Neto, Emanuell F. Silva, Andrey Soares, Paulo G. V. de Oliveira, Evelyn Gonzalez, Silvio Peixoto","doi":"10.1111/azo.12433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12433","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We observed the presence of follicular cells (FC) in the ovaries of <i>Penaeus subtilis</i> (<i>n</i> = 1198), which led us to classify the development of germ cells into six phases: oogonia, previtellogenic oocytes, primary and secondary vitellogenic oocytes, mature oocytes and atretic oocytes. The FC changes their shape according to the development of germ cells and showed a different distribution along the ovary, which allowed differentiating vitellogenic oocytes into primary and secondary. We also observed that the postovulatory follicles (POF) are composed of follicular cells. The presence of POF in penaeids ovaries is rarely reported, but allows the differentiation between spent and resting stages, commonly grouped in reproductive biology research. Furthermore, observation of ovarian lining was useful to differentiate immature females from females that had spawned at least once. Thus, ovarian development was classified into six stages: immature, early developing, advanced developing, ripe, spent and resting. The distribution and shape variations of FC, ovarian lining features and presence of POF were considered crucial for the classification of ovarian maturation stages. The methods developed here may improve estimates of their reproductive cycle, size at first maturity and spawning season, which are important variables in future studies of the reproductive dynamics.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 4","pages":"506-515"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50149451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-07-05DOI: 10.1111/azo.12432
Edson Geronimo, Paula M. Favetta, Gustavo C. Palin, Wesley A. Trindade, Grazielli F. Serenini, Lisiane A. Martins, Luciana K. Otutumi, Ricardo M. Germano
{"title":"Morphological aspects of the digestive tract of insectivorous bats of the species Molossus rufus (E. Geoffroy, 1805)","authors":"Edson Geronimo, Paula M. Favetta, Gustavo C. Palin, Wesley A. Trindade, Grazielli F. Serenini, Lisiane A. Martins, Luciana K. Otutumi, Ricardo M. Germano","doi":"10.1111/azo.12432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12432","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Five male specimens of the species <i>Molossus rufus</i> from north-western Parana were captured, identified, packaged and transported to the laboratory for weighing and later euthanasia with isoflurane. They were laparatomized for evaluation of macroscopic characteristics and the digestive tube segments were collected for fixation in 10% neutral formalin for histological processing, after 48 h of fixation. Macroscopically, the digestive tube had an oesophageal segment in the abdominal cavity, with a J-shaped saccular stomach, in addition to a small intestine divided into duodenum, jejunum-ileum and terminal ileum. In the large intestine, an organ dilatation was observed from the small intestine with a one-way oral-aboral ending in the anus, which was called the descending colon. Morphological similarity of the walls of all segments with those of other mammals was observed; however, it presented some peculiarities such as the absence of oesophageal glands, Brunner in the intestine, cecum and appendages. The anatomical disposition and tissue pattern were similar to that found in other insectivorous species. The adaptations of the digestive tube of this species are possibly due to the insectivorous feeding habits, which can be impacted due to anthropic actions in foraging environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 4","pages":"497-505"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50121868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-07-04DOI: 10.1111/azo.12431
Ömerhan Dürrani, Tuncay Ateşşahin, Mücahit Eroğlu, Mustafa Düşükcan
{"title":"Morphological variations of an invasive cyprinid fish (Carassius gibelio) in lentic and lotic environments inferred from the body, otolith, and scale shapes","authors":"Ömerhan Dürrani, Tuncay Ateşşahin, Mücahit Eroğlu, Mustafa Düşükcan","doi":"10.1111/azo.12431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12431","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigated the morphological variation of gibel carp <i>Carassius gibelio</i> collected from various water bodies in Türkiye. The fish samples were obtained from three dams (Karacaören-1, Karakaya, and Keban), two natural lakes (Beyşehir and Suğla), and a river (the Tigris River). The dimorphism in body shape was examined with geometric morphometrics, while elliptic Fourier analysis and shape indices were used to describe the variation in lapilli otoliths (hereafter “otoliths”) and scale shapes. The body of <i>C. gibelio</i> revealed higher variations, particularly in the body depth, snout length, caudal fin, and caudal peduncle, among different stations. Geometric morphometric analysis determined a streamlined body shape of <i>C. gibelio</i> in the Tigris River compared to other stations, while <i>C. gibelio</i> from the natural lakes had a deeper body shape. The body of <i>C. gibelio</i> exhibited a significant homogenous shape between the Beyşehir and Suğla lakes, providing the lowest Procrustes distance. The elliptic Fourier analysis revealed that the otolith shape varied significantly between all stations. However, the scale shape was remarkably similar among nearby areas such as Karacaören dam, Suğla, and Beyşehir lakes. These results evinced high degree of intra-population morphological variation in <i>C. gibelio</i> in response to prevailing environmental conditions that probably facilitate their successful establishment in a novel environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 3","pages":"458-472"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50120360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta ZoologicaPub Date : 2022-06-24DOI: 10.1111/azo.12430
Jhennifer Gomes Cordeiro, Jeane Rodrigues, Raquel dos Santos, Maira da Silva Rodrigues, Rafael Henrique Nóbrega, Felipe Fernando da Silva Siqueira, Caio Maximino, Diógenes Henrique de Siqueira-Silva
{"title":"Reproductive biology of the Amazonian amphibian fish the splash tetra Copella arnoldi with emphasis to histological characterization","authors":"Jhennifer Gomes Cordeiro, Jeane Rodrigues, Raquel dos Santos, Maira da Silva Rodrigues, Rafael Henrique Nóbrega, Felipe Fernando da Silva Siqueira, Caio Maximino, Diógenes Henrique de Siqueira-Silva","doi":"10.1111/azo.12430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12430","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study describes important components of the reproductive biology of the Amazonian amphibian fish <i>Copella arnoldi</i>. The species sex ratio biased to female 1.8 to 1 male and the length-weight relationship also shown differences between sexes (<i>b</i> value = 1.854 for females and 2.235 for males), although both presented allometric growth (<i>b</i> < 3), “being lighter for its length”. The results also show the importance of the histological analysis to describe the gametogenesis and, consequently, define the reproductive cycle of a fish species. It showed both, males and females, spawning capable during a whole year, whereas the gonadosomatic index pointed spawning capable females during the winter and summer, and spawning capable males only in the autumn. The species presents the rare type of semicystic spermatogenesis and the spermatids complete their differentiation into the tubular lumen, forming a Type I spermatozoa. Both the characteristics are described for the first time for the Lebiasinidae family. Such data can contribute to the discussions about the position of the Lebiasinidae family within the Characiform order, which still does not have a conclusion. Moreover, understand the reproductive biology of a fish species helps its preservation in its habitat and may be applied in restoration programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"104 3","pages":"444-457"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50143146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}