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Diadromous life cycle and behavioural plasticity in freshwater and estuarine Kuhliidae species (Teleostei) revealed by otolith microchemistry

2012; Inter-Research; Volume: 15; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/ab00423

2195-2744

Pierre Feutry, Hélène Tabouret, Ken Maeda, Christophe Pécheyran, Philippe Keith,

Fish Ecology and Management Studies

AB Aquatic Biology Contact the journal Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections AB 15:195-204 (2012) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00423 Diadromous life cycle and behavioural plasticity in freshwater and estuarine Kuhliidae species (Teleostei) revealed by otolith microchemistry Pierre Feutry1,*, Hélène Tabouret1, Ken Maeda2, Christophe Pécheyran3, Philippe Keith1 1Département Milieux et Peuplements Aquatiques, Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, UMR CNRS-MNHN 7208, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CP-026, Paris, France 2Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Okinawa 904-0412, Japan 3IPREM/LCABIE UMR 5254, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour−CNRS, Hélioparc Pau Pyrénées, Pau Cedex 9, France *Email: feutry@mnhn.fr ABSTRACT: Otolith microchemistry and microstructure were examined in juveniles of 3 Kuhlia species (Teleostei) from fresh and brackish environments in order to examine their migratory histories. All species presented with strontium:calcium (Sr:Ca) and barium:calcium (Ba:Ca) profiles in the inner region of the otoliths that suggested an obligatory marine larval phase. At approximately 0.3 to 0.6 mm from the otolith core, all individuals showed a sharp increase in Ba:Ca ratios that were generally associated with variation in the Sr:Ca ratio, indicating recruitment into rivers. Microchemical profiles in the outer region of the otoliths indicated a freshwater habitat for most K. rupestris and K. sauvagii and an estuarine habitat for most K. munda. Microstructure analyses validated the presence of an otolith check mark deposited during the habitat shift in K. rupestris and K. sauvagii, but not in K. munda. We hypothesise that this difference was due to lower osmotic stress for the fish moving from the sea to estuaries than from the sea to freshwater. This study demonstrated the ability of otolith multi-elemental microchemistry and microstructure to provide important insights on life history traits of species that lack basic biological information, such as those in the genus Kuhlia. The information provided in this study is critical for the conservation and management of these species. KEY WORDS: Kuhlia spp. · Otolith · Microchemistry · Microstructure · Diadromy · Femtosecond laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry · fs LA-ICP-MS Full text in pdf format NextCite this article as: Feutry P, Tabouret H, Maeda K, Pécheyran C, Keith P (2012) Diadromous life cycle and behavioural plasticity in freshwater and estuarine Kuhliidae species (Teleostei) revealed by otolith microchemistry. Aquat Biol 15:195-204. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00423 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in AB Vol. 15, No. 3. Online publication date: June 06, 2012 Print ISSN: 1864-7782; Online ISSN: 1864-7790 Copyright © 2012 Inter-Research.