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Fish Communities of Mangroves and Salt Marshes Along the Brazilian Coast

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Brazilian Mangroves and Salt Marshes

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Abstract

This chapter summarizes the composition of fish species found in estuaries, mangroves, and salt marshes along the Brazilian coast regarding species richness, latitudinal and environmental occurrence, and artisanal fisheries. Literature surveys and scientific records on 37 sites evidenced the presence of 604 fish species distributed in 123 families; 579 are teleosteans and 24 elasmobranchs. The results are presented in tables of species with the respective occurrences and 90 photos of the most abundant species.

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    Teodoro Vaske Júnior

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Appendix

Appendix

The following six plates show 90 of the most common fish species in Brazilian mangroves (Plates 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 11.6).

Plate 11.1
Fifteen different species of fish.

Fish species, from left to right. First row: Achirus declivis | Achirus lineatus | Albula vulpes | Anchoa januaria | Anchoa spinifer. Second row: Anchoa tricolor | Anchovia clupeoides | Anchoviella lepidentostole | Archosargus rhomboidalis | Atherinella brasiliensis. Third row: Bairdiella goeldi | Bathygobius spporator | Caranx hippos | Caranx latus | Cathorops spixii. The bars correspond to a scale of 10 cm. *Exception to scale indicated in the plate

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Plate 11.2
Fifteen different species of fish.

Fish species, from left to right. First row: Centropomus paralellus | Centropomus undecimalis | Cetengraulis edentulus | Chaetodipterus faber | Chilomycterus spinosus. Second row: Chloroscombrus crysurus | Citharichthys arenaceus | Citharichthys spilopterus | Colomesus psittacus | Conodon nobilis. Third row: Ctenogobius boleosoma | Ctenogobius smaragdus | Cynoscion acoupa | Cynoscion leiarchus | Cynoscion microlepidotus. The bars correspond to a scale of 10 cm. *Exception to scale indicated in the plate

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Plate 11.3
Fifteen different species of fish.

Fish species, from left to right. First row: Dactylopterus volitans | Diapterus auratus | Diapterus rhombeus | Diplectrum radiale | Elops smithi. Second row: Etropus crossotus | Eucinostomus argenteus | Eucinostomus gula | Eucinostomus melanopterus | Eugerres brasilianus. Third row: Genidens barbus | Genidens genidens | Genyatremus cavifrons | Geophagus brasiliensis | Gobionellus oceanicus. The bars correspond to a scale of 10 cm

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Plate 11.4
Fifteen different species of fish.

Fish species, from left to right. First row: Haemulopsis corvinaeformis |Harengula clupeola | Hiporamphus unifasciatus | Isopistus parvipinnis | Lagocephalus laevigatus. Second row: Larimus breviceps | Lutjanus jocu | Lutjanus synagris | Lycengraulis grossidens | Menticirrhus martinicensis. Third row: Menticirrhus gracilis | Micropogonias furnieri | Mugil curema | Mugil incilis | Mugil liza. The bars correspond to a scale of 10 cm

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Plate 11.5
Fifteen different species of fish.

Fish species, from left to right. First row: Oligoplites palometa | Oligoplites saliens | Opisthonema oglinum | Oreochromis niloticus | Orthopristis scapularis. Second row: Paralichthys brasiliensis | Paralichthys orbignyanus | Pellona harroweri | Poecilia vivipara* | Polydactylus virginicus. Third row: Prionotus punctatus | Rypticus randalli | Sardinella brasiliensis | Sciades herzbergii | Scomberomorus brasiliensis. The bars correspond to a scale of 10 cm. *Exception to scale indicated in the plate

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Plate 11.6
Fifteen different species of fish.

Fish species, from left to right. First row: Selene setapinnis | Selene vomer | Sparisoma axillare | Sphoeroides greeleyi | Sphoeroides testudineus. Second row: Stellifer rastrifer | Stellifer stellifer | Strongylura marina | Strongylura timucu | Symphurus tesselatus. Third row: Synodus bondi | Trachinotus carolinus | Trachinotus falcatus | Trichiurus lepturus | Trinectes paulistanus. The bars correspond to a scale of 10 cm. *Exceptions to scale indicated in the plate

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Vaske Júnior, T., Rotundo, M.M. (2023). Fish Communities of Mangroves and Salt Marshes Along the Brazilian Coast. In: Schaeffer-Novelli, Y., Abuchahla, G.M.d.O., Cintrón-Molero, G. (eds) Brazilian Mangroves and Salt Marshes. Brazilian Marine Biodiversity . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13486-9_11

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