Age and growth of moonfish, Mene maculata from mouth of theBeibu Gulf, South China Sea

Du, Shiqiang; Bao, Feng; Hou, Gang; Lu, Huo-sheng; YuChen, Yan

doi:10.3724/sp.j.1231.2012.27745

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“…The otolith slices were observed under an optical microscope (Olympus BX51) equipped with a camera device (ARTCAM-130MI, Artray Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) [ 19 ]. The opaque zone that spread out from the core of the otolith was designated as the annual ring, and its combination with the transparent zone next to the inner side represented 1 years of age ( Appendix B ).…”

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“…The annual rings were counted for each sample. To avoid personal error, at least two coherent reads out of three were needed to confirm the fish age value [ 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

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“…The relationship between preanal length and the radius of the otolith section was fitted using an exponential function:

where R is the radius of the otolith section, and a 1 and b 1 are undetermined parameters [ 19 ].…”

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Species Composition, Growth, and Trophic Traits of Hairtail (Trichiuridae), the Most Productive Fish in Chinese Marine Fishery

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Zhao

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Hairtail (Scombriformes: Trichiuridae) have always ranked first in single-species production in Chinese marine fishery. However, due to the confusion of species identification, in official statistics, data on hairtail production and economic value are a combination of all the different species of Trichiuridae. In this study, based on sampling along China’s coastal areas, the composition and distribution of common hairtail species, as well as their age, growth, and trophic traits, are discussed. Six species of four genera and two subfamilies were identified, and largehead hairtail (Trichiurus japonicus) and Savalai hairtail (Lepturacanthus savala) were the most important populations that constituted catch production. The growth parameter b could be divided into two groups, with values in species mostly inhabiting northern parts of Chinese seas higher than those in southern parts. Most individuals were 1–2 years of age, suggesting species sexual precocity and individual miniaturization under multiple stresses. Species of Trichiuridae are at the top of the food web and play a bottom-up role in regulating the trophic dynamics of marine food webs. Largehead hairtail showed the highest stability and the greatest impact on the stability of the trophic structure. Despite temporary resource maintenance under fishery-induced evolution, the effective recovery and reasonable utilization of hairtail resources are still the main focuses of attention for Chinese marine fishery.

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“…The annual rings were counted for each sample. To avoid personal error, at least two coherent reads out of three were needed to confirm the fish age value [ 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

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Species Composition, Growth, and Trophic Traits of Hairtail (Trichiuridae), the Most Productive Fish in Chinese Marine Fishery

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“…Menidae are a morphologically distinctive group, which are easily recognized by their laterally compressed disc-like bodies and dorsally oriented mouth large (Friedman and Johnson 2005). The moonfish M. maculata is the single species belonging to the Menidae, which is distributed in the Indo-Pacific tropical waters from East Africa to southern Japan and northeastern Australia (Du et al 2012). It has become an economic important species in Beibu Bay and its Fishing catch has been steadily increased in recent years.…”

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“…The moonfish M. maculata is the single species belonging to the Menidae, which is distributed in the Indo-Pacific tropical waters from East Africa to southern Japan and northeastern Australia (Du et al. 2012 ). It has become an economic important species in Beibu Bay and its Fishing catch has been steadily increased in recent years.…”

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The complete mitochondrial genome of moonfish Mene maculata (Perciformes: Menidae)

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Zhao

Wang

et al. 2017

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The moonfish M. maculata is economic important species in the marine fishery in China. However, the genetic information of this species remains unavailable. In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of M. maculata. The mitogenome has 16,733 base pairs (53.8% A þ T content) and made up of total of 37 genes (13 protein-coding, 22 transfer RNAs, and two ribosomal RNAs), and a putative noncoding control region. This study reports the first available complete mitogenome of Menidae and will provide useful genetic information for future fishery management and aquaculture development of Menidae.

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Impact of climate variability on moonfish (Mene maculata) catch rate in the waters off southwestern Taiwan

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Mondal,

Osuka

et al. 2024

Fisheries Oceanography

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A commercially significant small coastal forage fish, moonfish (Mene maculata), accounts for almost 98% of Taiwanese purse seine capture, primarily in the southwestern Taiwan region. Research indicates that climate indices affect coastal fish catch and dispersal, while the link between moonfish and climatic variability in this region is still unclear. This study found that the delayed period of Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), North Pacific Oscillation (NPO) and North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO) affect moonfish distribution and catch rates off southwestern Taiwan. Understudied are the environmental factors connected to these oscillations and their delayed consequences on moonfish catch rates. We focussed on Taiwan purse seiner capture rates (catch per unit effort or CPUE) of moonfish in southwestern Taiwan from 2014 to 2020 and delayed oscillation occurrences up to 5 years to better understand these processes. CPUE demonstrated a 3 to 4‐year positive connection (r > 0.5) with NPGO, NPO and PDO. The region's moonfish catch rates were most affected by NPGO with a 4‐year lag, followed by a 3‐year lag of PDO and lastly a 4‐year lag of NPO, according to the results of generalized additive models (GAMs). All the three oscillations had the greatest impact on moonfish catchability when a lag of >2 years was present. Between 2014 and 2020, moonfish CPUE fluctuated, peaking in 2019. The climatic parameters that affect moonfish in southwestern Taiwan and the Taiwanese purse seine fisheries catches are shown by this study.

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Age and growth of moonfish, Mene maculata from mouth of theBeibu Gulf, South China Sea

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Species Composition, Growth, and Trophic Traits of Hairtail (Trichiuridae), the Most Productive Fish in Chinese Marine Fishery

Species Composition, Growth, and Trophic Traits of Hairtail (Trichiuridae), the Most Productive Fish in Chinese Marine Fishery

The complete mitochondrial genome of moonfish Mene maculata (Perciformes: Menidae)

Impact of climate variability on moonfish (Mene maculata) catch rate in the waters off southwestern Taiwan

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