Occurrence of Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (Decapoda, Palinuridae) in the northwest islands of the Cape Verde Archipelago (Central-East Atlantic)

Abstract

Panulirus argus is herein reported from the Cape Verde Islands for the first time. In May 2002 and February 2005, local lobster fishermen captured two specimens at depths of 20-40 m. Other occurrences of this species during the last 15-20 years suggest that a permanent population of P. argus is established in the Cape Verde Archipelago. Two invasion theories (ship ballast mediation and dispersal during the larval phase) and two possible source populations (Brazil and the Caribbean) are proposed, and discussed in view of oceanic currents. RESUMO

Catch composition of the spiny lobster Panulirus gracilis (Decapoda: Palinuridae) off the western coast of Mexico

“…This suggests that P. gracilis females are less catchable than males during their reproductive period because the bulk of the female population probably migrates to deeper waters and/or presents decreased activity. This pattern of movement of the females toward deeper waters has been observed in P. argus in the northern Caribbean and Bahamas (Herrnkind, 1980(Herrnkind, , 1985Kanciruk, 1980), south of Florida (Gregory & Labisky, 1986), on the continental shelf of the Quintana Roo, Mexico (Lozano-Álvarez et al, 1991), and in the northwest islands of the Cape Verde Archipelago (east-central Atlantic) (Freitas & Castro, 2005); it has also been observed in P. ornatus in the Gulf of Papua (Bell et al, 1987, Pitcher et al, 1992, in P. guttatus on the Caribbean coast of Mexico (Padilla-Ramos & Briones-Fourzán, 1997), and in Palinurus elephas in the western region of the Mediterranean Sea (Goñi et al, 2001).…”

Catch composition of the spiny lobster Panulirus gracilis (Decapoda: Palinuridae) off the western coast of Mexico

“…This suggests that P. gracilis females are less catchable than males during their reproductive period because the bulk of the female population probably migrates to deeper waters and/or presents decreased activity. This pattern of movement of the females toward deeper waters has been observed in P. argus in the northern Caribbean and Bahamas (Herrnkind, 1980(Herrnkind, , 1985Kanciruk, 1980), south of Florida (Gregory & Labisky, 1986), on the continental shelf of the Quintana Roo, Mexico (Lozano-Álvarez et al, 1991), and in the northwest islands of the Cape Verde Archipelago (east-central Atlantic) (Freitas & Castro, 2005); it has also been observed in P. ornatus in the Gulf of Papua (Bell et al, 1987, Pitcher et al, 1992, in P. guttatus on the Caribbean coast of Mexico (Padilla-Ramos & Briones-Fourzán, 1997), and in Palinurus elephas in the western region of the Mediterranean Sea (Goñi et al, 2001).…”

Diversity and patterns of marine non‐native species in the archipelagos of Macaronesia

“…The ‘Caribbean Creep’ phenomenon relates to invertebrate species invasions from the Caribbean to the US coast in a poleward range expansion (Canning‐Clode et al, 2011), whereas the ‘African Creep’ is a similar occurrence but from Africa to Europe (Canning‐Clode & Carlton, 2017). Similar events took place on several Macaronesia archipelagos (Afonso et al, 2013; Brito et al, 2011; Freitas & Castro, 2005; Schäfer et al, 2019).…”

First report of the pygmy slipper lobster Biarctus sordidus (Crustacea, Decapoda) in the Red Sea following the finding of its phyllosoma larva

“…Thus, it is plausible that former biodiversity surveys in the Red Sea have confused B. sordidus with B. pumilus . Another reason for the late detection of B. sordidus in the Red Sea might be a recent introduction by ship ballast, as was previously hypothesized to explain the introduction of the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus to Cape Verde Archipelago (Freitas and Castro, 2005). Cargo ships that arrived at the Port of Eilat in Israel and the Port of Aqaba in Jordan, both located at the Northern Gulf of Aqaba, could have been the vector of such an introduction.…”

Catch composition of the spiny lobster Panulirus gracilis (Decapoda: Palinuridae) off the western coast of Mexico

“…This suggests that P. gracilis females are less catchable than males during their reproductive period because the bulk of the female population probably migrates to deeper waters and/or presents decreased activity. This pattern of movement of the females toward deeper waters has been observed in P. argus in the northern Caribbean and Bahamas (Herrnkind, 1980(Herrnkind, , 1985Kanciruk, 1980), south of Florida (Gregory & Labisky, 1986), on the continental shelf of the Quintana Roo, Mexico (Lozano-Álvarez et al, 1991), and in the northwest islands of the Cape Verde Archipelago (east-central Atlantic) (Freitas & Castro, 2005); it has also been observed in P. ornatus in the Gulf of Papua (Bell et al, 1987, Pitcher et al, 1992, in P. guttatus on the Caribbean coast of Mexico (Padilla-Ramos & Briones-Fourzán, 1997), and in Palinurus elephas in the western region of the Mediterranean Sea (Goñi et al, 2001).…”

Diversity and patterns of marine non‐native species in the archipelagos of Macaronesia

“…The ‘Caribbean Creep’ phenomenon relates to invertebrate species invasions from the Caribbean to the US coast in a poleward range expansion (Canning‐Clode et al, 2011), whereas the ‘African Creep’ is a similar occurrence but from Africa to Europe (Canning‐Clode & Carlton, 2017). Similar events took place on several Macaronesia archipelagos (Afonso et al, 2013; Brito et al, 2011; Freitas & Castro, 2005; Schäfer et al, 2019).…”

First report of the pygmy slipper lobster Biarctus sordidus (Crustacea, Decapoda) in the Red Sea following the finding of its phyllosoma larva

“…Thus, it is plausible that former biodiversity surveys in the Red Sea have confused B. sordidus with B. pumilus . Another reason for the late detection of B. sordidus in the Red Sea might be a recent introduction by ship ballast, as was previously hypothesized to explain the introduction of the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus to Cape Verde Archipelago (Freitas and Castro, 2005). Cargo ships that arrived at the Port of Eilat in Israel and the Port of Aqaba in Jordan, both located at the Northern Gulf of Aqaba, could have been the vector of such an introduction.…”

Catch composition of the spiny lobster Panulirus gracilis (Decapoda: Palinuridae) off the western coast of Mexico

“…This suggests that P. gracilis females are less catchable than males during their reproductive period because the bulk of the female population probably migrates to deeper waters and/or presents decreased activity. This pattern of movement of the females toward deeper waters has been observed in P. argus in the northern Caribbean and Bahamas (Herrnkind, 1980(Herrnkind, , 1985Kanciruk, 1980), south of Florida (Gregory & Labisky, 1986), on the continental shelf of the Quintana Roo, Mexico (Lozano-Álvarez et al, 1991), and in the northwest islands of the Cape Verde Archipelago (east-central Atlantic) (Freitas & Castro, 2005); it has also been observed in P. ornatus in the Gulf of Papua (Bell et al, 1987, Pitcher et al, 1992, in P. guttatus on the Caribbean coast of Mexico (Padilla-Ramos & Briones-Fourzán, 1997), and in Palinurus elephas in the western region of the Mediterranean Sea (Goñi et al, 2001).…”

Diversity and patterns of marine non‐native species in the archipelagos of Macaronesia

“…The ‘Caribbean Creep’ phenomenon relates to invertebrate species invasions from the Caribbean to the US coast in a poleward range expansion (Canning‐Clode et al, 2011), whereas the ‘African Creep’ is a similar occurrence but from Africa to Europe (Canning‐Clode & Carlton, 2017). Similar events took place on several Macaronesia archipelagos (Afonso et al, 2013; Brito et al, 2011; Freitas & Castro, 2005; Schäfer et al, 2019).…”

First report of the pygmy slipper lobster Biarctus sordidus (Crustacea, Decapoda) in the Red Sea following the finding of its phyllosoma larva

“…Thus, it is plausible that former biodiversity surveys in the Red Sea have confused B. sordidus with B. pumilus . Another reason for the late detection of B. sordidus in the Red Sea might be a recent introduction by ship ballast, as was previously hypothesized to explain the introduction of the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus to Cape Verde Archipelago (Freitas and Castro, 2005). Cargo ships that arrived at the Port of Eilat in Israel and the Port of Aqaba in Jordan, both located at the Northern Gulf of Aqaba, could have been the vector of such an introduction.…”