Seasonality in Diel Catch Rate of Small Fishes in a Shallow-water Fish Assemblage at Porto Pim Bay, Faial, Azores

Spatial and temporal variations of diurnal ichthyofauna on surf-zone of São Francisco do Itabapoana beaches, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

“…Lasiak (1984) accepted that surf-zones concentrated a wide ichthyofauna, relatively high species richness, comparing to better-known environments, like estuaries and shelf. However, a small number of species dominated numerically and were represented by juveniles (Naughton and Saloman, 1978;Monteiro-Neto et al, 1990;Ayizian and Hyndes, 1995;Nash and Santos, 1998). Fisheries activity in northern coast of Rio de Janeiro is economically important, and has been considered the second major economy during 80's decade (IBAMA, 1986(IBAMA, , 1991.…”

Spatiotemporal variation of shallow water fish assemblages along the coastline of Çanakkale, Turkey

“…The finding of the current study showed that 11 species were captured only during the day and 14 species only during the night. Furthermore, diel variations in fish catches have been reported due to either fishing gear selectivity and fish behaviour or a combination of both [27,28]. Nash and Santos reported that the species which are sensitive to light, do not see net during night and therefore capture efficiencies are higher at night [28].…”

“…Furthermore, diel variations in fish catches have been reported due to either fishing gear selectivity and fish behaviour or a combination of both [27,28]. Nash and Santos reported that the species which are sensitive to light, do not see net during night and therefore capture efficiencies are higher at night [28]. In the current study, even though species richness was higher during the night than during the day, a greater abundance of the species were captured throughout the day caused by the dominant species.…”

Diel Variations and Ecological Aspects in Fish Assemblages of a Sandy Beach in the Semi-Arid Region of Northeast Brazil.

“…The behavior of the ichthyofauna along the diel light cycle differs among species, generating differences in catchability (Parsley et al, 1989). Thus, some species have a higher catch rate during the day while others have a higher catch rate at night (Nash & Santos, 1998). In this context, the hypothesis that the fish assemblage is differentially structured between day and night period was tested.…”