Juveniles abundance and distribution of Farfantepenaeus aztecus (Ives 1891), F. duorarum (Burkenroad 1939) and Litopenaeus setiferus (Linnaeus 1767) in Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Authors

  • Alberto Ocaña-Luna Departamento de Zoología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, I.P.N. Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Plutarco Elías Calles (Casco de Santo Tomás). México, D. F., 11340 México
  • Gabriela Hernández-Batún Departamento de Zoología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, I.P.N. Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Plutarco Elías Calles (Casco de Santo Tomás). México, D. F., 11340 México
  • Marina Sánchez-Ramírez Departamento de Zoología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, I.P.N. Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Plutarco Elías Calles (Casco de Santo Tomás). México, D. F., 11340 México

Keywords:

Shrimp juvenile, Penaeidae, coastal lagoon, Gulf of Mexico.

Abstract

The Penaeid shrimp planktonic juvenile distribution and abundance from Laguna Madre were analyzed, based in
samples collected in the months of October 1997, January, May and July 1998 with a conical net of 50 cm diameter
and 505 µm mesh size, with an adapted flowmeter; moreover water salinity and superficial temperture data were
recorded. The size among species was compared with a variance analysis (ANOVA) and a multiple ranks test (SNK).
Farfantepenaeus aztecus was the most abundant species with 84.5% of the total abundance, following by L. setiferus
with 10.6% and F. duorarum with 3.4%. The abundance of F. aztecus and L. setiferus was greatest during the winter.
Significant differences were observed between the sizes of juveniles of F. aztecus (11.7 mm) and L. setiferus (11.8 mm)
with respect to the size of F. duorarum (11.0 mm) (F = 7.81, p = 0.05; SNK = 0.71, p = 0.05; SNK = 0.83, p = 0.05).

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Published

2017-01-13

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Ocaña-Luna, A., Hernández-Batún, G., & Sánchez-Ramírez, M. (2017). Juveniles abundance and distribution of Farfantepenaeus aztecus (Ives 1891), F. duorarum (Burkenroad 1939) and Litopenaeus setiferus (Linnaeus 1767) in Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico. HIDROBIOLÓGICA, 18(3), 199–208. Retrieved from https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/hidrobiologica/index.php/revHidro/article/view/901

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