Schooling behavior of Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in an estuary in southeastern Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Carvalho,Carolina Delgado de
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Corneta,Carolina Marocco, Uieda,Virginia Sanches
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Neotropical ichthyology (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252007000100012
Resumo: Schools of mullets, Mugilidae, are abundant in estuaries and shallow marine waters. We report on the schooling behavior of juvenile white mullet, Mugil curema, in the estuary of the Canto da Paciência stream, in Ubatuba, southeastern Brazil. Schools of small fish (15 to 35 mm TL) were composed of a larger number of individuals (up to a hundred individuals), and were found feeding mainly in shallow nearshore waters, whereas schools of larger fish (40 to 100 mm TL) were observed only in deeper waters. Three patterns of swimming were observed for the schools: stationary feeding, slow movement while searching for food, and rapid displacement. The variations observed in school structure and behavior seem to be related to the balance between predation risk and increasing food intake.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Schooling behavior of Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in an estuary in southeastern Brazil
title Schooling behavior of Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in an estuary in southeastern Brazil
spellingShingle Schooling behavior of Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in an estuary in southeastern Brazil
Carvalho,Carolina Delgado de
white mullet
juvenile fish
coastal river
title_short Schooling behavior of Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in an estuary in southeastern Brazil
title_full Schooling behavior of Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in an estuary in southeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Schooling behavior of Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in an estuary in southeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Schooling behavior of Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in an estuary in southeastern Brazil
title_sort Schooling behavior of Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in an estuary in southeastern Brazil
author Carvalho,Carolina Delgado de
author_facet Carvalho,Carolina Delgado de
Corneta,Carolina Marocco
Uieda,Virginia Sanches
author_role author
author2 Corneta,Carolina Marocco
Uieda,Virginia Sanches
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Carvalho,Carolina Delgado de
Corneta,Carolina Marocco
Uieda,Virginia Sanches
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv white mullet
juvenile fish
coastal river
topic white mullet
juvenile fish
coastal river
description Schools of mullets, Mugilidae, are abundant in estuaries and shallow marine waters. We report on the schooling behavior of juvenile white mullet, Mugil curema, in the estuary of the Canto da Paciência stream, in Ubatuba, southeastern Brazil. Schools of small fish (15 to 35 mm TL) were composed of a larger number of individuals (up to a hundred individuals), and were found feeding mainly in shallow nearshore waters, whereas schools of larger fish (40 to 100 mm TL) were observed only in deeper waters. Three patterns of swimming were observed for the schools: stationary feeding, slow movement while searching for food, and rapid displacement. The variations observed in school structure and behavior seem to be related to the balance between predation risk and increasing food intake.
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