Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Riginella, Emilio
• Correale, Vittoria
• Marino, Ilaria A. M.
• Rasotto, Maria B.
• Vrbatovic, Anamarija
• Zane, Lorenzo
• Mazzoldi, Carlotta

Titel

Contrasting life‐history traits of two sympatric smooth‐hound species: implication for vulnerability

Ist Teil von

• Journal of fish biology, 2020-03, Vol.96 (3), p.853-857

Ort / Verlag

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In this study, life‐history traits (maximum and average size, size at maturity and fecundity) of two congeneric smooth‐hounds, Mustelus mustelus and Mustelus punctulatus, which share a geographical distribution and experience a similar fishing exploitation, were estimated and compared between species. The results indicated a lower maximum and average size, a lower size at maturity and a higher fecundity in M. punctulatus compared with those in M. mustelus. Considering that these two species co‐occur in the same areas and are caught by the same fishing gears, the results indicate a higher vulnerability to exploitation of M. mustelus compared with that of M. punctulatus.