Life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp Lysmata boggessi, a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industry
The most intense commercial harvest of marine aquarium species in North America occurs in the coastal waters surrounding Florida, yet very often little information exists on the life histories, population dynamics, or reproductive characteristics of these organisms. The peppermint shrimp Lysmata bog...
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| description | The most intense commercial harvest of marine aquarium species in North America occurs in the coastal waters surrounding Florida, yet very often little information exists on the life histories, population dynamics, or reproductive characteristics of these organisms. The peppermint shrimp Lysmata boggessi is one such species and is heavily targeted along the west coast of Florida. It is known primarily among aquarists for its ability to control pest anemones and in the scientific community for its unique sexual system, protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism. However, no study has addressed fishery interactions or long-term population dynamics for L. boggessi. We used monthly fisheries-dependent sampling, with a trained observer present, for a full year to assess seasonality in sex phase ratio (males to males + hermaphrodites), size at sex change, fecundity, embryo volume and reproductive output of an exploited L. boggessi population. L. boggessi exhibited distinct seasonality in size distribution, sex phase ratio, size at sex phase change and reproductive activity. The peak reproductive season was in spring, when the population was dominated by small but fecund hermaphrodites. Reproduction decreased during fall and winter and sex phase ratios favored male phase shrimp that exhibited delayed sex change. This population and individual level information is the first of its kind for L. boggessi and fills a much needed data gap for the informed management of this fishery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c480e41e93aa474c81b7d82f8567d40e2023-12-02T21:53:20ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592020-01-018e823110.7717/peerj.8231Life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp Lysmata boggessi, a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industryMichael D. Dickson0Donald C. Behringer1J. Antonio Baeza2Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USAFisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USAThe most intense commercial harvest of marine aquarium species in North America occurs in the coastal waters surrounding Florida, yet very often little information exists on the life histories, population dynamics, or reproductive characteristics of these organisms. The peppermint shrimp Lysmata boggessi is one such species and is heavily targeted along the west coast of Florida. It is known primarily among aquarists for its ability to control pest anemones and in the scientific community for its unique sexual system, protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism. However, no study has addressed fishery interactions or long-term population dynamics for L. boggessi. We used monthly fisheries-dependent sampling, with a trained observer present, for a full year to assess seasonality in sex phase ratio (males to males + hermaphrodites), size at sex change, fecundity, embryo volume and reproductive output of an exploited L. boggessi population. L. boggessi exhibited distinct seasonality in size distribution, sex phase ratio, size at sex phase change and reproductive activity. The peak reproductive season was in spring, when the population was dominated by small but fecund hermaphrodites. Reproduction decreased during fall and winter and sex phase ratios favored male phase shrimp that exhibited delayed sex change. This population and individual level information is the first of its kind for L. boggessi and fills a much needed data gap for the informed management of this fishery.https://peerj.com/articles/8231.pdfLysmataPopulation dynamicsMarine lifeCarideanProtandric simultaneous hermaphroditism |
| spellingShingle | Michael D. Dickson Donald C. Behringer J. Antonio Baeza Life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp Lysmata boggessi, a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industry PeerJ Lysmata Population dynamics Marine life Caridean Protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism |
| title | Life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp Lysmata boggessi, a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industry |
| title_full | Life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp Lysmata boggessi, a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industry |
| title_fullStr | Life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp Lysmata boggessi, a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp Lysmata boggessi, a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industry |
| title_short | Life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp Lysmata boggessi, a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industry |
| title_sort | life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp lysmata boggessi a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industry |
| topic | Lysmata Population dynamics Marine life Caridean Protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/8231.pdf |
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