Chondrichthyan fauna from the Marine Protected Area Namuncurá at Burdwood Bank: exploring egg nursery grounds
Author:
Florencia Matusevich1, Vazquez Diego Martín2, Gabbanelli Valeria1, Astarloa Juan Martín Díaz1, Mabragaña Ezequiel1
Affiliation:
1. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata–CONICET 2. Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), CONICET
Abstract
AbstractThe Burdwood Bank (BB) is a subantarctic area, where two of the three Marine Protected Areas (MPA) of the Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone are located: Namuncurá I, and Namuncurá II. The area is characterized by a high biodiversity of benthic invertebrates and teleost fishes; however, the available information on oviparous chondrichthyans is scarce. The aim of this study is to explore the potential reproductive use that oviparous chondrichthyans could make of the area based on the presence of egg-laying grounds. Additionally, we aim to provide an updated checklist of the species that inhabit the BB. Samples of specimens and egg capsules collected in four research cruises carried out between 2016 and 2018 were analyzed. Seven skate species were found in both MPAs:Amblyraja doellojuradoi,Bathyraja albomaculata,B. brachyurops,B. macloviana,B. multispinis,B. scaphiops, andPsammobatis rudis;whereasB. cousseauae, andB. magellanicawere found exclusively in Namuncurá I. Here we report, for the first time, the presence of egg laying grounds for five chondrichthyan species in the BB area:A. doellojuradoi,B. brachyurops,B. macloviana,B. scaphiops, andP. rudis.The results obtained highlighted the importance of the region for the conservation of oviparous chondrichthyans found in the southern Patagonian shelf.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC
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