Sharks checking in to the sponge hotel: First internal use of sponges of the genus <i>Agelas</i> and family <scp>Irciniidae</scp> by banded sand catsharks <i>Atelomycterus fasciatus</i>-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Sharks checking in to the sponge hotel: First internal use of sponges of the genus Agelas and family Irciniidae by banded sand catsharks Atelomycterus fasciatus

Published:2023-09-21 Issue:1 Volume:104 Page:304-309
ISSN:0022-1112
Container-title:Journal of Fish Biology
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Fish Biology

Author:

O'Neill Helen L.¹^ORCID,White William T.¹,Pogonoski John J.¹,Alvarez Belinda²,Gomez Oliver³,Keesing John K.⁴

Affiliation:

1. CSIRO National Research Collections Australia—Australian National Fish Collection Hobart Tasmania Australia

2. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Wellington New Zealand

3. Department of Aquatic Zoology Western Australian Museum Welshpool Western Australia Australia

4. CSIRO, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre The University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia

Abstract

AbstractTrawl surveys within and surrounding two northwestern Australian marine parks revealed banded sand catsharks Atelomycterus fasciatus (family Atelomycteridae) taking refuge within large sponges of the family Irciniidae (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida) and the genus Agelas (Demospongiae: Agelasida: Agelasidae). Five sponges contained a total of 57 A. fasciatus, comprising both sexes and both immature and mature individuals ranging from 102 to 390 mm total length (TL). In the same surveys, only five A. fasciatus were captured unassociated with sponges, suggesting that sponges are an important microhabitat for A. fasciatus and may provide a daytime refuge from predators. A southerly range extension is also reported for this species.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfb.15554

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