Diel vertical distribution ofAnguilla japonica leptocephali
Diel vertical distribution ofAnguilla japonica leptocephali
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细头鳗鲡昼夜垂直分布
DOI:
10.1007/bf02678565
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
K. Tsukamoto
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作者:
T. Otake;T. Inagaki;Hiroshi Hasumoto;N. Mochioka;K. Tsukamoto
DiscussionDifferences observed in day-and night-time vertical distribution of Anguilla japonica leptocepha [i (10-20 mm TL) suggested that they may undergo diel vertical migration, as reported by Castonguay and McCleave (1987)[br Atlantic eels (A. Ivstrata and A. anguiIla) greater than 5 mm TL. The latter two species, ranging from 5.0 to 19.9 mm TL~ mostly occurred between 100 and 150m by day and between 50 and 100 m by night, a similar distribution pattern to that suggested for A. japonica leptocephali. Much fewer A. japonica leptocephali were caught by day than by night. Visual avoidance by day may have been a major reason for the low daytime catch numbers, because A. japonica leptocephali greater than 10mm TL have functional eyes (Uematsu et al., 1994). However, visual avoidance by day was evaluated as unimportant during the sampling of leptocephali of the Atlantic species by Castonguay and McCleave (1987). The sampling gear (MTD net system: 0.5 m 2 mouth opening) used in the present study was considerably smaller than the 2-m diameter ring net (3.1 m 2 mouth opening) used by Castonguay and McCleave (1987). Direct comparisons with larger sampling gear would clarify this. The sea water of the sampling area is classified as the clearest, ie category I of Jerlov% classification (Jerlov, 1968) in which enough light intensity (over 10-~/~ W cm 2) for fish vision penetrates to 400m deep (Nicol, 1989). It suggests that visual avoidance effects equally in the