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Opsanus beta (Goode & Bean, 1880) (Acanthopterygii: Batrachoididae), a non-indigenous toadfish in Sepetiba Bay, south-eastern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2021

Magda F. Andrade-Tubino ,
Fernando Luiz K. Salgado ,
Wagner Uehara ,
Ricardo Utsunomia  and
Francisco Gerson Araújo Open the ORCID record for Francisco Gerson Araújo [Opens in a new window]
Magda F. Andrade-Tubino
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 465, km 7, 23897-030Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
Fernando Luiz K. Salgado
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 465, km 7, 23897-030Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
Wagner Uehara
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 465, km 7, 23897-030Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
Ricardo Utsunomia
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR 465, km 7, 23897-900Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
Francisco Gerson Araújo*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 465, km 7, 23897-030Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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Author for correspondence: Francisco Gerson Araújo, E-mail: gersonufrrj@gmail.com
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Abstract

The introduction of non-native predator fish is thought to have important negative effects on native prey populations. Opsanus beta is a non-native toadfish that was originally described in the Gulf of Mexico, between the west coast of Florida and Belize. In the present study, we describe, for the first time, the occurrence of O. beta in Sepetiba Bay (22°55′S), south-eastern Brazil, probably brought into the bay through ships' ballast water. Thirteen specimens were recorded in this area near to Sepetiba Port. Similarly, three other records of this species in the Brazilian coast were also reported near to port areas at Rio de Janeiro (22°49′S), Santos (23°59′S) and Paranaguá (25°33′S) ports. To confirm the species identity, we employed DNA barcoding and compared our samples with sequences deposited on public databases, which indicated that our samples are highly similar (>99.9% of genetic similarity) to O. beta samples collected near its type locality. Several individuals were found in the capable spawning phase, according to histological analysis of the reproductive cell stages. The environmental plasticity of this species and the favourable local environmental conditions probably enabled the establishment of O. beta in this region. This raises concerns of potential high invasion impact due to this species' diet and reproductive capacity.

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Ballast waterBrazilian coastcoastal fishfish translocationsnon-native speciestoadfish
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 101 , Issue 1 , February 2021 , pp. 179 - 187
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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