Unusual presence of atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) neonates in a coastal lagoon in southeast Gulf of Mexico
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This study reports for the first time the presence of Rhizoprionodon terraneovae neonates in a coastal lagoon in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. The observations suggest the presence of neonates was due to the salinity values being similar to those of the coastal zone (32 ppt) and that they may have been attracted by the high presence of penaeid shrimp. The presence of this species in this lagoon supports the knowledge of the biology and ecology of the species, which will contribute to its proper fishing management.
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Carcharhinidae, sharpnose shark, coastal lagoon, Yucatan, Celestún
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Bangley, C. W., Paramore, L., Dedman, S. & Rulifson, R. A. (2018). Delineation and mapping of coastal shark habitat within a shallow lagoonal estuary. PLoS ONE, 13(4), e0195221. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195221
Caballero-Vázquez, J. A., Gamboa-Pérez, H. C. & Schmitter-Soto, J. J. (2005). Composition and spatio-temporal variation of the fish community in the Chacmochuch Lagoon system, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Hidrobiológica, 15(2 Special), 25–225.
Carlson, J. K. & Baremore, I. E. (2003). Changes in biological parameters of Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae in the Gulf of Mexico: evidence for density-dependent growth and maturity?. Marine and Freshwater Research, 54(3), 227–234.
https://doi.org/10.1071/MF02153
Carlson, J. K., Heupel, M. R., Bethea, D. M. & Hollensead, L. D. (2008). Coastal habitat use and residency of juvenile Atlantic sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae). Estuaries and Coasts, 31, 931–940. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-008-9075-2
Castro, J. I. (1993). The shark nursery of Bulls Bay, South Carolina, with a review of the shark nurseries of the southeastern coast of the United States. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 38(1–3), 37–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00842902
Castro, J. I. (2011). The sharks of North America. Oxford, EE:UU: University Press.
Castro-Aguirre, J. L., Espinosa-Pérez, H. & Schmitter-Soto, J. J. (1999). Ictiofauna estuarino-lagunar y vicaria de México. Mexico City, Mexico: LIMUSA, Instituto Politécnico Nacional.
Compagno, L. J. V. (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopses, 125, 478–481.
DOF. Diario Oficial de la Federación. (2022). Acuerdo por el que se da a conocer el Plan de Manejo Pesquero de Tiburones y Rayas del Golfo de México y Mar Caribe. Jueves 9 de junio de 2022. https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5654592&fecha=09/06/2022#gsc.tab=0
Ebert, D. A., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. (2021). Sharks of the world, a complete guide. Princeton EE:UU.: Princeton University Press.
Grace, M. (2001). Field guide to requiem sharks (Elasmobranchiomorphi: Carcharhinidae) of the Western North Atlantic. NOAA technical report NMFS 153. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/3197
Hardage, K., Street, J., Herrera-Silveira, J. A., Orbele, F. K. J. & Paytanet, A. (2022). Late Holocene environmental change in Celestun Lagoon, Yucatan, Mexico. Journal of Paleolimnology, 67, 131–162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-021-00227-4
Herrera-Silvera, A. & Ramírez-Ramírez, J. (1998). Salinity and nutrients in the coastal lagoons of Yucatan, México. Verhandlungen des Internationalen Verein Limnologie, 26, 1473–1478.
Márquez-Farias, J. F. & Castillo-Geniz, J. L. (1998). Fishery biology and demography of the Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Research, 39, 183–198. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00182-9
Martínez-Cruz, L. E., Zea-de la Cruz, H., Oviedo-Pérez, J. L., Morales-Parra, L. G. & Balan-Che, L. I. (2016). Aspectos Biológicos pesqueros del cazón tutzún Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, en las costas de Campeche, México. Ciencia Pesquera, 24 (Special), 23–35.
Ordoñez-López, U. & García-Hernández, V. D. (2005). Ictiofauna juvenil asociada a Thalassia testudinum en Laguna Yalahau, Quintana Roo. Hidrobiológica, 15 (2 Special), 195–204.
Palacios-Sánchez, S., Vega-Cendejas, M. & Hernández, M. (2015). Ichthyological survey on the Yucatan coastal corridor (Southern Gulf of Mexico). Revista Biodiversidad Neotropical, 5(2), 145–551 https://doi.org/10.18636/bioneotropical.v5i2.167
Parson, G. R. & Hoffmayer, E. R. (2005). Seasonal changes in the distribution and relative abundance of the Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae in the North Central Gulf of Mexico. Copeia, 4, 913–919. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2005)005[0914:SCITDA]2.0.CO;2
Simpendorfer, C. A. (1999). Mortality estimates and demographic analysis for the Australian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon taylori from northern Australia. Fishery Bulletin, 97, 978–986.
Suárez-Moo, P., Rocha-Olivares, A., Zapata-Perez, O., Quiroz-Moreno, A. & Teyer, L. F. S. (2013). High genetic connectivity in the Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, from the southeast Gulf of Mexico inferred from AFLP fingerprinting. Fisheries Research, 147, 338–343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2013.0.003
Swift, D. G. & Portnoy, D. S. (2020). Identification and delineation of essential habitat for elasmobranchs in estuaries on the Texas coast. Estuaries and Coasts, 44(3), 788–800. https://doi.org/:10.1007/s12237-020-00797-y
Valdés, D. S., Trejo, J. & Real, E. (1988). Estudio hidrológico de la Laguna Celestún, Yucatán, México, durante 1985. Ciencias Marinas, 14(2), 45–68. https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.v14i2.591
Vega-Cendejas, M. E. (2004). Ictiofauna de la Reserva de la Biosfera Celestún, Yucatán: una contribución al conocimiento de su biodiversidad. Anales del Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 75(1), 193–206.
Viana-Morayta, J. E., Torres-Rojas, Y. E. & Camalich-Carpizo, J. (2020). Diet shifts of Rhizoprionodon terraenovae from the southern Gulf of Mexico: possible scenario by temperature changes. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 48(3), 406–420. https://doi.org/10.3856/vol48-issue3-fulltext-2433
Villalobos, Z. G. J. (2004). Reservas de la biosfera costeras: los Petenes y Ría Celestún. Capítulo 27 Casos de Estudio. In A. E. Rivera, G. J. Villalobos, A. I. Azuz, M. F. Rosado (Eds.), El manejo costero en México (pp. 397–412). Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, SEMARNAT, CETYS-Universidad, Universidad de Quintana Roo.
Wakida-Kusunoki, A. T. & Rojas-González, R. I. (2021). First amphibian report in artisanal shrimp fisheries bycatch: unusual presence of Gulf Coast Toad Incilius valliceps (Anura: Bufonidae). Herpetology Notes, 14, 1463–1465.
Wakida-Kusunoki, A. T., Rojas-González, R. I., Toro-Ramírez, A., Medina-Quijano, H. A., Cruz-Sánchez, J. L., Santana-Moreno, L. D. & Carrillo-Nolasco, I. (2016). Caracterización de la pesca de camarón en la zona costera de Campeche y Yucatán. Ciencia Pesquera, 24(1), 3–13.
Ward-Paige, C. A., Britten, J. L., Bethea, D. M. & Carlson, J. K. (2014). Characterizing and predicting essential habitat features for juvenile coastal sharks. Marine Ecology, 36(1), 419–431. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12151
Wiley, T. R. & Simpfendorfer, C. A. (2007). The ecology of elasmobranchs occurring in the Everglades National Park, Florida: implications for conservation and management. Bulletin of Marine Science, 80(1), 171–189.
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Wakida-Kusunoki, A. T., Anislado-Tolentino, V., & Del Moral-Flores, L. F. (2025). Unusual presence of atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) neonates in a coastal lagoon in southeast Gulf of Mexico. Novitates Caribaea, (25), 62–69. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.vi25.370
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