Otolith edge fingerprints as approach for stock identification of Genidens barbus

AVIGLIANO, ESTEBAN; MAICHAK DE CARVALHO, BARBARA; LEISEN, MATHIEU; ROMERO, RURIK; VELASCO, GONZALO; VIANNA, MARCELO; BARRA, FERNANDO; VOLPEDO, ALEJANDRA VANINA

ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

ACADEMIC PRESS LTD-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2017 vol. 194 p. 92 - 96

0272-7714

The purpose of this paper is to assess the use of multi-elemental otolith fingerprints as a tool todelimit catfish Genidens barbus fish stocks in four estuaries from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Barium:Calcium (Ca), Magnesium:Ca, Manganese:Ca, Sodium:Ca and Strontium:Ca ratios in the otolith edge were determined by LA-ICPMS. PERMANOVA analysis reveal significant differences in the multi-element signatures among estuaries (p=0.0001-0.002). Reclassification rates of quadratic discriminant analysis are high, averaging 89.9 % (78-100%). The new data presented here show that the otolith chemistry is a potential tool for stock identification, and indicates the presence of at least four stocks which should probably be handled independently.