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Lipid reserves of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) during pre-spawning in the northwestern Mediterranean
Lloret, J.; Demestre, M.; Sánchez-Pardo, J. (2007). Lipid reserves of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) during pre-spawning in the northwestern Mediterranean. Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 71(2): 269-277. https://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2007.71n2269
In: Scientia Marina (Barcelona). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Institut de Ciènces del Mar: Barcelona. ISSN 0214-8358; e-ISSN 1886-8134, more
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Keywords
    Ecological physiology
    Fishing
    Spawning seasons
    Water > Drainage water > Runoff
    Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]; Polychaeta [WoRMS]
    MED, Spain, Catalonia [Marine Regions]; MED, Western Mediterranean [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal

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  • Lloret, J.
  • Demestre, M.
  • Sánchez-Pardo, J.

Abstract
    Lipid reserves are a particularly important attribute of fishes because they have a large influence on growth, reproduction and survival. This study analyses the lipid content of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) pre-spawners in three different areas of the northwestern Mediterranean in relation to trawling activities and river runoff. The muscle lipid was considered as an indicator of the somatic condition of individuals whilst the gonad lipid was used as a proxy of the energy invested in reproduction. The results show that fish with the highest muscle lipid levels inhabited the area where fishing impact was lowest. Since the abundance and biomass of polychaetes, which represent the main food source for red mullet, were found to be lower in trawled zones than in unfished ones, we suggest that differences in the muscle lipid levels between areas might be attributed to variation in prey abundance in relation to fishing impact. However, no impact of river runoff on lipid reserves of red mullet was observed. The results also show that muscle and gonad lipid reserves are not related to each other during pre-spawning.

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