Life-stages, exploitation status and habitat use of the Gorean snapper, Lutjanus goreensis ( Perciformes : Lutjanidae) from comparative length - frequency distributions in a mangrove - poor tidal creek and coastal marine environments of Lagos, South -

• Published in: Revista de Biología Tropical
• Main Authors: Fakoya, Kafayat A., Anetekhai, Martins A., Akintola, Shehu L., Saba, Abdulwakil O., Abass, Mikhail A.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2016
• Subjects: Lutjanus goreensis; length-frequency distribution; habitat use; life-stages; estuarine dependency; exploitation status; Victoria Island
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10669/26530; http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/14482; https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v63i1.14482

Life-stages, exploitation status and habitat use of the Gorean snapper, Lutjanus goreensis ( Perciformes : Lutjanidae) from comparative length - frequency distributions in a mangrove - poor tidal creek and coastal marine environments of Lagos, South -west Nigeria. Kafayat.A. Fakoya1*., Martins, A. Anetekhai1, Shehu, L. Akintola1, Abdulwakil, O. Saba1 & M.Abass. 21Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State Nigeria. Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail] 1Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State Nigeria. Email: [e-mail]1Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State Nigeria. Email: [e-mail]2Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, 3 Wilmot Point, Off Bar Beach Road, Victoria Island, Lagos State, Nigeria. The Gorean snapper, Lutjanus goreensis is an important component of artisanal fisheries and trawl landings in the Gulf of Guinea. Despite its economic importance, there is a dearth of information on size structure and life history strategies of the species. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to provide baseline data on the life stages, exploitation status and habitat use for the species in Nigeria. Monthly samples were obtained from artisanal and trawl catches in Five Cowrie Creek and Lagos coastal waters between December 2008 and December 2010, respectively. Length-frequency distributions of the fishes caught were analysed to provide preliminary information on mean and modal lengths at capture and life - history strategies based on habitat use and estuarine-dependency for L. goreensis. A total of 822 specimens of L. goreensis were collected from Five Cowrie Creek, while 377 specimens were collected from Lagos coastal waters. Total length varied between 7.90-34.90cm for estuarine samples and from 21.90-56.10cm for marine samples. Length-frequency histograms showed polymodal size distributions in estuarine and marine ...