Vertical distribution and feeding activity of metamorphosing sole, Solea solea, before immigration to the Bay of Vilaine nursery (northern Bay of Biscay, France)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 213-228

  Lagardère, Françoise ^a   Amara, Rachid ^a,b   Joassard, Lucette ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

Feeding rhythm; Flatfish; Inshore transfer; Metamorphic changes; Near bottom shift; Planktonic diet

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IMMIGRATION; SPAWNING GROUND; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA SOLEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17744416409     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007581818941     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Al-Maghazahi, S.J. & R. Gibson. 1984. The developmental stages of turbot, Scophthalmus maximus. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 82: 35-51.
2. Amara, R. & P. Bodin. 1995. L'environnement trophique méiobenthique en dehors des nourriceries côtières est-il favorable à l'installation des jeunes soles? Oceanologica Acta 18: 583-590.
3. Amara, R. & F. Lagardère. 1995. Taille et âge au début de la métamorphose chez la sole (Solea solea (L.)) du Golfe de Gascogne. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 52: 247-256.
4. Amara, R., F. Lagardère & Y. Désaunay. 1993. Seasonal distribution and duration of the planktonic stage of Dover sole, Solea solea, in the Bay of Biscay: an hypothesis. J. Fish Biol. 43 A: 17-30.
5. Amara, R., Y. Desaunay & F. Lagardère. 1994. Seasonal variation in growth of larval sole, Solea solea (L.) and consequences on the success of larval immigration. Neth. J. Sea Res. 32: 287-298.
6. Amara, R., J.C. Poulard, F. Lagardère & Y. Désaunay. 1998. Comparison between the life cycles of two Soleidae, the common sole, Solea solea, and the thickback sole, Microchirus variegatus, in the Bay of Biscay (France). Env. Biol. Fish. 53: 193-209.
7. Appelbaum, S., J.W. Adron, S.G. George, A.M. Mackie & B.J.S. Pirie. 1983. On the development of the olfactory and the gustatory organs of the Dover sole, Solea solea, during metamorphosis. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K. 63: 97-108.
8. Arbault, S., P. Camus & C. Le Bee. 1986. Estimation du stock de sole (Solea vulgaris, Quensel 1806) dans le golfe de Gascogne à partir de la production d'oeufs. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 4: 145-156.
9. Balon, E.K. 1975. Terminology of intervals in fish development. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 32: 1663-1670.
10. Blaxter, J.H.S. 1972. Brightness discrimination in larvae of plaice and sole. J. Exp. Biol. 57: 693-700.
11. Blaxter, J.H.S. 1980. The effect of hydrostatic pressure on fishes. pp. 369-386. In: M.A. Ali (ed.) Environmental Physiology of fishes, Plenum Press, New York.
12. Blaxter, J.H.S. 1988. Sensory performance, behavior and ecology of fish. pp. 204-232. In: J. Atema, R.R. Fay, A.N. Popper & W.W. Tavolga (ed.) Sensory Biology of Aquatic Animals, Springer-Verlag, New-York.
13. Blaxter, J.H.S. & M. Staines. 1970. Pure-cone retinae and retinomotor responses in larval teleosts. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 50: 449-460.
14. Boulhic, M. & J. Gabaudan. 1992. Histological study of the organogenesis of the digestive system and swim bladder of the Dover sole Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758). Aquaculture 102: 373-396.
15. Boulhic, M., R. Galois, C. Koutsikopoulos, F. Lagardère & J. Person-Le Ruyet. 1992. Etat nutritionnel, croissance et survie des stades pélagiques de la sole, Solea solea (L.) du golfe de Gascogne. Ann. Inst. Océanogr. Paris 68: 117-139.
16. Campos, W.L., M. Kloppmann & H. von Westernhagen. 1994. Inferences from the horizontal distribution of dab Limanda limanda (L.) and flounder Platichthys flesus (L.) larvae in the southeastern North Sea. Neth. J. Sea Res. 32: 277-286.
17. Canino, M.F. & K.M. Bailey. 1995. Gut evacuation of walleye pollock larvae in response to feeding conditions. J. Fish Biol. 46: 389-403.
18. Champalbert, G. & C. Koutsikopoulos. 1995. Behaviour, transport and recruitment of Bay of Biscay sole (Solea solea): laboratory and field studies. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K. 75: 93-108.
19. Champalbert, G., C. Macquart-Moulin, G. Patriti & L. Le Direach-Boursier. 1992. Light control of vertical movements of larvae and juvenile sole (Solea solea L.). Mar. Behav. Physiol. 19: 263-283.
20. Champalbert, G., J. Marchand & J. Le Campion. 1994. Rheotaxis in juvenile sole Solea solea (L.): influence of salinity and light conditions. Neth. J. Sea Res. 32: 309-319.
21. Creutzberg, F., A.Th.G.W. Eltink & G.J. van Noort. 1978. The migration of plaice larvae Pleuronectes platessa into the western Wadden Sea. pp. 243-251. In: D.S. McLusky & A.J. Berry (ed.) Physiology and Behaviour of Marine Organisms, Pergamon Press, Oxford.
22. Fortier, L. & R.P. Harris. 1989. Optimal foraging and density-dependent competition in marine fish larvae. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 51: 19-33.
23. Fuiman, L.A. 1997. What can flatfish ontogenies tell us about pelagic and benthic lifestyles? J. Sea Res. 37: 257-267.
24. Gibson, R.N. 1997. Behaviour and the distribution of flatfishes. J. Sea Res. 37: 241-256.
25. Gibson, R.N., J.H.S. Blaxter & S.J. De Groot. 1978. Development changes in the activity rhythms of the plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.). pp. 169-186. In: J.E. Thorpe (ed.) Rhythmic Activity of Fishes, Academic Press, New York.
26. Håkanson, J.L., S.H. Coombs & P. Ré. 1994. Lipid and elemental composition of sprat (Sprattus sprattus) larvae at mixed and stratified sites in the German Bight of the North Sea. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 51: 147-154.
27. Harding, D. & J.W. Talbot. 1973. Recent studies on the eggs and larvae of the plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) in the Southern Bight. Rapport et Procès-verbaux des Réunions du Conseil permanent international pour l'Exploration de la Mer 164: 102-103.
28. Harvey, R., R.H.S. Blaxter & R.D. Hoyt. 1992. Development of superficial and lateral line neuromasts in larvae and juveniles of plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and sole (Solea solea). J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K. 72: 651-668.
29. Koutsikopoulos, C. & N. Lacroix. 1992. Distribution and abundance of sole (Solea solea (L.)) eggs and larvae in the Bay of Biscay between 1986 and 1989. Neth. J. Sea Res. 29: 81-91.
30. Koutsikopoulos, C., L. Fortier & J. Gagné. 1991. Cross-shelf dispersion of Dover sole eggs and larvae (Solea solea) in Biscay Bay and recruitment to inshore nurseries. J. Plankt. Res. 13: 923-945.
31. Koutsikopoulos, C., D. Dorel, Y. Désaunay, B. Le Cann & A. Forest. 1993. Interactions entre processus physiques et comportement individuel: conséquences sur l'organisation et le fonctionnement du stock de sole (Solea solea L.) du golfe de Gascogne, pp. 49-74. In: D. Gascuel, J.L. Durand & A. Fonteneau (ed.) Premier Forum Halieumétrique, Collection Colloques et Séminaires, ORSTOM Editions, Paris.
32. Lagardère, F. 1989. Influence of feeding conditions and temperature on the growth rate and otolith-increment deposition of larval Dover sole (Solea solea (L.)). Rapport et Procèsverbaux des Réunions du Conseil permanent international pour l'Exploration de la Mer 191: 390-399.
33. Lagardère, J.P. 1987. Feeding ecology and daily food consumption of common sole, Solea vulgaris Quensel, juveniles on the French Atlantic coast. J. Fish Biol. 30: 91-104.
34. Last, J.M. 1978. The food of four species of pleuronectiform larvae in the eastern English Channel and southern North Sea. Mar. Biol. 45: 359-368.
35. Le Cann, B., C. Koutsikopoulos, N. Lacroix & G. Champalbert. 1992. Interactions des processus physiques et biologiques dans la dynamiques des stades pélagiques de la sole Solea solea (L.), sur le plateau continental du golfe de Gascogne, France. Ann. Inst. Océanogr. Paris 68: 107-115.
36. MacCall, A.D. 1990. Dynamic geography of marine fish populations. Washington Sea Grant Program, Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. 153 pp.
37. Macquart-Moulin, C., C. Castelbon, G. Champalbert, D. Chikhi, L. Le Direach-Boursier & G. Patriti. 1989. The role of barosensitivity in the control of migrations of larval and juvenile sole (Solea solea L.): influence of pressure variations on swimming activity and orientation. Rapport et Procèsverbaux des Réunions du Conseil permanent international pour l'Exploration de la Mer 191: 400-408.
38. Macquart-Moulin, C., G. Champalbert, B. Howell, G. Patriti & C. Ranaivoson. 1991. La relation alimentation-fixation benthique chez les jeunes soles Solea solea L. métamorphosées. Evidences expérimentales. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 153: 195-205.
39. Marchand, J. 1991. The influence of environmental conditions on settlement, distribution and growth of 0-group sole (Solea solea (L.)) in a macrodital estuary (Vilaine, France). Neth. J. Sea Res. 27:307-317.
40. Marchand, J. 1992. Métamorphose et passage pelagos/benthos chez la sole (Solea solea): synthèse des données acquises dans le site atelier de la Vilaine (1986-1990). Ann. Inst. Océanogr. Paris 68: 141-150.
41. Marchand, J. & G. Masson. 1989. Process of estuarine colonization by 0-group sole (Solea solea): hydrological conditions, behaviour, and feeding activity in the Vilaine estuary. Rapport et Procès-verbaux des Réunions du Conseil permanent international pour l'Exploration de la Mer 191: 287-295.
42. Munk, P., T. Kiørboe & V. Christensen. 1989. Vertical migrations of herring, Clupea harengus, larvae in relation to light and prey distribution. Env. Biol. Fish. 26: 87-96.
43. Neilson, J.D. & R.I. Perry. 1990. Diel vertical migrations of fishes: an obligate or facultative process? pp. 115-168. In: J.H.S. Blaxter & A.J. Southward (ed.) Advances in Marine Biology, Academic Press, London.
44. Norcross, B.L. & R.F. Shaw. 1984. Oceanic and estuarine transport of fish eggs and larvae: a review. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 113: 153-165.
45. Power, J.H. 1984. Advection, diffusion and drift migration of larval fish. pp. 27-37. In: J.D. McCleave, G.P. Arnold, J.J. Dodson & W.H. Neill (ed.) Mechanisms of Migration in Fishes, Plenum Press, New York.
46. Rijnsdorp, A.D., M. van Stralen & H.W van der Veer. 1985. Selective tidal transport of North Sea plaice larvae Pleuronectes platessa in coastal nursery areas. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 114: 461-470.
47. Ryland, J.S. 1966. Observations on the development of larvae of the plaice, Pleuronectes platessa L., in aquaria. J. Cons. Int. Explor. Mer 30: 177-195.
48. Sundby, S. 1995. On the dome-shaped relationship between wind-generated turbulence and larval feeding. Neth. J. Sea Res. 34: 243-244.
49. Symonds, D.J. & S. Rogers. 1995. The influence of spawning and nursery grounds on the distribution of sole Solea solea (L.) in the Irish Sea, Bristol Channel and adjacent areas. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 190: 243-261.
50. Veer, H.W. van der. 1986. Immigration, settlement and density-dependent mortality of a larval and early post-larval O-group plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) population in the western Wadden Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 29: 223-236.
51. Williams, R. & D.B. Robins. 1982. Effects of preservation on wet weight, dry weight, nitrogen and carbon contents of Calanus helgolandicus (Crustacea: Copepoda). Mar. Biol. 71: 271-281.