Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula

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Moreira, María Eugenia; Novillo, Manuel; Eastman, Joseph T.; Barrera Oro, Esteban
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2020
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Although many notothenioid fishes are primarily carnivorous, some species consistently feed on macroalgae and are therefore omnivorous. Among fish, the degree of herbivory is usually reflected in the morphology of the gastrointestinal system especially intestine length. We examined a large number of juvenile and adult specimens of nine sympatric notothenioid species collected sequentially over eight summer seasons at Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands. We provide relative intestine lengths (RIL), distinct proportions of algae and animal prey in the diets (W%), and numbers of pyloric caeca for all species. The sister species Notothenia coriiceps (NOC) and N. rossii (NOR) evidenced significantly different intestinal growth over ontogeny and ate distinctly different proportions of algae and animal prey. We establish a ranking of the degree of herbivory for the fish species in the local ecosystem, and this was found to be related to their distinct feeding types and strategies. There is a correspondence between intestine length/RILs and degree of herbivory in six of the nine species analysed but no clear association between the number of pyloric caeca and degree of omnivory or carnivory. Compared to other teleosts, our results, and those in the literature, indicate modest divergence in notothenioids that include a phylogenetic decrease in the number of pyloric caeca, from 6 to 7 in most nototheniids to 2–3 in channichthyids, and a 1.8-fold difference in average relative intestine lengths which are most frequently 50–70% of body length and never exceed body length. This is consistent with the unspecialized gastrointestinal morphology that reflects the dietary and ecological plasticity of many notothenioids, exemplified by the high degree of omnivory in species such as NOC and NOR.
Fil: Moreira, María Eugenia. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnolológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología. Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología; Argentina
Fil: Novillo, Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Eastman, Joseph T.. Ohio State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Barrera Oro, Esteban. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
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NOTOTHENIOIDEI
POTTER COVE
RELATIVE INTESTINE LENGTHS
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
TROPHIC ECOLOGY
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spelling Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic PeninsulaMoreira, María EugeniaNovillo, ManuelEastman, Joseph T.Barrera Oro, EstebanNOTOTHENIOIDEIPOTTER COVERELATIVE INTESTINE LENGTHSSOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDSTROPHIC ECOLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Although many notothenioid fishes are primarily carnivorous, some species consistently feed on macroalgae and are therefore omnivorous. Among fish, the degree of herbivory is usually reflected in the morphology of the gastrointestinal system especially intestine length. We examined a large number of juvenile and adult specimens of nine sympatric notothenioid species collected sequentially over eight summer seasons at Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands. We provide relative intestine lengths (RIL), distinct proportions of algae and animal prey in the diets (W%), and numbers of pyloric caeca for all species. The sister species Notothenia coriiceps (NOC) and N. rossii (NOR) evidenced significantly different intestinal growth over ontogeny and ate distinctly different proportions of algae and animal prey. We establish a ranking of the degree of herbivory for the fish species in the local ecosystem, and this was found to be related to their distinct feeding types and strategies. There is a correspondence between intestine length/RILs and degree of herbivory in six of the nine species analysed but no clear association between the number of pyloric caeca and degree of omnivory or carnivory. Compared to other teleosts, our results, and those in the literature, indicate modest divergence in notothenioids that include a phylogenetic decrease in the number of pyloric caeca, from 6 to 7 in most nototheniids to 2–3 in channichthyids, and a 1.8-fold difference in average relative intestine lengths which are most frequently 50–70% of body length and never exceed body length. This is consistent with the unspecialized gastrointestinal morphology that reflects the dietary and ecological plasticity of many notothenioids, exemplified by the high degree of omnivory in species such as NOC and NOR.Fil: Moreira, María Eugenia. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnolológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología. Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología; ArgentinaFil: Novillo, Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Eastman, Joseph T.. Ohio State University; Estados UnidosFil: Barrera Oro, Esteban. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaSpringer2020-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/132848Moreira, María Eugenia; Novillo, Manuel; Eastman, Joseph T.; Barrera Oro, Esteban; Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula; Springer; Polar Biology; 43; 5; 5-2020; 535-5440722-4060CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00300-020-02655-winfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00300-020-02655-winfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:01:11Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/132848instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:01:11.717CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula
title Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula
spellingShingle Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula
Moreira, María Eugenia
NOTOTHENIOIDEI
POTTER COVE
RELATIVE INTESTINE LENGTHS
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
TROPHIC ECOLOGY
title_short Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula
title_full Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula
title_fullStr Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula
title_full_unstemmed Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula
title_sort Degree of herbivory and intestinal morphology in nine notothenioid fishes from the western Antarctic Peninsula
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moreira, María Eugenia
Novillo, Manuel
Eastman, Joseph T.
Barrera Oro, Esteban
author Moreira, María Eugenia
author_facet Moreira, María Eugenia
Novillo, Manuel
Eastman, Joseph T.
Barrera Oro, Esteban
author_role author
author2 Novillo, Manuel
Eastman, Joseph T.
Barrera Oro, Esteban
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv NOTOTHENIOIDEI
POTTER COVE
RELATIVE INTESTINE LENGTHS
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
TROPHIC ECOLOGY
topic NOTOTHENIOIDEI
POTTER COVE
RELATIVE INTESTINE LENGTHS
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
TROPHIC ECOLOGY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Although many notothenioid fishes are primarily carnivorous, some species consistently feed on macroalgae and are therefore omnivorous. Among fish, the degree of herbivory is usually reflected in the morphology of the gastrointestinal system especially intestine length. We examined a large number of juvenile and adult specimens of nine sympatric notothenioid species collected sequentially over eight summer seasons at Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands. We provide relative intestine lengths (RIL), distinct proportions of algae and animal prey in the diets (W%), and numbers of pyloric caeca for all species. The sister species Notothenia coriiceps (NOC) and N. rossii (NOR) evidenced significantly different intestinal growth over ontogeny and ate distinctly different proportions of algae and animal prey. We establish a ranking of the degree of herbivory for the fish species in the local ecosystem, and this was found to be related to their distinct feeding types and strategies. There is a correspondence between intestine length/RILs and degree of herbivory in six of the nine species analysed but no clear association between the number of pyloric caeca and degree of omnivory or carnivory. Compared to other teleosts, our results, and those in the literature, indicate modest divergence in notothenioids that include a phylogenetic decrease in the number of pyloric caeca, from 6 to 7 in most nototheniids to 2–3 in channichthyids, and a 1.8-fold difference in average relative intestine lengths which are most frequently 50–70% of body length and never exceed body length. This is consistent with the unspecialized gastrointestinal morphology that reflects the dietary and ecological plasticity of many notothenioids, exemplified by the high degree of omnivory in species such as NOC and NOR.
Fil: Moreira, María Eugenia. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnolológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología. Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología; Argentina
Fil: Novillo, Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Eastman, Joseph T.. Ohio State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Barrera Oro, Esteban. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
description Although many notothenioid fishes are primarily carnivorous, some species consistently feed on macroalgae and are therefore omnivorous. Among fish, the degree of herbivory is usually reflected in the morphology of the gastrointestinal system especially intestine length. We examined a large number of juvenile and adult specimens of nine sympatric notothenioid species collected sequentially over eight summer seasons at Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands. We provide relative intestine lengths (RIL), distinct proportions of algae and animal prey in the diets (W%), and numbers of pyloric caeca for all species. The sister species Notothenia coriiceps (NOC) and N. rossii (NOR) evidenced significantly different intestinal growth over ontogeny and ate distinctly different proportions of algae and animal prey. We establish a ranking of the degree of herbivory for the fish species in the local ecosystem, and this was found to be related to their distinct feeding types and strategies. There is a correspondence between intestine length/RILs and degree of herbivory in six of the nine species analysed but no clear association between the number of pyloric caeca and degree of omnivory or carnivory. Compared to other teleosts, our results, and those in the literature, indicate modest divergence in notothenioids that include a phylogenetic decrease in the number of pyloric caeca, from 6 to 7 in most nototheniids to 2–3 in channichthyids, and a 1.8-fold difference in average relative intestine lengths which are most frequently 50–70% of body length and never exceed body length. This is consistent with the unspecialized gastrointestinal morphology that reflects the dietary and ecological plasticity of many notothenioids, exemplified by the high degree of omnivory in species such as NOC and NOR.
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