Spatial and interspecific comparisons of the reproductive biology of two species of co-occurring freshwater shrimps (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China,Journal of Crustacean Biology

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Spatial and interspecific comparisons of the reproductive biology of two species of co-occurring freshwater shrimps (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China
Journal of Crustacean Biology ( IF 1.2 ) Pub Date : 2020-03-30 , DOI: 10.1093/jcbiol/ruaa011
Sibao Chen _{1,

2} , Chuansong Liao _{1,

2} , Andrew L Rypel ₃ , Yuxi Lian ₁ , Shaowen Ye ₁ , Tanglin Zhang ₁ , Jiashou Liu ₁

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Exopalaemon modestus (Heller, 1862) and Macrobrachium nipponensis (De Haan, 1840) (Palaemonidae) are ecologically and commercially important fishery resources in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR), China, and co-occur in demersal habitats. Little information is available on their biology. We compared the reproductive traits of both species on the upper, middle, and lower sections of the TGR. Both species differed in mean size at maturity, which increased from upper to middle and lower sections. Sex ratios were significantly biased toward females, but no significant differences were observed among the three sites for either species. Both species displayed an obvious trade-off between embryo size and fecundity, with the size of embryos being the smallest but with the highest fecundity at the upper section, followed by the middle and lower sections. Exopalaemon modestus spawned from early April to late September, with a peak in May and June, whereas M. nipponensis spawned from late April to early October with a peak in June and July. The spatially distinct reproductive traits, which were concordant across species, are likely related to differences in habitat characteristics such as water flow. We suggest that management strategies should account for the reproductive biology of the two species in order to maintain a sustainable fishery in the reservoir.

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