Population structure, distribution and abundance patterns of the patagonian smoothhound mustelus schmitti springer, 1939 (chondrichthyes, elasmobranchii, triakidae) in the Rio de la Plata and inner continental shelf, SW Atlantic Ocean (34º30’-39º30’s)

Submitted by Eliane Silva (eliane_sun@hotmail.com) on 2015-12-14T08:16:05Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Population structure, distribution and abundance patterns of the patagonian smoothhound mustelus schmitti springer, 1939 (chondrichthyes, elasmobranchii, triakidae) in the Rio de la Plata and in.pdf: 470267 bytes, checksum: 030823312372dcd7812fb192ecff4272 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Lilian M. Silva (lilianmadeirasilva@hotmail.com) on 2015-12-14T23:45:41Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Population structure, distribution and abundance patterns of the patagonian smoothhound mustelus schmitti springer, 1939 (chondrichthyes, elasmobranchii, triakidae) in the Rio de la Plata and in.pdf: 470267 bytes, checksum: 030823312372dcd7812fb192ecff4272 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-14T23:45:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Population structure, distribution and abundance patterns of the patagonian smoothhound mustelus schmitti springer, 1939 (chondrichthyes, elasmobranchii, triakidae) in the Rio de la Plata and in.pdf: 470267 bytes, checksum: 030823312372dcd7812fb192ecff4272 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007A total number of 4824 Mustelus schmitti was sampled. Females ranged from 25 to 93 cm in spring and from 28 to 90 cm in summer. Males ranged from 34 to 82 and from 28 to 77 cm, respectively. Length composition of the population showed significant differences between spring and summer being females larger than males. Total length distribution did not show significant differences between cruises. Males density varied significantly between cruises while for the females no significant variation was observed. In the spring cruise, both sexes occurred at depths lower than 50 m. Females occurred in the whole area with adult occurrence only above 35°30’S. Mature males occurred throughout the area, immature males occurring in two trawls in Samborombón Bay. The summer cruise showed a discontinuous distribution of the species along the study area resulting in spatial segregation in two groups with immature females predominating in both of them.Um total de 4824 Mustelus schmitti foi amostrado. As fêmeas apresentaram comprimento total de 25-93 cm na primavera e 28-90 cm no verão enquanto os machos apresentaram 34-82 e de 28-77 cm, respectivamente. A composição de comprimentos da população mostrou diferenças significativas entre primavera e verão sendo as fêmeas maiores do que os machos. A distribuição de comprimento total não variou significativamente entre cruzeiros. A densidade variou significativamente entre cruzeiros nos machos sendo que a variação não foi expressiva nas fêmeas. No cruzeiro da primavera, ambos os sexos ocorreram em profundidades menores do que 50 m, as fêmeas ocorrendo em toda a área de estudo, as adultas somente acima da latitude 35°30’S. Os machos adultos foram observados em toda a área sendo que os imaturos somente em dois arrastos na Bahia de Samborombón. O cruzeiro de verão mostrou uma distribuição descontínua da espécie ao longo da área de estudo, resultando na segregação espacial em dois grupos, com predominância de fêmeas imaturas em ambos