title: Influence of moon phase on fish assemblages in estuarine mangrove tidal creeks.
abstract: Significant differences in the composition of fish assemblages during different moon phases were detected in mangrove tidal creeks of the Goiana Estuary. The numbers of Zabaleta anchovy Anchovia clupeoides, Tarpon snook Centropomus pectinatus and Guavina Guavina guavina as well as at least 15 other species showed significant changes according to moon phase and were higher in terms of individuals (32%) and mass (34%) during the new moon.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ecologia e Gerenciamento de Ecossistemas Costeiros e Estuarinos, Dpt Oceanografia, UFPE, Cidade Universitária, 50740-550 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: J A A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barletta
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.forename: A R A
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D032407:Avicennia; D001938:Brazil; D029764:Combretaceae; D017753:Ecosystem; D016081:Moon; D010473:Perciformes; D011157:Population Dynamics; D043982:Rhizophoraceae