Fisheries and life history characteristics of dwarf herring ( Jenkinsia lamprotaenia) in the US Virgin Islands

Dwarf herring ( Jenkinsia lamprotaenia) was investigated because of its great importance in the Virgin Islands fishery and prominence as the base of the coastal pelagic food web. The species forms large spawning aggregations each month at predictable sites which allow for intensive harvest. Strong l...

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Published inFisheries research Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 61 - 72
Main Authors Friedlander, Alan M., Beets, James P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.07.1997
Subjects
Bait fishery
Caribbean
Clupeidae
Fisheries
Herring
Life history
Virgin Islands
Clupeidae
Life history
Herring
Virgin Islands
Bait fishery
Fisheries
Caribbean
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Summary:Dwarf herring ( Jenkinsia lamprotaenia) was investigated because of its great importance in the Virgin Islands fishery and prominence as the base of the coastal pelagic food web. The species forms large spawning aggregations each month at predictable sites which allow for intensive harvest. Strong lunar periodicity in aggregation formation was documented. Dwarf herring appears to be a rapidly growing and short-lived clupeid. Reproductive size is approximately 40–45 mm SL with estimated L ∞ = 62.4 mm and K = 4.5–5.5. No seasonality in biological characteristics was observed. Egg cannibalism was common in this species with eggs observed in 29.5% of conspecific stomachs.
ISSN:0165-7836
1872-6763
DOI:10.1016/S0165-7836(97)00015-5