Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes
@portalpadrao.ufma.br
Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia
Universidade Federal do Maranhão
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Oceanography, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Aquatic Science
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Osmar Luis Silva Vasconcelos, Luciana da Silva Bastos, Jamerson Aguiar-Santos, Maria Célia Cesar Fonseca, Greiciene dos Santos de Jesus, Héllida Negrão Dias, Nancyleni Pinto Chaves Bezerra, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Osmar Luís, and Silva Vasconcelos
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Ivana Correia Costa, Salvatore Siciliano, Rachel Ann Hauser‑Davis, Natascha Wosnick, Getulio Rincon, Emily Moraes Roges, Marcia Lima Festivo, Dalia dos Prazeres Rodrigues, and Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Jorge L. S. Nunes, Diego S. Campos, Héllida Negrão Dias, Luiz P. N. e Silva, Denise M. R. F. Bastos, Tommaso Giarrizzo, Allan Jamesson Silva de Jesus, Jamerson Aguiar‐Santos, and Ana Catarina Miranda
Wiley
ABSTRACT The Portuguese man‐of‐war Physalia physalis is widely known for causing poisoning on human beings. Physalia physalis is mostly described as a predator of fish eggs and larvae. Here, we report for the first time that large fish can also be preyed by P. physalis . We present two hypotheses for the hunting strategies used, that we denominate fishing and scanning. In both strategies, P. physalis makes use of the tentacles to either to attract or to hunt fishes in the water column and in the bottom. We suggest that these could be common and efficient foraging strategies of P. physalis .
Ivana Correia Costa, Salvatore Siciliano, Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, Natascha Wosnick, Getulio Rincon, Emily Moraes Roges, Marcia Lima Festivo, Dalia dos Prazeres Rodrigues, and Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Ana Rita Onodera Palmeira-Nunes, Ricardo de Souza Rosa, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Nivaldo Magalhães Piorski, João Braullio de Luna Sales, Jamerson Aguiar Santos, Ana Paula Barbosa Martins, Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, Getulio Rincon, Keyton Kylson Fonseca Coelho,et al.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Rodrigo Sakamoto Souza, Adriana Cristina Bordignon, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, and Fabiano Paschoal
Oecologia Australis
The driftwood catfish, Trachelyopterus galeatus, is widely distributed in South American rivers and plays crucial role in the transfer of energy from terrestrial to aquatic ecosystem. Despite this importance, the structure of the parasite community of T. galeatus has not yet been investigated for lowlands of Maranhão State, Brazil. We evaluated 57 specimens of T. galeatus bought from local fisherman at Pericumã river (2°32’22”S, 45°04’27”W), municipality of Pinheiro. Parasitological analysis revealed that 27 hosts were infected with at least one parasite taxon, with a mean of 1.07 ± 1.82 parasites per fish. We found three parasite taxa: a branchiuran, a digenetic and a nematode (larva); all with aggregated distribution. The presence of both adult and larvae indicated that T. galeatus occupies an intermediate trophic level. The community had low diversity and was dominated by the digenean Doradamphistoma parauchenipteri. Fish sex and body length had little influence on the structure of the parasite community.
Alan Érik S. Rodrigues, Rafaela Maria S. Brito, Patricia Charvet, Vicente V. Faria, Mariano Cabanillas-Torpoco, Alexandre Aleixo, Tibério César T. Burlamaqui, Luis Fernando da S. Rodrigues-Filho, Angelico Asenjo, Raquel Siccha-Ramirez,et al.
Elsevier BV
Fabiano Paschoal, João Victor Couto, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Eduardo Jose Lopes-Torres, and Felipe Bisaggio Pereira
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Abstract The cyclopoid family Bomolochidae Claus, 1875 is one of the most common groups of parasitic copepods infesting fishes worldwide. During a survey of marine fishes from northeast Brazil, a new species of Naricolax Ho, Do & Kasahara, 1983 was found in the nasal cavities of the littlescale threadfin Polydactylus oligodon (Günther, 1860) (Polynemidae) in the Maranhão Gulf, Brazil. Naricolax zafirae sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners because it has a pair of acutely pointed tines in the rostral area and an elongated last endopodal segment of leg 4, features that have never been reported in the genus. In addition, the new species differs from the closely related congeners by having a T-shaped rostral area, an outer spine on the second endopodal segment of leg 3 shorter than the segment, and by the apical seta on the last endopodal segment of leg 4 shorter than the rami. The present study provides the first report of a bomolochid parasitizing a fish of the family Polynemidae Rafinesque, 1815 as well as the first report of the genus Naricolax in the Atlantic Ocean. A dichotomous key for species of Naricolax is provided.
Mateus Brandão Marques, Emilly Vitória Ferreira Reis, Pedro Felipe Pereira Gonzaga, Jamerson Aguiar-Santos, Vanessa Baptista Pedrosa, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Tatiana Dillenburg Saint'Pierre, Marianna Basso Jorge, Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, and Ricardo Luvizotto-Santos
Elsevier BV
Marcelo O. Soares, Pedro Henrique Cipresso Pereira, Emanuelle F. Rabelo, Claudio L.S. Sampaio, Afonso de Lima Xavier, Liana F. Mendes, Jorge Nunes, Jessica Bleuel, José Amorim Reis-Filho, and Tommaso Giarrizzo
Elsevier BV
Tommaso Giarrizzo, Robson Guimarães Santos, José Amorim Reis‐Filho, José Eduardo Martinelli Filho, Neuciane Dias Barbosa, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Thiago Lopes Rocha, Giuliano Buzá Jacobucci, Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues, Letícia Paiva de Matos,et al.
Wiley
Keyton Kylson Fonseca Coelho, Getulio Rincon, Natascha Wosnick, Carlos Henrique Marinho dos Santos Filgueira, Rafaela Maria Serra de Brito, Ana Rita Onodera Palmeira Nunes, and Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes
Elsevier BV
Marcos Eduardo Miranda Santos, Débora Spenassato, Ana Maria Volkmer de Azambuja, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, and Maurício Garcia de Camargo
Wiley
ABSTRACTThe relationships between meiofaunal communities and hard substrate are relatively well‐documented in the scientific literature. However, a comprehensive quantitative review of global research on meiofauna colonization across different hard substrates has not yet been conducted. In this study, a scientometric analysis was performed to evaluate scientific interest in various hard substrates in studies exploring the influence of spatial heterogeneity on meiofaunal colonization. A total of 124 articles published from 1967 to 2023 were selected from online databases. Macroalgae were the most frequently studied hard substrate, and it was the one that harbors the highest abundance and richness values compared to other substrates. Studies predominantly focused on specific taxonomic groups, particularly Copepoda, Harpacticoida, and Ostracoda. Nematoda, Copepoda, Harpacticoida, and Amphipoda were the most commonly recorded meiofaunal taxa. Geographically, the United States of America was the most productive country in this field, followed by Brazil. Multivariate analyses, especially Non‐Metric Multidimensional Scaling (nMDS), were the primary quantitative methods used. A decline in studies on meiofauna‐substrate relationships over recent years was observed. Given the extensive research on macroalgal colonization, future studies should consider a wider variety of hard substrates to expand understanding in this field.
Fabiano Paschoal, Saturno Dias, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, and José Luis Luque
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
José Victor Calenzani, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Tiego Luiz de Araújo Costa, Bruno Jucá-Queiroz, and Jones Santander-Neto
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Abstract The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is distributed throughout shallow coastal Atlantic Ocean waters, from the United States to southern Brazil, occurring in reefs, mangroves, bays and river mouths. Although the species distribution map provided by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) records the presence of lemon sharks along the entire Brazilian coast, its occurrence is not as common as the map assumes. Knowledge concerning the spatial distribution and abundance of a given species over time is essential to understand its ecology and life habits. In this sense, this study aimed to assess lemon shark occurrence in coastal Brazilian regions, by carrying out a scientometric analysis of Brazilian fisheries landing monitoring efforts, occurrence records and fisheries. New records for the Brazilian coastal region were also obtained. The results indicate the absence of lemon shark species in fisheries along the Brazilian coast, with no evidence to corroborate its given distribution pattern along the Brazilian coastal region, also noting that occurrence in areas other than the island environments of the northeast region is rare. This information is essential for the species assessment process within the scope of the IUCN, as well as for the establishment of management and recovery measures.
NAÍZE R. RIBEIRO, PHELIPE S. DE ARAÚJO, FELIPE C. SOUSA, RUTH M. DE MORAES E SILVA, JAYARA S. LIMA, UBIRAJARA S. DE CARVALHO, LAILDA B. SOARES, VANESSA S. LIMA, ROBERTÔNIO F.B. SEIXAS, JOSÉ CARLOS EDUARDO F. VIEIRA,et al.
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Fabiano Paschoal, João Victor Couto, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, and Felipe Bisaggio Pereira
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Fabiano Paschoal, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Anderson Dias Cezar, Felipe Bisaggio Pereira, and Jose Luis Luque
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Abstract The barred grunt, Conodon nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758), is one of the most important marine-estuarine fish along the Brazilian coast. The present study evaluated the parasite fauna of this haemulid fish along the Southern Atlantic coast. From September 2010 to July 2011, a total of 100 specimens of C. nobilis from Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (23°01′21ʺS, 44°19′13ʺW), were examined. Ninety-seven individuals were parasitized by at least one species of metazoan, with a mean of 4.50 ± 3.54 parasites per fish. Eighteen species of parasites were collected: eight copepods, four digeneans, two cestodes, one acanthocephalan, one aspidogastrean, one isopod and one monogenean. The copepod Lernanthropus rathbuni was the most abundant and dominant species, accounting for 17.77% of all parasite specimens collected. Caligus haemulonis was the most prevalent. Prevalence and abundance of Acantholochus lamellatus and L. rathbuni tended to be higher in smaller fish, whereas those of Torticaecum sp. were higher in larger fish. The mean abundance of C. haemulonis was significantly higher in male hosts. A negative association was observed between two species of ectoparasites. The parasite community of C. nobilis was characterized by dominance of copepods, which can be related to host’s schooling behavior.
Camila Pantoja, Fabiano Paschoal, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, and Hudson Alves Pinto
MDPI AG
This study presents the first record of T. lindbergi from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, based on specimens collected from the smalleye croaker Nebris microps Cuvier (Sciaenidae), off the coast of Maranhão Island, State of Maranhão, Brazil. Our approach included a morphological analysis complemented by DNA sequencing (28S, ITS2 rDNA, and cox1 mtDNA). Our phylogenetic analysis revealed the affinity of T. lindbergi to its congener T. laticaudi Parukhin, 1969, a digenean parasite commonly found in hydrophiine snakes inhabiting the Pacific Ocean. The interspecific divergence between T. lindbergi and T. laticaudi measures 3.80% for 28S, 7.49–7.64% for ITS2, and 16.29–16.70% for cox1. Our findings expand the documented geographic range of T. lindbergi into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, report a novel host record, and increase the number of hemiurids known from Brazil to 30 species. Additionally, this study represents the initial documentation of a marine digenean fish within the North Brazil Shelf.
Jamerson Aguiar-Santos, Getulio Rincon, Ana Rita Onodera Palmeira Nunes, Héllida Negrão Dias, Natascha Wosnick, Ana Paula Barbosa Martins, João Bráullio de Luna Sales, and Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
João Victor Couto, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Fabiano Paschoal, and Felipe Bisaggio Pereira
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Abstract Ergasilid copepods represent one of the commonest groups of fish parasites in Brazil. Within Ergasilidae, three genera share a peculiar latching mechanism on the antenna that completely encircles the gill filament, one of which is Acusicola Cressey, 1970. During a survey of estuarine fish from the Brazilian Amazon Coast, a new species of Acusicola was found on the gills of the largescale foureyes Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758) (Actinopterygii: Anablepidae) in São Marcos Bay, State of Maranhão. Acusicola rochai n. sp. can be distinguished from its closest congeners mainly by three protrusions on the dorsal surface of third and fourth pedigerous somites, and by smooth interpodal plates. This work is the first report of a parasitic copepod infesting a fish from Anablepidae and, consequently, the host An. anableps. The existing dichotomous key proposed for the genus Acusicola includes only ten species, excluding the eight species subsequently described. Therefore, in the present work, a new dichotomous key is provided based on reliable and well-documented features.
Nayara Bucair, Sibele Mendonça, Paulo R.S. Santos, Luiza D. Chelotti, Jones Santander‐Neto, Jorge L.S. Nunes, Patricia Charvet, Claudio L.S. Sampaio, Getulio Rincon, Otto B.F. Gadig,et al.
Wiley
Abstract Mobulid rays are medium‐ to large‐sized pelagic‐dwelling planktivorous elasmobranchs that are circumglobally distributed. Brazil has a high diversity of Mobula species, with five of the nine globally valid species and one additional putative new species. Brazil represents a substantial knowledge gap concerning the ecology, distribution and threats to mobulid rays. In global distribution analyses, several species have been underrepresented along the Brazilian coast. The dataset is composed of information from peer‐reviewed and grey literature, as well as data from scientific expeditions, citizen science collaboration, social media and local news. We found 6,450 records of manta and devil rays along the Brazilian coast, including Mobula tarapacana, Mobula mobular, Mobula thurstoni, Mobula hypostoma, Mobula birostris and the putative new species (Mobula cf. birostris). Our results revealed alarmingly high captures, such as 4.5 tons of M. hypostoma in a single fishery cruise and 809 individuals of Mobula spp. from a single fleet during one year in the Southeastern region. These findings evidence the fisheries' threats to mobulid species in Brazil and highlight previously unnoted species records, such as the occurrence of M. hypostoma on the entire Brazilian continental shelf, including estuaries and M. tarapacana in coastal regions. Integrative information on the occurrence, distribution, and threats to mobulid rays on local and global scales is crucial to supporting strategies for their effective management and conservation.
Nayara Bucair, Héllida Negrão Dias, Ana Rita Onodera Palmeira Nunes, Keyton Kylson Fonseca Coelho, Rafaela Maria Serra de Brito, João Bráullio de Luna Sales, Getulio Rincon, Ronaldo Bastos Francini‐Filho, June Ferraz Dias, Israel H. A. Cintra,et al.
Wiley
AbstractLittle is known about the ecology and distribution of mobulid rays along Brazil's extensive coastline. Here we report opportunistic sightings of manta rays (Mobula cf. birostris) in the Brazilian Amazon estuaries and the Great Amazon Reef System. These sightings consist of manta ray individuals stranded in tide pools, caught in artisanal fisheries, and footage obtained with a submersible. Future investigations on the spatial, temporal, and environmental drivers of manta rays' distribution on the northern Brazilian coast and the threats posed by fishing gear are warranted.
João Victor Couto, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Getulio Rincon, Fabiano Paschoal, and Felipe Bisaggio Pereira
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Marcos Eduardo Miranda Santos, Tamires Costa Silva, Jeyce Kelly Ferreira Sirqueira, Maira Wilson Paiva Gonçalves, Geanderson Morais Santos, Kelly Fernanda de Sousa Santos, and Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes
Springer Science and Business Media LLC