Life history traits and reproductive performance of the caridean shrimp Lysmata boggessi, a heavily traded invertebrate in the marine aquarium industry.

ABSTRACT: The most intense commercial harvest of marine aquarium species in North America occurs in the coastal waters surrounding Florida, yet very often little information exists on the life histories, population dynamics, or reproductive characteristics of these organisms. The peppermint shrimp Lysmata boggessi is one such species and is heavily targeted along the west coast of Florida. It is known primarily among aquarists for its ability to control pest anemones and in the scientific community for its unique sexual system, protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism. However, no study has addressed fishery interactions or long-term population dynamics for L. boggessi. We used monthly fisheries-dependent sampling, with a trained observer present, for a full year to assess seasonality in sex phase ra

SUBMITTER: Dickson MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6983297 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature