Parasite community of a temporal notothen fish from rocky intertidal pools in south-central Chile: Is it similar to other fish from the same habitat?
Correspondencia: gabriela. Little is known about the biology of intertidal notothen fishes or their relationships with other species, including parasites. Among the tested species, Notothenia sp.
The parasite composition of Notothenia sp. The most abundant and prevalent parasites found in Notothenia sp. Therefore, we conclude that the juveniles of Notothenia sp. Most notothen fishes are from Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic waters, therefore, it is possible that this fish came from another habitat but also from the austral region of South America.
Notothenia sp. Se concluye que los ejemplares de Notothenia sp. En este estudio, Notothenia sp. The great species diversity in intertidal zones has attracted scientific interest for many years, which has been focused on establishing and describing the interspecific relationships that are formed there. In Chile, several studies have dealt with the relations of competition or coexistence among species e.
All these studies agree that intertidal systems are diverse and highly complex in their organization. The intertidal zone has environmental characteristics that favor the recruitment of juvenile stages of many invertebrate and vertebrate species, which use this area as a temporary refuge, settlement, and for a definitive life. Thus, resident fish species, mostly benthic organisms, live permanently in the intertidal zone. Both resident and temporal fish groups are present along the Chilean coast, although the abundances of the species vary considerably among geographical areas Navarrete et al.
