Element composition in the statoliths of Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis squid in Xisha islands waters of South China Sea.

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.201902.029

Abstract

Abstract: Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis is the most important cephalopods fishery resource of the South China Sea, which supported the falling-net fishery of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan Provinces of China. Understanding the fisheries biology is essential for sustainable exploitation and management of this squid. Statolith is one of the most important hard tissues of cephalopods which were widely used in the research of fisheries biology and ecology. Elements of 20 statoliths of S. oualaniensis collected in the Xisha islands waters of South China Sea during May to August by the falling-net fishery of 2017 were analyzed with Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) for different sexes, different hatching groups, and history stages. The results showed that the statolith of the S. oualaniensis contained 55 elements, with calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), sodium (Na), phosphorus (P), silicon (Si),magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), iron (Fe), barium (Ba) and boron (B) being the top ten abundant elements. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that there was no significant difference in all element distributions between sexes for the most abundant ten elements. Significant differences existed in the contents of Si, Sr, Mg, Na and K but no significant difference was found in the contents of Ca, P, B, Fe and B between different hatching groups. There were significant differences in the contents of Sr, Na, P, K, Si, Mg, B and Ba, but no significant difference in the contents of Ca and Fe in the statoliths among different growth zones. Our results suggested that Sr, Na, K and Mg were probably the best four elements for life history reconstruction and examining population structure of the S. oualaniensis.

Key words: statolith, Xisha islands waters, Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis, trace element, South China Sea

LU Hua-jie, CHEN Zi-yue, TONG Yu-he, ZHANG Xu, LIU Wei, CHENG Xin, CHEN Xin-jun. Element composition in the statoliths of Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis squid in Xisha islands waters of South China Sea.[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019, 30(2): 653-660.

References

[1] Wang Y-G (王尧耕), Chen X-J (陈新军). The Resource and Biology of Economic Oceanic Squid in the World. Beijing: Ocean Press, 2005 (in Chinese)
[2] Chen X-J (陈新军), Liu J-L (刘金立). Morphological analysis on population structure of Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis in the northwestern Indian Ocean. Journal of Shanghai Fisheries University (上海水产大学学报), 2007, 16(2): 174-179 (in Chinese)
[3] Lu H-J (陆化杰), Wang C-J (王从军), Chen X-J (陈新军). Preliminary study on the biological characteristic of Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis in the high seas nearby the equator of eastern Pacific during April to June. Journal of Shanghai Fisheries University (上海海洋大学学报), 2014, 23(3): 441-447 (in Chinese)
[4] Zhang P (张鹏), Yang L (杨吝), Zhang X-F (张旭丰), et al. The present status and prospect on exploitotion of tuna and squid fishery resources in South China Sea. South China Fisheries Science (南方水产), 2010, 6(1): 68-74 (in Chinese)
[5] Zhu K (朱凯), Du F-Y (杜飞燕), Wang X-H (王雪辉), et al. Morphological variations and discrimination of medium form of the purple flying squid Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis in the central and southern South China Sea. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology (应用生态学报), 2017, 28(4): 1370-1376 (in Chinese)
[6] Arkhipkin AI. Statoliths as ‘black boxes’ (life recor-ders) in squid. Marine and Freshwater Research, 2005, 56: 573-583
[7] Lu H-J (陆化杰). Fishery Biology and Stock Assessment for Illex argentinus Squid in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. PhD Thesis. Shanghai: Shanghai Ocean University, 2012 (in Chinese)
[8] Lu H-J (陆化杰), Chen X-J (陈新军). Age, growth and population structure of Illex argentinus based on statolith microstructure in Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Fisheries of China (水产学报), 2012, 36(7): 1049-1056 (in Chinese)
[9] Jackson GD. Application and future potential of statolith increment analysis in squids and sepioids. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 1994, 51: 2612-2625
[10] Liu BL, Chen Y, Chen XJ. Spatial difference in elemental signatures within early ontogenetic statolith for identifying Jumbo flying squid natal origins. Fisheries Oceanography, 2015, 24: 335-346
[11] Li Y-K (李云凯), Gong Y (贡艺), Chen X-J (陈新军). Applications of stable isotope analysis in the trophic ecology studies of cephalopods. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology (应用生态学报), 2014, 25 (5): 1541-1546 (in Chinese)
[12] Gong Y (贡艺), Chen X-J (陈新军), Li Y-K (李云凯), et al. A study on feeding ecology and migration patterns of Dosidicus gigas off Peru using stable isotope analysis. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology (应用生态学报), 2015, 26( 9): 2874-2880 (in Chinese)
[13] Zumholz K, Klügel A, Hansteen TH, et al. Statolith microchemistry traces the environmental history of the boreoatlantic armhook squid Gonatus fabricii. Marine Eco-logy Progress Series, 2007, 333: 195-204
[14] Alexander A, Vladimir L. Seasonal and interannual varia-bility in growth and maturation of winter-spawning Illex argentinus (Cephalopoda, Ommastrephidae) in the Southwest Atlantic. Aquatic Living Resouwces, 1994, 7: 221-232
[15] Lu H-J (陆化杰), Chen X-J (陈新军), Fang Z (方舟). An analysis of element composition in the statoliths of Illex argentinus squid in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Acta Ecologica Sinica (生态学报), 2015, 35(2): 297-305 (in Chinese)
[16] Liu BL, Chen XJ, Chen Y, et al. Trace elements in the statoliths of jumbo flying squid off the exclusive economic zones of Chile and Peru. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2011, 429: 93-101
[17] Lu H-J (陆化杰), Chen X-J (陈新军), Ma J (马金). Trace elements in the statoliths of neon flying squid, Ommastrephes bartramii in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology (应用生态学报), 2014, 25(8): 2411-2417 (in Chinese)
[18] Yatsu A, Mochioka N, Morishita K, et al. Strontium/Calcium ratios in statoliths of the neon flying squid, Ommastrephes bartramii (Cephalopoda), in the North Pacific Ocean. Marine Biology, 1998, 131: 275-282.
[19] Lipiński MR, Underhill LG. Sexual maturation in squid: Quantum or continuum? South African Journal of Marine Science, 1995, 15: 207-223
[20] Arkhipkin AI, Bizkov VA. Role of the statolith in functioning of the acceleration receptor system in squids and sepioids. Journal of Zoology, 2000, 250: 31-35
[21] Lu H-J (陆化杰), Chen X-J (陈新军), Fang Z (方舟), et al. Statolith microstructure and growth characteristics of Illex argentinus in the southwest Atlantic Ocean. Progress in Fishery Science(渔业科学进展), 2012, 33(3): 15-25 (in Chinese)
[22] Hu ZC, Gao S, Liu YS, et al. Signal enhancement in laser ablation ICP-MS by addition of nitrogen in the central channel gas. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2008, 23: 1093-1101
[23] Liu YS, Hu ZC, Gao S, et al. In situ analysis of major and trace elements of anhydrous minerals by LA-ICP-MS without applying an internal standard. Chemical Geology, 2008, 257: 34-43
[24] Zheng S (郑曙), Hu Z-C (胡兆初), Shi Y-F (史玉芳). Accurate determination of Ni, Ca and Mn in olivine by EPMA and LA-ICP-MS. Earth Science-Journal of China University of Geosciences (地球科学:中国地质大学学报), 2009, 34(1): 220-224 (in Chinese)
[25] Doubleday Z, Pecl G, Semmess J, et al. Using stylet elemental signatures to determine the population structure of Octopus maorum. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2008, 360: 125-133
[26] Chen XJ, Lu HJ, Liu BL, et al. Age, growth and population structure of jumbo flying squid, Dosidicus gigas, based on statolith microstructure off the EEZ of Chilean waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 2010, 91: 229-235
[27] Zumholz K, Hansteen TH, Piatkowski U, et al. Influen-ce of temperature and salinity on the trace element incorporation into statoliths of the common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). Marine Biolology, 2007, 151: 1321-1330
[28] Zumholz K. The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Micro-chemical Composition of Cephalopod Statoliths. PhD Thesis. Kiel, Germany: University of Kiel, 2005
[29] Lu H-J (陆化杰), Liu B-L (刘必林), Chen X-J (陈新军), et al. Trace elements in the statoliths of jumbo flying squid, Dosidicus gigas in the high sea waters off Chile. Marine Fishreis (海洋渔业), 2013, 35(3): 269-277 (in Chinese)
[30] Ikeda Y, Arai N, Sakamoto W, et al. Preliminary report on PIXE analysis for trace elements of Octopus dofleini statoliths. Fisheries Science, 1999, 65: 161-162