Publications by authors named "Clara Lord"
A new species of freshwater pipefish, Microphis arrakisae sp. nov., is described from the West Indonesian Islands (Java, Bali and Lombok).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSyngnathidae are a charismatic family of teleost fishes, represented by seahorses, seadragons, and pipefishes. Syngnathidae are mainly composed of marine species, but about 30 species of pipefishes inhabit freshwater insular environments of the Indo-Pacific realm. Recent research has shown that some freshwater pipefish species are amphidromous and exhibit high intraspecific divergences across their distribution range, like Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854) distributed from Sri Lanka to French Polynesia and Microphis retzii (Bleeker, 1856) distributed from Taiwan to Indonesia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndo-Pacific tropical island streams are home to freshwater pipefish ( spp., Syngnathidae). Otoliths were used to uncover life history traits in four species, including a New Caledonian endemic.
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- * Researchers identified a new host and infection site for this parasite in the gills of the cleft-lipped goby from Ranongga Island.
- * This is the first record of this specific species of digenean parasite in Indo-Pacific fish and marks its first appearance in the Solomon Islands, supported by phylogenetic analysis.
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- Scientists analyze otoliths, small ear-like structures in fish, to study their life history and migration patterns, which often contain growth and environmental signatures.
- Using synchrotron-based scanning X-ray fluorescence, researchers can create detailed maps of element distribution in these otoliths, revealing important migration and growth information that was previously unclear, especially in fragile species like the freshwater pipefish.
- A significant finding includes the confirmation that certain tropical pipefish are diadromous and the innovative use of sulfur signals allows for accurate age estimation and growth increment analysis, enhancing the understanding of fish life traits and conservation efforts.
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- Myxosporeans are tiny parasitic cnidarians that can cause serious diseases in both farmed and wild fish, making them a concern for fish populations.
- A new species of myxosporean was identified from a freshwater eel in the Solomon Islands through a detailed analysis including its physical traits and genetic data.
- This research marks the first discovery of a myxosporean parasite in fish from the Solomon Islands, providing insights into its genetic relationships with other myxosporeans.
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- - The Sicydiinae subfamily is crucial for the diversity of fish in tropical island river systems, found mainly in regions like the Indo-Pacific, Caribbean, and West Africa, and is noted for its unique life cycle of spawning in freshwater, drifting to the sea as larvae, and returning to rivers to grow and reproduce—this behavior is termed amphidromy.
- - Researchers examined the genetic makeup of 59 Sicydiinae fish specimens using 5 genetic markers and found that most genera were monophyletic, except for Sicydium, which was determined to be paraphyletic across five major clades identified, including clades with Stiphodon and Sicyopterus.
- - The study challenges previous theories about how