When an advantageous reproductive trait turns bad: Eggs of the threatened fish Genidens barbus as a natural bait in recreational fisheries.

J Fish Biol

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental, Centro de Ciências Humanas e da Educação, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.

Published: September 2020

This study describes a recreational fishing method focused on marine catfish, Genidens barbus (Endangered-EN), through the adoption of its eggs as a natural bait during its reproductive period in southern Brazilian ecosystems. Male G. barbus perform parental care, collecting eggs released by females after the fertilization process. Owing to this male behavioural pattern during the reproductive period, these individuals are easily caught in recreational fisheries that use eggs of the same species as a natural bait. The current adoption of G. barbus eggs as bait may intensify the fishing pressure on its populations.

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