TL;DR: A phylogenetic analysis of labrids was conducted to investigate relationships among the six classical tribes of wrasses, the affinities of the wrasses to the parrotfishes (scarines), and the broad phylogenetic structure among labrid genera, confirming the monophyly of a family Labridae that includes the parrots and butterfishes and strong support for many previously identified taxonomic subgroups.
TL;DR: The mating system of the Caribbean rosy razorfish, Xyrichtys martinicensis, and the duration of the planktonic larval phase of one hundred species of Pacific and Atlantic wrasses (Family Labridae) are studied.
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TL;DR: The present findings provide evidence of statistically significant differences in parameters between individuals collected in two sites, characterized by a strong anthropogenic impact on C. julis.
TL;DR: Results indicate that territory availability should be considered as an important cue for wrasse sex change.
Abstract: Two stocks of Coris julis, a protogynous hermaphrodite labrid fish, were studied in the field in Corsica (France) to observe the effect of stock density variations on the timing of sex change. A higher density was associated with lower terminal phase male's territory size and an earlier sex change whilst the proportion of terminal phase males in the stock increased. As well, the average number of females courted per terminal phase male and the percentage of spawning with non-territorial male interferences remained similar in the two situations. These results indicate that territory availability should be considered as an important cue for wrasse sex change.
TL;DR: High levels of biotic and abiotic accumulation were found at the industrial site in which the presence of genotoxic and oxidative damage were also evidenced, measured by Micronuclei, Alkaline and Fpg-modified Comet assays.