@article{fdi:010077812,
  title = {{B}iodiversity, ecology, fisheries, and use and trade of {T}etraodontiformes fishes reveal their socio-ecological significance along the tropical {B}razilian continental shelf},
  author = {{E}duardo, {L}. {N}. and {B}ertrand, {A}rnaud and {F}redou, {T}. and {L}ira, {A}. {S}. and {L}ima, {R}. {S}. and {F}erreira, {B}. {P}. and {M}{\'e}nard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {L}ucena-{F}redou, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}etraodontiformes fishes play a critical role in benthic and demersal communities and are facing threats due to anthropogenic impacts and climate change. {H}owever, they are poorly studied worldwide. {T}o improve knowledge on the socio-ecological significance and conservation of {T}etraodontiformes a review of literature addressing the diversity, ecology, use and trade, conservation, and main threats of {T}etraodontiformes combined with a comprehensive in situ dataset from two broad-range multidisciplinary oceanographic surveys performed along the {T}ropical {B}razilian {C}ontinental {S}helf was undertaken. {T}wenty-nine species were identified, being primarily found on coral reefs and algal ecosystems. {A}t these habitats, tetraodontids present highly diversified trophic categories and might play an important role by balancing the marine food web {C}oral reef ecosystems, especially those near to the shelf break, seem to be the most important areas of {T}etraodontiformes fishes, concentrating the highest values of species richness, relative abundance and the uncommon and {N}ear {T}hreatened species. {N}inety per cent of species are commonly caught as bycatch, being also used in the ornamental trade (69%) and as food (52%), serving as an important source of income for artisanal local fisheries. {T}etraodontiformes are threatened by unregulated fisheries, overexploitation, bycatch, and habitat loss due to coral reef degradation and the potential effects of climate change. {T}hese factors are more broadly impacting global biodiversity, food security, and other related ecosystem functions upon which humans and many other organisms rely. {W}e recommend the following steps that could improve the conservation of {T}etraodontiformes along the tropical {B}razilian {C}ontinental shelf and elsewhere: (i) data collection of the commercial, incidental, ornamental and recreational catches; (ii) improvement of the current legislation directed at the marine ornamental harvesting; (iii) increase efforts focused on the education and conservation awareness in coastal tourism and communities; and, most important, (iv) creation of marine reserves networks in priority areas of conservation, protecting either the species and key habitats for its survival.},
  keywords = {coral ; underwater footages ; habitat loss ; climate change ; aquarium ; trade ; poison-fish ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {BRESIL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quatic {C}onservation : {M}arine and {F}reshwater {E}cosystems},
  volume = {30},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {761--774},
  ISSN = {1052-7613},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1002/aqc.3278},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077812},
}