The Nanji Islands, a nationally protected marine reserve in China, support high biodiversity but face significant fishery resource depletion. This study aims to describe the community structure of larval and juvenile fishes in the surf zone, a critical nursery habitat, to provide baseline data for conservation and management. Monthly surf zone sampling was conducted at five stations around Nanji Island from March 2023 to Febru...

The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in various physiological functions of the host and can be modulated by numerous factors, including feeding habit or trophic level. In this study, the impact of host feeding habits on the gut microbiota of freshwater fish was explored. Ten fish species, classified into four feeding habit categories (herbivorous, omnivorous, planktivorous, and carnivorous) were sampled from West Lake, a re...

To describe the species composition of fish larvae and juveniles in the Nanji Islands, monthly collection was conducted at 12 stations around the Nanji Islands from March 2023 to February 2024 by using horizontal tow at the surface layer. The fish larvae and juveniles were collected by a larva net (1.3 m mouth diameter, 0.5 mm mesh aperture). A total of 6446 fish larvae and juveniles were collected, belonging to 59 species and...