%0 Journal Article 
%A Freire de Carvalho Souza, Gustavo
%A Roque-Atienza, David
%A González-Ortegón, Enrique
%T Sea Cucumber (Holothuria arguinensis) as a Shelter for Juvenile Fish (Diplodus bellottii) in the Gulf of Cadiz (Southwestern Spain)
%D 2022
%@ 1424-2818
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28730
%X During a diving survey on soft-bottom habitats in the Gulf of Cadiz (Southwestern Spain), the use of the sea cucumber Holothuria arguinensis (Echinodermata, Holothuriidae) as a shelter by juvenile Senegal's sea bream Diplodus bellottii (Chordata: Sparidae) was observed. Eight juvenile sea bream D. bellottii were videoed sheltering under the sea cucumber's body. This observation highlights the importance of sea cucumbers as a shelter for juvenile fish, providing a microhabitat to take refuge from predators. This is the first report of juvenile sea bream sheltered by a sea cucumber.
%K refuge
%K microhabitat
%K holothurians
%K young fish
%K Atlantic Ocean
%~ Universidad de Cádiz