Journal article
Description of the larval development of Galaxies maculatus in landlocked lentic and lotic systems in Western Australia
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Vol.43(2), pp.563-569
2009
Abstract
The larvae and larval development of Galaxias maculatus are described from a freshwater lake and a saline river in southwestern Western Australia. The size at hatching (7.0 mm total length) was similar to that recorded elsewhere for G. maculatus and the sequence of fin development (i.e., caudal, dorsal, anal, pectoral, and pelvic fins) was identical to that recorded for galaxiids generally. There were relative increases in the proportions of head length and body depth with larval growth and a decrease in proportion of pre-anal length. Larvae from river habitats were smaller throughout larval stages of development than those from the lake. Fins of riverine fish began and completed development at a smaller size of fish than the lacustrine population, presumably as a response to the need for great motility at a smaller fish size in lotic environments.
Details
- Title
- Description of the larval development of Galaxies maculatus in landlocked lentic and lotic systems in Western Australia
- Authors/Creators
- A. Chapman (Author/Creator)D.L. Morgan (Author/Creator)H.S. Gill (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Vol.43(2), pp.563-569
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- 991005540282107891
- Copyright
- © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2009
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites
Metrics
97 File views/ downloads
76 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.2 Marine Biology
- 3.2.62 Freshwater Fish Ecology
- Web Of Science research areas
- Fisheries
- Marine & Freshwater Biology
- Oceanography
- ESI research areas
- Plant & Animal Science