Journal article
First evidence of spawning migration by goldfish (Carassius auratus); implications for control of a globally invasive species
Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Vol.26(3), pp.444-455
2017
Abstract
Goldfish (Carassius auratus) was one of the first fishes to be domesticated and has been widely introduced across the globe, but is now considered one of the world's worst invasive aquatic species. Surprisingly, there is a dearth of information on its spatial and temporal movement patterns, which hampers the development of effective control programmes. We examined the movement patterns of an introduced population of C. auratus in a south-western Australian river using passive acoustic telemetry. The study population had a high residency index within the array (i.e. proportion of all days at liberty that, on average, each fish was detected by a receiver) with fish being detected on 64% of days. The individuals were also reasonably mobile, travelling a mean of 0.30 km (linear river kilometres).day-1 within the array, and one fish moved 231.3 km over the 365-day study period (including 5.4 km in a 24 hr period). Importantly, C. auratus displayed significant seasonal movement patterns including a clear shift in habitats during its breeding period with most mature individuals being detected in an off-channel wetland during that time. The results of this study strongly suggest that C. auratus undertook a spawning migration into a lentic habitat. These results have important implications for developing control programmes for the species, such as targeting connections to off-channel lentic systems during its breeding period.
Details
- Title
- First evidence of spawning migration by goldfish (Carassius auratus); implications for control of a globally invasive species
- Authors/Creators
- S.J. Beatty (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityM.G. Allen (Author/Creator)J.M. Whitty (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA.J. Lymbery (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ.J. Keleher (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ.R. Tweedley (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityB.C. Ebner (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and WaterD.L. Morgan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Vol.26(3), pp.444-455
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Identifiers
- 991005542057007891
- Copyright
- © 2016 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research; Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit; School of Veterinary and Life Sciences; Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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