First records of reproductive behaviour and early development of the bearded goby Sufflogobius bibarbatus

H Skrypzeck; A G V Salvanes; B Currie; A Kotze

doi:10.1111/jfb.12347

First records of reproductive behaviour and early development of the bearded goby Sufflogobius bibarbatus

J Fish Biol. 2014 Apr;84(4):1256-61. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12347. Epub 2014 Mar 19.

Authors

H Skrypzeck¹, A G V Salvanes, B Currie, A Kotze

Affiliation

¹ National Marine and Information Research Centre, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, P. O. Box 912, Swakopmund, Namibia.

PMID: 24646058
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12347

Abstract

Data on developmental characteristics from fertilization to 2 days post-hatching during captivity of the anoxia tolerant bearded goby Sufflogobius bibarbatus, one of the keystone prey species for many of the commercial fish populations, sea mammals and birds in south-west Africa, are presented.

Keywords: Benguela; Gobiidae; egg development; yolk-sac larvae.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Female
Fishes / embryology
Fishes / growth & development*
Fishes / physiology*
Larva / growth & development
Larva / physiology
Male
Reproduction / physiology*
Sexual Behavior, Animal