Biology of Galaxiella munda McDowall (Teleostei: Galaxüdae), including a comparison of the reproductive strategies of this and three other local species
1991; Wiley; Volume: 39; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb04401.x
ISSN1095-8649
AutoresL. J. Pen, I. C. Potter, R. W. Hilliard,
Tópico(s)Marine and fisheries research
ResumoThe reproductive biology, growth and diet of Galaxiella munda McDowall in a south‐western Australian river are described. Monthly trends in gonadosomatic indices, stages in ovarian development and the size and maturity of oocytes show that spawning extended from July to October and peaked in late August to early September. Histology of ovaries indicated that G. munda produced clutches of eggs which it released at intervals. Data on length‐frequencies, otoliths and gonads demonstrate that G. munda typically died in the few months after spawning. By age I, the females and males of G. munda had reached 47 mm (≡ 0.54 g) and 43 mm (≡ 0.42 g), respectively. The respective von Bertalanffy growth curve parameters for L., K and to were 48.6 mm, 3.702 and ‐0.0014 for females and 44.3 mm, 4.217 and ‐0.0012 for males. Galaxiella munda fed predominantly on terrestrial fauna on the water surface, cladocerans and copepods in the water column, and dipteran larvae in the benthos. Comparisons are made between the above aspects of the biology of G. munda and those recorded for three other locally endemic species ( Galaxias occidentalis Ogilby, Bostockia porosa Castelnau and Edelia vittata Castelnau) and wherever possible with other Galaxiella species. Such comparisons have emphasized the relationship between size and age at first maturity and spawning mode.
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