THE FISHES ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTERTIDAL SALT-MARSH CREEK IN THE KARIEGA ESTUARY, SOUTH-AFRICA

Authors
PATERSON AW WHITFIELD AK
Citation
Aw. Paterson et Ak. Whitfield, THE FISHES ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTERTIDAL SALT-MARSH CREEK IN THE KARIEGA ESTUARY, SOUTH-AFRICA, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 51, 1996, pp. 195-218
Citations number
73
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa → ACNP
ISSN journal
0035919X
Volume
51
Year of publication
1996
Pages
195 - 218
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-919X(1996)51:<195:TFAWAI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Fish were collected from Taylor's intertidal salt marsh creek using a blocknet from July 1992 to May 1994. The ichthyofaunal assemblage was dominated by juvenile euryhaline marine species, with the mugilids bri ne the most important taxon. High variability in both the numbers and mass of fishes was found both on an annual and seasonal basis. Despite this variability, seasonal trends for a number of species were appare nt. The standing stock and density of fish found on Taylor's intertida l salt marsh creek fell within the range of reported values for other estuarine habitats.