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   First record of predation by the alien invasive freshwater fish Micropterus salmoides L. (Centrarchidae) on migrating estuarine fishes in South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Olaf L. F. Weyl --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Hylton Lewis --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa

   This study presents results from stomach content analysis of 123 largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, sampled at the mouth of the fishway leading into a 3 m high weir at the tidal limit of the Kowie River, Eastern Cape Province (33°32‘39“S,...

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   Possible influences of a macroalgal bloom in eelgrass beds on fish assemblages in the lower Knysna Estuary, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Pollard --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa AN Hodgson --- Department of Zoology & Entomology, South Africa

   The occurrence of a macroalgal bloom at eelgrass (Zostera capensis) sampling sites in the summer of 2014/2015 provided an opportunity to use underwater video cameras to monitor the possible effects of environmental change on fish diversity and abundance in the...

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   Age, growth and per-recruit stock assessment of southern mullet Chelon richardsonii in Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Horton --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa D Parker --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa H Winker --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa SJ Lamberth --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa K Hutchings --- Anchor Environmental Consultants, South Africa SE Kerwath --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa

   The southern mullet Chelon richardsonii (Mugilidae) is the main target species of the inshore net fishery (gillnet and beach-seine) on the west coast of South Africa. The stock has displayed symptoms of overfishing, with a 28% reduction in the standardised...

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   Assessing the thermal tolerance of a cosmopolitan eurythermal species, the flathead mullet Mugil cephalus

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: DL Mukhari --- Rhodes University, South Africa A-R Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa BA Ziko --- Rhodes University, South Africa TS Murray --- Rhodes University, South Africa

   Water temperature is a key abiotic factor affecting fish physiology, behaviour and distribution, with fluctuations impacting species assemblages and habitat use. The flathead mullet Mugil cephalus is a eurythermal species with a cosmopolitan distribution across tropical, subtropical and temperate coastal...

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