First records of reproductive behaviour and early development of the bearded goby Sufflogobius bibarbatus |
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| Authors: | H. Skrypzeck A. G. V. Salvanes B. Currie A. Kotze |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National Marine and Information Research Centre, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, , P. O. Box 912 Swakopmund, Namibia;2. Department of Biology, University of Bergen, , P. O. Box 7803 N‐5020 Bergen, Norway |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Benguela egg development Gobiidae yolk‐sac larvae |
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