• DOI:10.1007/BF00005001
Corpus ID: 7849876

Ontogenetic habitat shifts by Galaxias gracilis (Galaxiidae) between the littoral and limnetic zones of Lake Kanono, New Zealand

@article{Rowe2004OntogeneticHS,
  title={Ontogenetic habitat shifts by Galaxias gracilis (Galaxiidae) between the littoral and limnetic zones of Lake Kanono, New Zealand},
  author={D. Rowe and B. Chisnall},
  journal={Environmental Biology of Fishes},
  year={2004},
  volume={46},
  pages={255-264}
}

D. Rowe, B. Chisnall

Published 2004

Biology

Environmental Biology of Fishes

SynopsisDiel and spatial differences in distribution were determined for the larvae, juveniles, and adults of Galaxias gracilis (Galaxiidae) in a New Zealand dune lake during summer months. Larvae (mostly 10–25 mm TL) and juveniles (25–40 mm TL) inhabited shallow (0–3 m) waters of the limnetic zone and fed predominantly on two limnetic zooplankton species; Bosmina meridionalis and a calanoid copepod. At about 40 mm TL, fish moved from the limnetic to the littoral zone and expanded dietary… CONTINUE READING

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