Ichthyofaunal assemblages in estuaries: A South African case study

• Published in: Reviews in fish biology and fisheries Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 151 - 186
• Main Author: Whitfield, Alan K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.06.1999
• Subjects: Aquatic environment; Biodiversity; Commercial fishing; Community structure; Estuaries; Fish; Fish conservation; Fish populations; Fishing; Food webs; Freshwater fish; Legislation; Life history; Marine fish; Pisces; Protected areas; Seasonal variations; Seawater; Spawning; Species diversity; Taxa; PSW, South Africa

This review places the life-history styles of fishes associated with South African estuaries in a global context and presents a classification system incorporating all the major life-history categories for estuary-associated fish species around the world. In addition, it documents the early life his...