Pelagic larval duration of three amphidromous Sicydiinae gobies (Teleostei: Gobioidei) including widespread and endemic species

• Published in: Ecology of freshwater fish Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 552 - 559
• Main Authors: Taillebois, Laura, Maeda, Ken, Vigne, Stéphane, Keith, Philippe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2012
• Subjects: Akihito; amphidromy; dispersal; Freshwater; Gobioidei; otolith microstructure; pelagic larval duration; Sicydiinae; Sicyopterus; Sicyopus; Smilosicyopus; Teleostei; ISEW, Pacific, New Caledonia; ISEW, West Pacific; ISEW, Pacific, Vanuatu

Sicydiinae species have an amphidromous life cycle during which they undergo a pelagic larval phase allowing them to disperse through the ocean and to recruit in distant island rivers. Hypotheses for the differences observed in dispersal abilities between species include the variation in pelagic lar...