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Sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus larvae avoid regions with low dissolved oxygen concentration in the northern Benguela Current system
Author(s) -
Kreiner A.,
Stenevik E. K.,
Ekau W.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02124.x
Subject(s) - engraulis , sardine , anchovy , biology , upwelling , fishery , larva , oceanography , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , geology
Larvae of sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the northern Benguela upwelling system were distributed predominantly in waters with dissolved oxygen concentrations >2·0 ml l −1 and oxygen saturations >75%.