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Larval and Juvenile Fishes Occurring in Surf Zones of Western Japan
Author(s) -
Senta Tetsushi,
Kinoshita Izumi
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1985)114<609:lajfoi>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - engraulis , pelagic zone , biology , fishery , demersal zone , bay , larva , anchovy , plecoglossus altivelis , juvenile , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , geography , archaeology
Fish larvae and juveniles were collected in the waters of wading depth along sandy beaches of western Japan with a 0.7‐mm‐mesh, 1.3‐ by 5‐m seine. Presence of Chanos chanos, Salangichthys microdon, Plecoglossus altivelis, Allanetta bleekeri, Gerres oyena, Sparus sarba, Acanthopagrus schlegeli, A. latus, and Lateolabrax latus and absence of Engraulis japonica, Gonorhynchus abbreviatus, Upeneus bensasi, and Macrorhamphosus scolopax distinguished the larval ichthyofauna of surf zones from those in other known biotopes of fish nursery. The surfichthyofauna was usually more diverse in spring and summer than in autumn and winter. Monthly total catches of individuals fluctuated greatly according to the abundances of a few influential species such as Clupanodon punctatus in spring and Plecoglossus altivelis in autumn to winter. Most larval fishes seemed to inhabit surf zones only during daytime. An influence of tidal phases on occurrence of larval fishes was not apparent. Categories of pelagic and demersal components were suggested for surf zone ichthyofauna.