Habitat requirements of black mudfish (Neochanna diversus) in the Waikato region, North Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 135-150

  Hicks, B J ^a   Barrier, R F G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Black mudfish; Eels; Galaxiidae; Habitat requirements; Mosquitofish; Neochanna diversus; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BLACK MUDFISH; HABITAT REQUIREMENT;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, WAIKATO REGION;

NEOCHANNA DIVERSUS;

EID: 0030462351     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1996.9516703     Document Type: Article

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