Reproductive and feeding biology of the Natal mountain catfish, Amphilius natalensis (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 461-470

  Marriott, Michael S ^a   Booth, Anthony J ^a   Skelton, Paul H ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diet; Gametogenesis; Sex ratio; Size at maturity; Spawning seasonality; Trophic morphology

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; NATAL MOUNTAIN CATFISH; PREY SIZE SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWA ZULU-NATAL PROVINCE, SONGINVELO GAME RESERVE;

AMPHILIUS NATALENSIS; AMPHILUS NATALENSIS; BAETIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 0030769443     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007361511052     Document Type: Article

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