Spawning and nest guarding of the river goby (Glossogobius callidus) from the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Wasserman, Ryan J; Vink, Tim J F; Woodford, Darragh J; Froneman, P William

Title: Spawning and nest guarding of the river goby (Glossogobius callidus) from the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
Creator: Wasserman, Ryan J
Creator: Vink, Tim J F
Creator: Woodford, Darragh J
Creator: Froneman, P William
Date Issued: 2015
Date: 2015
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/68144
Identifier: vital:29203
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12228
Description: Publisher version
Description: Introduction: The River goby, Glossogobius callidus (Smith 1937), occurs naturally in rivers and the upper reaches of estuaries along the eastern seaboard of southern Africa (Whitfield, 1998; James et al., 2007; Wasserman, Strydom & Wooldridge, 2010). This fish species is among the most abundant of fishes in many river systems of the region and is considered an important predator in these habitats, feeding on invertebrates and small fish (Whitfield, 1998; Strydom & Neira, 2006; Wasserman, 2012; Wasserman et al., 2014). Despite this, ecological information on this goby is sparse and to date, no published records on the biology of the species exist. The urgent need for such information was recently highlighted in a study that identified G. callidus as a potentially invasive species, given its ability to rapidly establish in novel environments (Woodford et al., 2013). The present study therefore endeavoured to determine the reproductive guild to which G. callidus belong and describe aspects of their spawning. This was performed by closely observing wild caught, mature G. callidus in aquaria over a 25-day period.
Format: 4 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Language: English
Relation: African Journal of Ecology
Relation: Wasserman, R. J., Vink, T. J., Woodford, D. J. and Froneman, P. W. (2015), Spawning and nest guarding of the river goby (Glossogobius callidus) from the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Afr. J. Ecol., 53: 609-612. doi:10.1111/aje.12228
Relation: African Journal of Ecology volume 53 number 4 609 612 2015 0141-6707
Rights: John Wiley & Sons
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the National Library of South Africa Copyright Act (http://www.nlsa.ac.za/downloads/Copyright Act.pdf)

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