Recovery of the critically endangered river pipefish, Syngnathus watermeyeri, in the Kariega Estuary, Eastern Cape province

Title: Recovery of the critically endangered river pipefish, Syngnathus watermeyeri, in the Kariega Estuary, Eastern Cape province
Creator: Vorwerk, Paul D
Creator: Froneman, P William
Creator: Paterson, Angus W
Date Issued: 2007
Date: 2007
Type: text
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6965
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012028
Description: An intensive ichthyofaunal survey in the permanently open Kariega Estuary along the Eastern Cape coast has identified a breeding population of the critically endangered river pipefish, Syngnathus watermeyeri, within the middle and upper reaches of the system. This is the first recorded capture of this species in the estuary for over four decades. We suggest that the presence of S. watermeyeri is the result of the heavy rainfall within the region, which contributed to the establishment of optimum habitat requirements (mesohaline conditions and increased food availability) of the pipefish.
Format: 3 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Vorwerk, P.D. and Froneman, P.W. and Paterson, A.W. (2007) Recovery of the critically endangered river pipefish, Syngnathus watermeyeri, in the Kariega Estuary, Eastern Cape province. South African Journal of Science, 103 . pp. 199-201.

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Froneman, Pierre William (Prof)

RU Department of Zoology and Entomology

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