A study on the behaviour and reproduction of the weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Smith, 1943)

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dc.contributor.advisorAttwood, Colinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWilkes, Chrisen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-22T12:00:19Z
dc.date.available2014-09-22T12:00:19Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractEckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Gobisociadae) is a highly abundant but little studied fish endemic to Southern Africa. Like other species in the family it adheres to substrates using its modified pelvic fins that form a disc. Observational data and samples were obtained near Simon’s Town, South Africa. The average length was found to be greater than first reported by Smith (1943) and is now 49mm for females (n=14) and 38 mm for males (n=17). The diet of the weedsucker was found to consist wholly of crustacean meiofauna. Internal fertilization occurs and females lay between 120 and 150 eggs on the fronds of kelp. Reproduction is thought to take place year round. Further work needs to be conducted on predators of weedsuckers, tentatively suggested here to be diving birds (such as Phalacrocorax capensis) and mid-level benthic predators (such as Poroderma africanum). Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps is an important part of the subtidal kelp forest ecosystem as it provides a link in the trophic food web between crustacean meiofauna and higher-level predators.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWilkes, C. (2013). <i>A study on the behaviour and reproduction of the weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Smith, 1943)</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7635en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWilkes, Chris. <i>"A study on the behaviour and reproduction of the weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Smith, 1943)."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7635en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWilkes, C. 2013. A study on the behaviour and reproduction of the weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Smith, 1943). University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wilkes, Chris AB - Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Gobisociadae) is a highly abundant but little studied fish endemic to Southern Africa. Like other species in the family it adheres to substrates using its modified pelvic fins that form a disc. Observational data and samples were obtained near Simon’s Town, South Africa. The average length was found to be greater than first reported by Smith (1943) and is now 49mm for females (n=14) and 38 mm for males (n=17). The diet of the weedsucker was found to consist wholly of crustacean meiofauna. Internal fertilization occurs and females lay between 120 and 150 eggs on the fronds of kelp. Reproduction is thought to take place year round. Further work needs to be conducted on predators of weedsuckers, tentatively suggested here to be diving birds (such as Phalacrocorax capensis) and mid-level benthic predators (such as Poroderma africanum). Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps is an important part of the subtidal kelp forest ecosystem as it provides a link in the trophic food web between crustacean meiofauna and higher-level predators. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - A study on the behaviour and reproduction of the weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Smith, 1943) TI - A study on the behaviour and reproduction of the weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Smith, 1943) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7635 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/7635
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWilkes C. A study on the behaviour and reproduction of the weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Smith, 1943). [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7635en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleA study on the behaviour and reproduction of the weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps (Smith, 1943)en_ZA
dc.typeBachelor Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameBScen_ZA
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