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Fishes from Porirua and Pauatahanui Inlets: occurrence in gill nets. Technical Report

Author
Jones, J.B. and Hadfield, J.D.
Year
1985
Journal / Source
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Volume
19
Pages
477-484
Keywords
Porirua, Pauatahanui Inlet, estuarine, fish, occurrence, nursery area, gill nets, species list, ecological survey
Summary
From June 1983 to July 1984, gill nets were set at intervals of approximately one month in the Porirua and Pauatahanui Inlets, Wellington. During this period, 24 species of fish were caught, bringing the total number of species known from the two inlets to 43. The inlets are a nursery area for juvenile Callorhynchus milii, Mustelus lenticulatus, Rhombosolea plebeia, and Arripis trutta.