WebThis study was undertaken to determine the spawning season of the nurseryfish, a species with a unique method of parental care found only in northern Australia and southern New … WebOther articles where nurseryfish is discussed: perciform: Annotated classification: Family Kurtidae (nurseryfishes) Peculiar, small, percoidlike; males carry eggs, stuck under an anteriorly pointing hornlike process on top of back of head. 2 species; brackish water and lower parts of streams; Indo-Malaysia, New Guinea, and northern Australia. Suborder …
Nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformes: Kurtidae), from northern ...
Web17 jun. 2024 · A 162 mm SL male Nurseryfish caught in Marrakai Creek, a tributary of Adelaide River, Northern Territory, 3 July 2001. The fish was photographed immediately … Web1 dec. 2016 · The Nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri, is known for “forehead brooding” parental care behavior in which the adult male carries the egg mass on a hook that overhangs the “forehead” region.This hook is derived from the supraoccipital bone, and it has been suggested to be formed through absorption rather than growth of the supraoccipital crest … roth landhandel
Larval nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformesâ :â Kurtidae), in …
WebThe nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri, of northern Australia, is remarkable for the fact that the males carry the egg mass on a supraoccipital hook on their forehead. Plankton samples of larval nurseryfish indicate a prolonged spawning season (June–November) that more or less corresponds with the dry season in the Northern Territory. The paired, elongate … WebNurseryfish are unique among fishes in that the males carry the fertilized eggs on a supraoccipital hook on their head. In an attempt to learn where, when, and at what salinities spawning occurs, an ichthyoplankton net was towed at 14 stations in the Adelaide River from the mouth (38 ppt) to the most upstream sections of the river (0.1 ppt). Larval … Web27 mei 2024 · The nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (de Castelnau 1878) (Kurtidae: Perciformes) is the only fish species known to exhibit “forehead brooding” (Balon 1975 ), that is, the … stp tox path