Zooplankton of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
Pisces
Pisces
The eggs, larvae, and juveniles of fish of many species are abundant in the spring plankton (July to October), but very few of these could be identified. Fish eggs are present throughout the year (Text-fig. 7). They are very abundant in July, August and September, and abundant in April, October and November. Except in January when few are recorded, fish eggs are common or very common for the remainder of the year.
Species | Months Present |
Allomycterus jaculiferus (Cuvier) | Dec. to Jan. |
Gonorhynchus gonorynchus (L.) | Nov. to Dec. |
Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson | Jan. to Mar. |
Novodon convexirostris (Günther) | Feb. to Mar. |
Peltorhamphus novae-zeelandiae (Günther) | Nov. to Mar. |
Rhombosolea spp. | July to Nov. |
Syngnathus blainvillianus (Edoux and Gervais) | Jan. |