Estimation of daily age and timing of hatching of exotic Asian swamp eels Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) in a backwater marsh of the Chattahoochee River, Georgia, USA
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Abstract
Otoliths were used to estimate daily age, growth, and hatching date of the exotic Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) captured from a backwater marsh of the Chattahoochee River, Georgia, USA. The eels were sampled using leaf litter traps (N = 140) from 17 July to 28 August 2008. The captured (N = 15) Asian swamp eels ranged in total length from 4.9 cm to 12.2 cm, and were estimated to be from 21 to 51 days old (N = 13), and hatched from 13 June to 7 August 2008. Assuming linear growth, these individuals grew an average rate of 0.2 cm per day. To the authors' knowledge, this was the first time otoliths were used to estimate daily age, growth, and hatching date for M. albus, which can be useful for understanding the ecology of this species in the wild.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Estimation of daily age and timing of hatching of exotic Asian swamp eels Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) in a backwater marsh of the Chattahoochee River, Georgia, USA |
| Series title | Journal of Applied Ichthyology |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01739.x |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Blackwell |
| Publisher location | Berlin |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Atlanta |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1019 |
| Last page | 1022 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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