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A database of marine larval fish assemblages in Australian temperate and subtropical waters

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posted on 2023-05-19, 20:56 authored by Smith, JA, Miskiewicz, AG, Beckley, LE, Everett, JD, Garcia, V, Gray, CA, Holliday, D, Jordan, AR, John KeaneJohn Keane, Ana Lara-LopezAna Lara-Lopez, Jeffrey LeisJeffrey Leis, Matis, PA, Muhling, BA, Neira, F, Richardson, AJ, Smith, KA, Kerrie SwadlingKerrie Swadling, Syuhailatua, A, Taylor, MD, van Ruth, PD, Timothy WardTimothy Ward, Suthers, IM
Larval fishes are a useful metric of marine ecosystem state and change, as well as species-specific patterns in phenology. The high level of taxonomic expertise required to identify larval fishes to species level, and the considerable effort required to collect samples, make these data very valuable. Here we collate 3178 samples of larval fish assemblages, from 12 research projects from 1983-present, from temperate and subtropical Australian pelagic waters. This forms a benchmark for the larval fish assemblage for the region, and includes recent monitoring of larval fishes at coastal oceanographic reference stations. Comparing larval fishes among projects can be problematic due to differences in taxonomic resolution, and identifying all taxa to species is challenging, so this study reports a standard taxonomic resolution (of 218 taxa) for this region to help guide future research. This larval fish database serves as a data repository for surveys of larval fish assemblages in the region, and can contribute to analysis of climate-driven changes in the location and timing of the spawning of marine fishes.

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Australian Fisheries Management Authority

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Publication title

Scientific Data

Volume

5

Article number

180207

Number

180207

Pagination

1-8

ISSN

2052-4463

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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Copyright 2018 The Authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Marine biodiversity

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