Freshwater fishes of Bontebok National Park
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Freshwater fishes of Bontebok National Park | |
| Creator | Russell, I.A. | |
| Description | Fish assemblages were sampled at six sites in the Breede River in the Bontebok National Park during 1999 and 2000. A total of 380 fish from 12 species was recorded. Indigenous fish collected included one freshwater species (Barbus andrewi), two catodromous species (Anguilla mossambica, Myxus capensis). and three estuarine species (Gilchris- tella aestuaria, Monodactylusfalciformis, Mugil cephalus). Four of the species recorded were aliens (Tinea tinea, Lepomis macrochirus, Micropterus salmoides, Micropterus dolomieu) and two species translocated from other South African rivers (Tilapia sparrmanii, Clarias gariepinus). A further two indigenous species (Sandelia capensis, Pseudobarbus biirchelli) could potentially occur within the park, though the high abundance of alien predators means that there is little chance for recolonisation from tributaries higher in the Breede River system. There is little opportunity to meaningfully conserve most indigenous freshwater fish in Bontebok National Park. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2001-07-01 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koedoe.v44i2.176 | |
| Source | Koedoe; Vol 44, No 2 (2001); 71-77 2071-0771 0075-6458 | |
| Language | eng | |
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