title: First records of reproductive behaviour and early development of the bearded goby Sufflogobius bibarbatus.
abstract: Data on developmental characteristics from fertilization to 2 days post-hatching during captivity of the anoxia tolerant bearded goby Sufflogobius bibarbatus, one of the keystone prey species for many of the commercial fish populations, sea mammals and birds in south-west Africa, are presented.
authors.affiliation: National Marine and Information Research Centre, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, P. O. Box 912, Swakopmund, Namibia.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skrypzeck
authors.forename: A G V
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Salvanes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotze
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal
keywords: Benguela; Gobiidae; egg development; yolk-sac larvae