Identification of critical habitats for juvenile dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum) NRM Project 09038 – Protecting Inshore and Demersal Finfish

Authors

Paul D. Lewis
Gabby E. Mitsopoulos
Brett W. Molony

Publication Date

10-2012

Series Number

Fisheries Research Report No. 238

Publisher

Government of Western Australia Department of Fisheries

ISBN

978-1-921845-49-9

ISSN

1035 - 4549

Abstract

The Western Australian dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum) is an iconic demersal species that is endemic to the lower west and south coasts of Western Australia (WA). Information on the critical habitat and distribution of juvenile dhufish, less than two years of age and ca 150 mm total length (TL), was limited to a single study in one area where they have been previously collected. Increasing the knowledge on the habitat types occupied by juvenile dhufish, the distribution of these habitats in the West Coast Bioregion and methods to potentially monitor the annual recruitment of the species are important in their management.

Number of Pages

68

Keywords

West Coast Bioregion - Fisheries - Western Australia; Glaucosoma hebraicum; Glaucosomatidae; West Australian dhufish; Juveniles; Habitat; Ecotypes; Recruitment; Sampling; Methodology; Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries

Recommended Citation

P. Lewis, G. Mitsopoulos & B. Molony, (2012) Identification of critical habitats for juvenile dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum). NRM Project 09038 – Protecting Inshore and Demersal Finfish. Fisheries Research Report No 238. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia. 64p.