Spawning behaviour and early development in the naked dragonfish Gymnodraco acuticeps

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: EVANS, CLIVE W., CZIKO, PAUL, CHENG, CHI-HING CHRISTINA, DEVRIES, ARTHUR L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2005
• Subjects: McMurdo Station; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102005002749; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102005002749

Nesting sites of the naked dragonfish Gymnodraco acuticeps have been identified in 15–35 m water under fast ice adjacent to McMurdo Station, making it possible to examine embryonic development and early larval growth. Egg-laying (predominantly in October) is preceded by a distinctive whirling behavi...