Classification and assemblage of larval fish

Course ID: M31014O3

Credits: 3

Objective: This course focuses on experimental and skills of larvae identify. The morphology method is the important lecture that will be introduced clearly. Expect students to understand the essential knowledge of the field and learn how to investigate the relationship between hydrography conditions and fish resources.

Course Prerequisites: None

Outline:

This course will teach the student how to use microscopic to identify the fish larvae by morphology. And we also need to read and discuss related newly published journal articles on the ecology of fish larvae.

Teaching Method:  

Oral lecturing, reference discussion and report, and operation.

Reference:  

1.沖山宗雄 (2014) 日本產仔稚魚圖鑑。東海大學出版社，1639頁。 

2.丘臺生 (1999) 台灣的仔稚魚。國立海洋生物博物館，296頁。 

3.Miller, M.J., Tsukamoto, K. (2004) An introduction to leptocephali biology and identification. Ocean Research Institute. 96pp. 

4.Leis, J.M., Carson-Ewart, B.M. (Eds.). (2000) The larvae of Indo-Pacific coastal fishes: an identification guide to marine fish larvae. Brill. 850pp. 

5.Richards, W.J. (Ed.). (2005) Early stages of Atlantic fishes: an identification guide for the western central north Atlantic, Two Volume Set. CRC Press. 2640pp.