Notes On The Life Histories Of The Silversides, Menidia Beryllina. (Cope) And Membras Martinica (Valenciennes) In Mississippi Sound And Adjacent Water
During the process of a biological sampling program for Mississippi's Estuarine Inventory, data on the spawning season and influx of young were compiled for the two species of silversides found in Mississippi estuarine waters, Menidia beryllina (Cope) and Membras martinica (Valenciennes). Silversides taken from collections made with seines, beam trawls, plankton nets and dip nets were measured and the condition of the gonads noted. These data, when combined with associated field observations, first revealed ripe male and female Menidia beryllina (68 mm to 98 mm) in late March (water...
