Abstract
Weekly observations ofNeomysis intermedia in Lake Kasumigaura showed two major peaks in abundance during spring and autumn (more than 104 individuals m−2) and minimum levels in summer and winter (less than 103 individuals m−2). Their increase in abundance followed a high egg ratio, suggesting that the increase in abundance was caused by a high reproductive rate. Major contributors to mysid population decreases include fish predation and commercial fisheries, and possible horizontal migration of the mysids.
N. intermedia showed two types of life history in the lake. One type (overwintering generation) has a life span of about 6–7 months and produces about 27 eggs per brood. Another, appearing from spring to autumn, matures in 3–6 weeks at a smaller size, and produces 12 eggs per brood. The reproductive season ofN. intermedia was continuous from March through November.
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Toda, H., Takahashi, M. & Ichimura, S. Abundance and life history ofNeomysis intermedia Czerniawsky in Lake Kasumigaura. Hydrobiologia 93, 31–39 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008096
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