caa a22 4500 445819987 CHVBK 20180317145241.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00338-011-0815-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00338-011-0815-6 Pelagic larval duration is similar across 23° of latitude for two species of butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) in eastern Australia [Elektronische Daten] [D. Booth, K. Parkinson] Duration of the pelagic phase of benthic marine fishes has been related to dispersal distance, with longer pelagic larval duration (PLD) expected to result in greater dispersal potential. Here, we examine PLDs of 2 species of coral-reef butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga and C. flavirostris) across latitudes (14°S-37°S) along the Great Barrier Reef into south-eastern Australia; we predict that PLD will be higher for fish collected below the breeding latitudes of 24°S. For C. auriga, apart from significantly longer PLDs at Lord Howe Island and Jervis Bay (means of 54 and 52days, respectively), all locations had similar PLDs (mean 41days). For C. flavirostris, there was no significant location effect on PLD (mean 41.5days); however, PLD at Lord Howe Island was 58days with high variance precluding significance. Also, there was no significant variation in PLD among years for either species despite considerable variation in East Australian Current strength. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Butterflyfishes nationallicence Pelagic larval duration (PLD) nationallicence Latitude nationallicence Chaetodon flavirostrus nationallicence Chaetodon auriga nationallicence Booth D. School of the Environment, University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway 2007, PO Box 123, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut Parkinson K. School of the Environment, University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway 2007, PO Box 123, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut Coral Reefs Springer-Verlag 30/4(2011-12-01), 1071-1075 0722-4028 30:4<1071 2011 30 338 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-011-0815-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-011-0815-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Booth D. School of the Environment, University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway 2007, PO Box 123, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Parkinson K. School of the Environment, University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway 2007, PO Box 123, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Coral Reefs Springer-Verlag 30/4(2011-12-01), 1071-1075 0722-4028 30:4<1071 2011 30 338 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer