Citation: Dunne, J. 1977 Littoral and benthic investigations on the west coast of Ireland - VII. (Section A: Faunistic and Ecological Studies). The biology of the shanny, Blennius pholis L. (Pisces) at Carna, Connemara. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 77B: 207-226
Number of Pages: 20
Volume Part: 12
Keywords: Benthos, Ecology, Fauna, Fish, Galway, Littoral, Marine, Pisces, Population, Reproductive biology, Rockpool
Abstract: This paper is the seventh in the series of littoral and benthic investigations on the west coast of Ireland and looks at the biology of the shanny, Blennius pholis, (now called Lipophrys pholis) at Carna, Connemara, Co. Galway. Specifically, this paper looks at growth, reproduction and food of 841 specimens collected over a period of 13 months.