Abstract
SUMMARY. 1. The reproductive cycle and growth of Craterocephalus marjoriae and Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Atherinidae) were studied in Brisbane, south‐eastern Queensland, over a 17‐month period (1981–82).2. Both species had a 5‐month breeding season in spring and summer, with a breeding peak in spring (September‐October). Multiple spawning occurred but life time fecundity was not determined.3. Gonosomatic index values and mean fecundity per female were higher in Craterocephalus marjoriae than in C. stercusmuscarum. Fecundity increased with body length in both species according to the relationship, F=aLb. Growth rates were similar and growth was adequately described by the von Bertalanffy equation. Both species grew rapidly during the first year and reached maturity the following season. Reproductive strategies are considered in relation to seasonal flooding in the streams inhabited.
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