Abstract

This study assesses the spatial and temporal variations in eggs and larval distributions of Engraulis ringens and Strangomera bentincki during their peak and secondary spawning periods, in the zone adjacent to the Itata River mouth, Chile. The information on abundance and distribution of the early life stages of both fish species was obtained from seven oceanographic cruises performed out between 1996 and 2005. The abundance and distribution of eggs and preflexi