Mercury in Marine and Freshwater Fish of Papua New Guinea

1979 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 617 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Sorentino
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Total Mercury ◽  
River System ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Mercury Content ◽  
World Health ◽  
Lates Calcarifer ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Fly River

A survey was carried out of the mercury content of 19 fish species from 18 locations In the coastal and fresh waters of Papua New Guinea. Most commercial catches had total mercury contents well below the 0.5 �g/g limit recommended by the World Health Organization, the only exception being barramundi (Lates calcarifer) caught in the Fly River system. The presence of mercury in this river is discussed.

Copper in the fly river system (Papua new guinea) as influenced by discharges of mine residue: Overview of the study and preliminary findings

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 931-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Salomons ◽  
M. Eagle ◽  
E. Schwedhelm ◽  
E. Allersma ◽  
J. Bril ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
River System ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Fly River

Description of three new species of Glossogobius from Australia and New Guinea

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
DOUGLASS F. HOESE ◽  
GERALD R. ALLEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
River System ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Clear Water ◽  
Gobiid Fish ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Glossogobius Giuris ◽  
Fly River

The present paper describes two new species of the gobiid fish genus Glossogobius from southern New Guinea and a third related species from northeastern Australia. All three species are restricted to a small number of river systems. Glossogobius bellendenensis, sp. nov. is distinctive in having reduced predorsal scales and fin-ray counts and mental frenum shape. It is restricted to relatively clear water rivers of northeastern Queensland. The closely related, Glossogobius muscorum sp. nov. is also distinctive in reduced predorsal scales and fin-ray count and is found only in the Fly River system of New Guinea. Glossogobius robertsi sp. nov. is distinctive in fin-ray and scale counts and is found in the Fly River in Papua New Guinea and possibly in a river in Papua close to the Fly River. That species has been confused with Glossogobius giuris, which generally occurs in lower reaches of the river.

scholarly journals The effect of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on station rainfall and river level in the Fly River system, Papua New Guinea

2013 ◽  
Vol 118 (19) ◽  
pp. 10,926-10,935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian J. Matthews ◽  
Geoff Pickup ◽  
Simon C. Peatman ◽  
Peter Clews ◽  
Jason Martin
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
River System ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Madden Julian Oscillation ◽  
River Level ◽  
Fly River
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