We review published research on the ingress of larvae and early juveniles of marine fishes into estuaries subjected to different tidal regimes and provide perspectives on the abilities and responses of these early-life stages to the physico-chemical, hydrodynamic and biological drivers that facilitate such ingress. We focus on documenting ingress and the mechanisms employed by early-stage fishes from coastal waters to enter different types of microtidal and macrotidal estuaries but also include information on ingress into mesotidal systems. Spawning localities for estuary-associated marine fishes are assessed with respect to ontogeny of larvae and their ability to ingress estuaries during the preflexion and postflexion stages. The processes and physico-chemical cues employed by larvae and early juveniles to locate estuaries are reviewed, with olfactory cues being recognised as especially important. Particular emphasis is directed to vertical migratory behaviours and selective tidal stream transport (STST) employed by many larvae ingressing macrotidal estuaries, contrasting with mainly passive flood-tide entry and active swimming modes typically used by larvae and early juveniles that enter microtidal estuaries and estuarine lakes and lagoon systems.

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海洋鱼类幼虫和幼鱼进入河口的方式：从微潮系统到大潮系统

我们回顾了已发表的关于海洋鱼类幼虫和早期幼体进入受不同潮汐状况影响的河口的研究，并提供了这些早期生命阶段对促进这种进入的物理化学、流体动力学和生物驱动因素的能力和反应的观点. 我们专注于记录早期鱼类从沿海水域进入不同类型的微潮汐和大潮汐河口所采用的进入和机制，但也包括有关进入中潮汐系统的信息。河口相关海洋鱼类的产卵地点根据幼虫的个体发育及其在弯曲前和弯曲后阶段进入河口的能力进行评估。回顾了幼虫和早期幼鱼定位河口的过程​​和物理化学线索，嗅觉线索被认为特别重要。特别强调许多进入大潮汐河口的幼虫采用的垂直迁移行为和选择性潮汐流运输 (STST)，这与进入微潮河口和河口湖泊的幼虫和早期幼鱼通常使用的主要被动潮汐进入和主动游泳模式形成对比和泻湖系统。