Revision of the frigate tunas (Scombridae, Auxis), with descriptions of two new subspecies from the eastern Pacific

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 423-441

  Collette, Bruce B ^a   Aadland, Christopher R ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b c/o USAE Waterways Exp Station   (United States)

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