Age validation, growth and mortality rates of the tropical snappers (Pisces: Lutjanidae) Lutjanus adetii (Castelnau, 1873) and L. quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790) from the central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 575-584

  Newman, Stephen J ^a,b,c   Williams, David McB ^a   Russ, Garry R ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Fish Dept of Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTJANUS ADETII; LUTJANUS QUINQUELINEATUS; ANTHOZOA; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES;

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY RATE; OTOLITH READING; REEF FISH;

AUSTRALIA,GREAT BARRIER REEF; CORAL SEA, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

EID: 0029829020     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9960575     Document Type: Article

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