Growth and longevity in fishes of the family Scaridae

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 33-41

  Choat, J H ^a   Axe, L M ^a   Lou, D C ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth; Longevity; Otolith increments; Protogyny; Scarid fishes; Validation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LONGEVITY; OTOLITH; OTOLITH READING; REEF FISH;

CORAL SEA, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

CHLORURUS GIBBUS; CHLORURUS SORDIDUS; SCARUS FRENATUS; SCARUS NIGER; SCARUS PSITTACUS; SCARUS RIVULATUS; SCARUS SCHELGELI;

EID: 0030302184     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps145033     Document Type: Article

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