Short communication: An invasion of the North Sea by blue-mouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus (Pisces, Scorpaenidae)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 874-877

  Heessen, Henk J L ^a   Hislop, John R G ^b   Boon, Trevor W ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age; blue mouth; distribution; length; North Sea

Indexed keywords

DACTYLOPTERUS; HELICOLENUS DACTYLOPTERUS; PISCES; SCORPAENIDAE;

BENTHOS; DEEP-SEA FISH; DISTRIBUTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0030435605     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0108     Document Type: Article

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