A damselfish living for more than 15 years: A longevity record for small reef fishes

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 459-462

  Kohda, Masanori ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth pattern; Longevity; Stegastes; Territorial damselfish

Indexed keywords

CHROMIS CHROMIS; PISCES; STEGASTES;

EID: 0030595534     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02347643     Document Type: Article

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