Movement in a large predatory fish: coral trout, Plectropomus leopardus (Pisces: Serranidae), on Heron Reef, Australia

Coral Reefs

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-158

  Samoilys, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL TROUT; MOVEMENT; PREDATORS; REEF FISH; WITHIN-REEF MOVEMENT;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, GREAT BARRIER REEF, HERON REEF;

PLECTROPOMUS LEOPARDUS;

EID: 0030755546     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050069     Document Type: Article

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