Distribution and settling of Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) eggs at the spawning ground off Changjiang River in the East China Sea

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-210

  Iseki, Kazuo ^a,b   Kiyomoto, Yoko ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anchovy eggs; Changjiang estuary; Mortality; Sediment trap; Settling

Indexed keywords

FISH EGG; FISH EGGS; JAPANESE ANCHOVY; SETTLING; SOAWNING GROUND; SPAWNING GROUND; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EAST CHINA SEA;

ANCHOA; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS;

EID: 0030831644     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2419.1997.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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