Spawning frequency and batch fecundity of horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus (L.), in the Saronikos Gulf (Greece)

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 97-104

  Karlou Riga, C ^a   Economidis, P S ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS;

FECUNDITY; HORSE MACKEREL; SPAWNING;

GREECE, SARONIKOS GULF;

EID: 0031396142     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.1997.tb00108.x     Document Type: Article

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