Habitat preference and population structure of the rock catfish (Austroglanis sclateri) in the Senqunyane River, Lesotho

Water SA

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 405-410

  Niehaus, B H ^a   Steyn, G J ^a   Rall, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VELOCITY; HABITAT PREFERENCE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; ROCK CATFISH; SUBSTRATE; WATER DEPTH;

LESOTHO, SENQUNYANE RIVER;

AUSTROGLANIS SCLATERI;

EID: 0031439336     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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