Distribution and abundance of megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii and Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) on the northern Spanish shelf

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 494-514

  Sanchez F ^a   Perez N ^a   Landa, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abundance; Cantabrian Sea; Distribution; East Atlantic; Four spot megrim; Galicia; ICES area; Lepidorhombus boscii; Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis; Megrim; Mortality

Indexed keywords

LEPIDORHOMBUS BOSCII; LEPIDORHOMBUS WHIFFIAGONIS;

EID: 0032104549     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1997.0279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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