Age, growth, longevity, and mortality of blackcheek tonguefish, Symphurus plagiusa (Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes), in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 340-361

  Terwilliger, Mark R ^a,b   Munroe, Thomas A ^c  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; FISH; GROWTH; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY;

UNITED STATES;

SYMPHURUS PLAGIUSA;

EID: 0033045275     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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