Age estimation, growth, maturity, and distribution of the bluemouth rockfish Helicolenus d. dactylopterus (Delaroche 1809) from the Rockall Trough

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-74

  Kelly, C J ^a   Connolly, P L ^a   Bracken, J J ^b  

^a MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Deep water fish; North east Atlantic; Otolith; Porcupine Bank; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FISH; GROWTH; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ROCKALL TROUGH;

HELICOLENUS DACTYLOPTERUS;

EID: 0033081995     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1998.0426     Document Type: Article

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