Growth and morphological development of larval and juvenile Epinephelus bruneus (Perciformes: Serranidae)

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-257

  Sawada, Yoshifumi ^a   Kato, Keitaro ^a   Okada, Tokihiko ^a   Kurata, Michio ^a   Mukai, Yoshio ^a   Miyashita, Shigeru ^a   Murata, Osamu ^a   Kumai, Hidemi ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epinephelus bruneus; Growth; Juvenile; Larva; Morphological development

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS BRUNEUS; MELANOPHORA; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 0033411691     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02678510     Document Type: Article

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