Pair territoriality in the longnose filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-302

  Kokita, Tomoyuki ^a   Nakazono, Akinobu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Monacanthidae; Pair territoriality; Pair swimming; Territorial defense

Indexed keywords

MONACANTHIDAE; OXYMONACANTHUS LONGIROSTRIS;

EID: 0033455775     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02678516     Document Type: Article

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