Biology of the redspotted tonguesole Cynoglossus zanzibarensis (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) on the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 22, 2000, Pages 185-197

  Booth, A J ^a   Walmsley Hart, S A ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH MODELING; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL MATURITY; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

AGULHAS BANK; INDIAN OCEAN;

CYNOGLOSSIDAE; CYNOGLOSSUS ABBREVIATUS; CYNOGLOSSUS ZANZIBARENSIS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034442783     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776100784125627     Document Type: Article

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