A Practical Guide to the Morphological Development of Southern Flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma from Hatch Through Metamorphosis

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1-9

  van Maaren, Chris C ^a   Daniels, Harry V ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Larvae; Paralichthys lethostigma; Southern flounder

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BEHAVIOR; FISH; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0034495042     PISSN: 10454438     EISSN: 15450805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J028v10n02_01     Document Type: Article

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