Spawning grounds and nests of Trachidermus fasciatus (Cottidae) in the Kashima and Shiota estuaries system facing Ariake Bay, Japan

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 198-201

  Onikura, Norio ^a   Takeshita, Naohiko ^b   Matsui, Seiichi ^a   Kimura, Seiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ariake Bay; Catadromous sculpin; Nest characteristic; Salinity; Spawning ground

Indexed keywords

COTTIDAE; OSTREIDAE; TRACHIDERMUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 0036588010     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s102280200027     Document Type: Article

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