Distribution, abundance and biological features of anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius and Lophius budegassa) (Osteichthyes: Lophiiformes) in the Mediterranean Sea

Scientia Marina

Volumn 66, Issue 2 SUPPL, 2002, Pages 55-63

  Ungaro, Nicola ^a   Marano, Giovanni ^a   Auteri, Roberto ^b   Voliani, Alessandro ^b   Massutí, Enric ^c   García Rodríguez, Mariano ^c   Osmani, Kastriot ^d  

^a Lab Provinciale Biologia Marina   (Italy)

^b ARPAT   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^d Fishery Research Institute   (Albania)

Author keywords

Distribution; Length at maturity; Lophius budegassa; Lophius piscatorius; Mediterranean Sea; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; FISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

LOPHIIFORMES; LOPHIUS AMERICANUS; LOPHIUS BUDEGASSA; LOPHIUS PISCATORIUS; OSTEICHTHYES;

EID: 0036663808     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2002.66s255     Document Type: Article

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