Age and growth of Rhabdosargus sarba (Pisces: Sparidae), from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Fisheries Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-201

  Radebe, P V ^a   Mann, B Q ^a   Beckley, L E ^a   Govender, A ^a  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Rhabdosargus sarba; South Africa; Sparidae

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; OTOLITH; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

PISCES; RHABDOSARGUS; RHABDOSARGUS SARBA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 0036838041     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(01)00383-6     Document Type: Article

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