Variations in sex, length and age compositions of commercial catches of Platycephalus fuscus (Pisces: Platycephalidae) in New South Wales, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1091-1100

  Gray, C A ^a   Gale, V J ^a   Stringfellow, S L ^a   Raines, L P ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age determination; Otolith

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CATCH COMPOSITION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISH; GENDER; OTOLITH;

AUSTRALIA;

KATHETOSTOMA GIGANTEUM; PISCES; PLATYCEPHALIDAE; PLATYCEPHALUS; PLATYCEPHALUS FUSCUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036993525     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF02036     Document Type: Article

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