Spawning season and migration of the myctophid fish Diaphus theta in the western North Pacific

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-58

  Moku, Masatoshi ^a   Tsuda, Atsushi ^b   Kawaguchi, Kouichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diaphus theta; Migration; Myctophidae; Spawning grounds; Spawning season

Indexed keywords

DIAPHUS; DIAPHUS THETA; MYCTOPHIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038730957     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s102280300007     Document Type: Article

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