Maturity and fecundity of Lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis Richardson, 1848) in Iskenderun Bay (Eastern Mediterranean);Ιskenderun Körfezi (Doǧu Akdeniz) Iskarmoz Baliǧninin (Saurida undosquamis Richardson, 1848) Eşeysel Olgunluǧu ve Yumurta Verimi

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-238

  Işmen, Ali ^a  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Iskenderun Bay; Fecundity; First Sexual Maturity; Lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis)

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FECUNDITY; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPAWNING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

SAURIDA UNDOSQUAMIS; SYNODONTINAE;

EID: 0042164473     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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