Notes on the distribution and length composition of Raja lintea, R. fyllae, R. hyperborea and Bathyraja spinicauda (Pisces: Rajidae) in the deep northeastern North Sea and on the slope of the eastern Norwegian Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-28

  Skjaeraasen J E ^a   Bergstad, O A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abundance; Bathyraja spinicauda distribution; North Sea; Norwegian Sea; Raja fyllae; Raja hyperborea; Raja lintea; Rajidae; Size

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FLATFISH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

(EAST); (NORTHEAST); NORTH SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

AMBLYRAJA HYPERBOREA; BATHYRAJA SPINICAUDA; DIPTURUS LINTEUS; PISCES; RAJA; RAJA FYLLAE; RAJA HYPERBOREA; RAJA LINTEA; RAJELLA FYLLAE; RAJIDAE;

EID: 0343408121     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0985     Document Type: Article

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