Species identification and age estimation for the ridge-scaled macrourid (Macrourus whitsoni) from the Ross Sea

CCAMLR Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2003, Pages 37-51

  Marriott, P ^a   Horn, P L ^a   McMillan, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; CCAMLR; Identification; Macrourus whitsoni; Maturity; Otoliths

Indexed keywords

MACROURUS HOLOTRACHYS; MACROURUS WHITSONI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346343556     PISSN: 10234063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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