Age, Growth and Maturity of the Bagrid Fish Pseudobagrus aurantiacus in the Chikugo River, Kyushu Island, Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-26

  Takeshita, Naohiko ^a   Araki, Akira ^a   Mizoiri, Shinji ^b   Tabeta, Osame ^b   Kimura, Seirô ^c  

^a NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Chikugo river; Growth; Maturity; Pseudobagrus aurantiacus

Indexed keywords

BAGRIDAE; PSEUDOBAGRUS AURANTIACUS;

EID: 0347178911     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.64.21     Document Type: Article

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