Age, growth and maturation of the blackspot snapper Lutjanus fulviflammus around Okinawa Island, Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-55

  Shimose, Tamaki ^a   Tachihara, Katsunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Growth; Lutjanus fulviflammus; Maturation; Okinawa Island

Indexed keywords

LUTJANUS; LUTJANUS EHRENBERGII;

EID: 14744300287     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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