Observations on the distribution, population structure and biology of Bathypterois mediterraneus Bauchot, 1962 in three areas of the Mediterranean Sea

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages 163-170

  D'Onghia, Gianfranco ^a   LLoris, Domingo ^b   Sion, Letizia ^a   Capezzuto, Francesca ^a   Labropoulou, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bathypterois mediterraneus; Distribution; Growth; Mediterranean Sea; Population structure; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FISH BIOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BATHYPTEROIS MEDITERRANEUS; PISCES;

EID: 15044350605     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68s3163     Document Type: Article

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