Distribution and biology of the blackmouth catshark Galeus melastomus in the Alboran Sea (Southwestern Mediterranean)

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 35, Issue , 2005, Pages 215-223

  Rey, Javier ^a   de Sola, L Gil ^a   Massutí, Enric ^b  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abundance; Alboran Sea; Distribution; Galeus melastomus; Mediterranean; Reproduction; Size structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISH BIOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

GALEUS MELASTOMUS;

EID: 24744435111     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/j.v35.m484     Document Type: Article

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