Age, growth and reproduction of the goldband goatfish, Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855), in İskenderun Bay, the eastern Mediterranean

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-309

  Işmen, Ali ^a  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Goldband goatfish; Growth; skenderun Bay; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE; FECUNDITY; GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPAWNING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HATAY; ISKENDERUN BAY; TURKEY; WORLD;

UPENEUS MOLUCCENSIS;

EID: 27344435768     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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