Age, growth, mortality and reproduction of the blackspot snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775), in the southern Arabian Gulf

Fisheries Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 203-210

  Grandcourt, Edwin Mark ^a   Abdessalaam, Thabit Zahran Al ^a   Francis, Franklin ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Demography; Lutjanus fulviflamma; Otoliths; Snapper; Tropical fisheries

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; FISHERY SURVEY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPAWNING;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

LUTJANIDAE; LUTJANUS EHRENBERGII; LUTJANUS FULVIFLAMMA;

EID: 33646007648     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2005.11.021     Document Type: Article

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