Scale formation in selected western North Atlantic flatfishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1679-1692

  Able, K W ^a   Lamonaca, J C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flatfishes; Juveniles; Larvae; Morphology; Scales

Indexed keywords

FLATFISH; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; ONTOGENY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

ETROPUS MICROSTOMUS; PARALICHTHYIDAE; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; PISCES; PLEURONECTIDAE; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS; SCOPHTHALMIDAE; SCOPHTHALMUS AQUOSUS; SOLEIDAE; TRINECTES MACULATUS;

EID: 33744995257     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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