Growth and habitat of spotted halibut Verasper variegatus in the shallow coastal nursery area, Shimabara Peninsula in Ariake Bay, Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 603-611

  Wada, Toshihiro ^a   Mitsunaga, Naoki ^b   Suzuki, Hiroyuki ^b   Yamashiya, Yoh ^c   Tanaka, Masaru ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ariake Bay; Growth; Intertidal area; Juvenile; Larva; Shallow nursery habitat; Spotted halibut; Verasper variegatus

Indexed keywords

VERASPER VARIEGATUS;

EID: 33745029283     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01190.x     Document Type: Article

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