New size measurement for the Japanese sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Stichopodidae) estimated from the body length and body breadth

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 585-589

  Yamana, Yusuke ^a   Hamano, Tatsuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apostichopus japonicus; Body breadth; Body length; Body size; Measurement; Sea cucumber

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA; STICHOPODIDAE;

EID: 33745056735     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01187.x     Document Type: Article

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