Spawning and reproductive patterns of six exploited finfish species from the Arabian Sea, Sultanate of Oman

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-176

  McIlwain, J ^a   Hermosa, G V ^b   Claereboudt, M ^a   Al Oufi, H S ^a   Al Awi, M ^c  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^c Oman Fisheries Co (SAOG)   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINFISH; FISHERY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO; SPAWNING;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

CHEIMERIUS NUFAR; EPINEPHELUS DIACANTHUS; LETHRINUS NEBULOSUS; NEMIPTERUS JAPONICUS; PAGELLUS; SERRANIDAE; SPARIDAE;

EID: 33745940168     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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