A first documented record of gnathiid infestation on white grouper (Epinephelus aeneus) in Iskenderun Bay (north-eastern Mediterranean), Turkey

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 448-450

  Genc, Ercument ^a,b   Genc, M A ^a   Can, M F ^a   Cengizler, I ^c  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; ISOPOD; NEW RECORD; PARASITE INFESTATION;

EURASIA; HATAY; ISKENDERUN BAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHEAST); TURKEY;

EPINEPHELUS AENEUS; GNATHIIDAE;

EID: 33845360445     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2005.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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