Validity, identification, and distribution of the roundscale spearfish, Tetrapturus georgii (Teleostei: Istiophoridae): Morphological and molecular evidence

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 483-491

  Shivji, Mahmood S ^a   Magnussen, Jennifer E ^a   Beerkircher, Lawrence R ^b   Hinteregger, George ^b   Lee, Dennis W ^b   Serafy, Joseph E ^b   Prince, Eric D ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; OVERFISHING; PERCIFORM; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCK IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY; TUNA FISHERY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ISTIOPHORINAE; TELEOSTEI; TETRAPTURUS; TETRAPTURUS ALBIDUS; TETRAPTURUS GEORGEI; TETRAPTURUS PFLUEGERI; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 33846524863     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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