Scale morphology of greater lizardfish Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795) (Pisces: Synodontidae)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1185-1212

  Jawad, L A ^a   Al Jufaili, S M ^b  

^a College of Agriculture and Marine Science ^*  (New Zealand)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Light microscopy; Morphology; Oman; Scale; SEM

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SAURIDA TUMBIL; SYNODONTIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34247256010     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01385.x     Document Type: Article

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