Reproductive biology of a large, aggregation-spawning serranid, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskål): Management implications

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 795-817

  Pears, R J ^a,d   Choat, J H ^a   Mapstone, B D ^b   Begg, G A ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Australian Fisheries Management Authority   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grouper; Protogynous hermaphroditism; Reef fisheries management; Sexual pattern; Spawning aggregation; Spawning season

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLEPIS INERMIS; EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS FUSCOGUTTATUS; EPINEPHELUS POLYPHEKADION; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 34548180617     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01545.x     Document Type: Article

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