Age and growth estimates of the sharptail mola, Masturus lanceolatus, in waters of eastern Taiwan

Fisheries Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 154-160

  Liu, Kwang Ming ^a   Lee, Mei Ling ^a   Joung, Shoou Jeng ^a   Chang, Yung Chou ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Sharptail mola; Taiwan; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

MASTURUS LANCEOLATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 56949093663     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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