Length-frequency compositions and weight-length relations for big-eye tuna, yellowfin tuna, and albacore (Perciformes: Scombrinae) in the Atlantic, Indian, and eastern Pacific oceans

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-161

  Zhu, Guoping ^a,b   Xu, Liuxiong ^a   Zhou, Yingqi ^a   Dai, Xiaojie ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tuna Fishery Technical Working Group of China   (China)

Author keywords

Albacore; Bigeye tuna; Thunnus; Weight length relation; Yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

PERCIFORMES; PSEUDOMUGIL; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRINAE; THUNNUS; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; THUNNUS ALBACARES; THUNNUS OBESUS;

EID: 58149102237     PISSN: 01371592     EISSN: 17341515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3750/AIP2008.38.2.12     Document Type: Article

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